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IBM CEO Arvind Krishna Bleeds Blue

“I bleed blue. It’s the people. It’s the technology. It’s the clients and all IBM has done,” Arvind Krishna said after stepping up into the CEO role for Big Blue in 2020. Krishna, who grew up in India and came to the U.S. to earn a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, is an IBM lifer…

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CFO Michael Fiddelke Readies Target for Digital Future

Target’s Michael Fiddelke has been instrumental in leading the company through one of the more difficult transitions in the retail industry: moving brick-and-mortar business models to the world of online commerce. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the company’s plans, with the retailer’s digital growth increasing 45% year-over-year in 2021…

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CTO Mazen Rawashdeh Is Building a Better eBay

Few executives have more expertise managing large-scale, cutting edge technology systems than seasoned veteran Mazen Rawashdeh. He currently serves as the CTO of eBay, the e-commerce giant worth more than $21 billion. Rawashdeh’s career includes nearly 30 years of experience in the tech industry working for a broad range of companies…

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CEO Larry Fink Builds BlackRock Empire from Modest Means

The son of a shoe store owner, Larry Fink rose to become one of the most prominent financial figures in the world. Fink is best known for his roles as Chairman and CEO of BlackRock. In the years since Fink cofounded the company in 1988, he has built one of the world’s most powerful asset-management houses, with more than $10 trillion under management…

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Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer Tackles Climate Change

Facebook’s road to riches was paved by people like Mike Schroepfer. By the time he joined the company in the middle of 2008, Schroepfer was already a well-respected technical architect and entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. Armed with a master’s degree in computer science from Stanford, he began his career working at various startups in the Palo Alto area…

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Tech-Savvy Uber Boss Provides Steady Hand

The story of Dara Khosrowshahi is the stuff of Hollywood scripts. Surrounded by wealth, Iranian-born Khosrowshahi grew up in a mansion, his family having founded the conglomerate Alborz Investment Company. But due to the turmoil and threat of violence caused by the Iranian Revolution, Khosrowshahi was 9 when he emigrated to the U.S., while the family business was later nationalized…

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Walmart’s COO Built on Teenage Retail Experience

In a conversation about well-rounded executives in today’s business world, it would be hard not to mention Chris Nicholas. The Chief Operating Officer of Walmart U.S., Nicholas has more than 20 years of international and domestic experience in retail. Among his various accomplishments, he boasts a proven track record leading teams through business transformation initiatives…

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