Daniel Ek is a Swedish businessman, entrepreneur and technologist who is best known for being the co-founder and CEO of Spotify. Ek was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and he has previously studied engineering at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology before dropping out to pursue a career in IT. He has previously worked for companies such as Tradera, Stardoll, Advertigo,... read full bio
Brian Krzanich is an American engineer and businessman who is currently the CEO of CDK Global, which is an HR management service and software company. Prior to his work with CDK Global, Krzanich worked for Intel as an engineer before working his way up to COO and then CEO. Krzanich has previously earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from San... read full bio
Safra Catz is an American billionaire banker and technology executive who is currently the CEO of Oracle Corporation. Catz was born in Israel and moved to the United States at six years old. She went on to earn her bachelor’s degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and then went on to earn her J.D. She first... read full bio
John Legere is an American businessman who is best known for being the former CEO and President of the phone company, T-Mobile US. Prior to his work with T-Mobile, Legere worked for AT&T, Dell, and Global Crossing. Legere has previously earned his BBA from UMass Amherst, his MS from MIT, and his MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He has also... read full bio
Evan Spiegel is an American-French businessman and entrepreneur who is known for being the co-founder and CEO of the social media company, Snap Inc., which was created as Snapchat Inc. After founding the company, Spiegel was previously the youngest billionaire in the world at 25 years old. Spiegel founded the company alongside Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown while studying at... read full bio
Jim Kavanaugh is an American businessman who is currently the CEO of World Wide Technology, a technology service provider which is based out of Maryland Heights, Missouri. Kavanaugh began his career playing soccer and even competed in the Pan American Games and played in the Major Indoor Soccer League for the Los Angeles Lazers for a short time. He later... read full bio
Susan Wojciciki is an American businesswoman who is currently the third CEO of YouTube, the video sharing and uploading app. Prior to career with YouTube, Wojciciki was involved in the founding of Google and has also previously worked as Google’s marketing manager, and as their Senior Vice President of Adwords and AdSense. Wojciciki was born in Santa Clara County, California,... read full bio
Eric Yuan is a Chinese-American businessman who is known for being the CEO and founder of Zoom Video Communications. Yuan was born in China and has earned his bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics with a minor in computer application from Shandong University of Science and Technology and has also earned his master’s degree in geology engineering from China University of... read full bio
Brian Halligan is an American business executive and author who is currently the CEO and co-founder of HubSpot, which is a marketing and sales software company. Apart from his career with HubSpot, Halligan is also a senior lecturer for MIT and is co-author of the books “Inbound Marketing” and “Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead.” Halligan was born in Westwood,... read full bio
Reed Hastings is an American businessman who is best known for being the co-founder, co-CEO, and chairman of the popular streaming network, Netflix. Apart from his work with Netflix, Hastings also sits on several boards and non-profits. Hastings has earned his B.A. in Mathematics from Bowdoin College and has also earned his master’s in computer science from Stanford University. Prior... read full bio
Chuck Robbins is an American businessman who is the current chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems, an American technology company. Robbins has previously earned his Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and began his career working for North Carolina National Bank. He then worked with Wellfleet Communications, which merged into SynOptics, and then... read full bio
Dara Khosrowshahi is an Iranian-American businessman who is best known for being the current CEO of the ride-sharing app, Uber. Khosrowshahi has worked in business for several years and has previously been CEO of Expedia Group, has served on the board of directors of BET.com as well as Hotels.com, and previously The New York Times Company. Khosrowshahi has previously earned... read full bio
Brad D. Smith is an American businessman who is best known for being the former CEO of Intuit and is the founder of The Wing 2 Wing Foundation. During his time with Intuit, Smith was also senior vice president and general manager of the companies’ Small Business Division and was also a leader for the Consumer Tax Group. Smith has... read full bio
Ginni Rometty is the currently executive chairman of IBM. She is best known for making headlines for previously being the first female to be the head of IBM after previously serving as the chairman, president and CEO. During her career with IBM she has been featured in Bloomberg’s 50 Most Influential People in the World, Time’s list of 20 Most... read full bio
Sundar Pichai is the current CEO of both Google Inc. and it's parent company Alphabet Inc. In 2019, it was published that the companies have experienced an annual revenue increase of almost $90 billion dollars and Sundar Pichai became one of the highest paid CEO's in the world after receiving $281 million dollars in compensation for one year. Born... read full bio
Anne Wojcicki is the founder and CEO of the personal genomics company, 23andMe. She founded 23andMe after a few years of previous healthcare investing, primarily on biotech companies. Her goal for 23andMe was to provide consumers access to their own genetic information so that commercial and academic researchers could better understand and develop new drugs and diagnostics. 23andMe provides genetic... read full bio
Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Hasso Plattner is the co-founder, former CEO, and currently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SAP (Systems, Applications, Products.) The software giant is one of the largest in the world with a 2019 revenue of $27.55 billion and best known for its enterprise resource planning software. Prof. Plattner also owns a non-profit, the Hasso Plattner Institute,... read full bio
A natural talent with a striking presence and undeniable energy, Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence has established herself as one of Hollywood's most talented young actresses. Hailing from Louisville, Kentucky, as a child Lawrence was involved in the local theatre. She traveled to New York at age fourteen to explore a professional career in acting. She quickly caught the eye... read full bio
Mike Krieger is a Brazilian-American entrepreneur and software engineer who is best known for being the co-founder of Instagram alongside Kevin Systrom. During his time with Instagram, Krieger worked as the CTO and during his time serving as the CTO, Krieger was successful in gaining Instagram from a few million active users, to over 1 billion monthly active users. Krieger... read full bio
Martina “TINI” Stoessel is an Argentine actress, singer-songwriter, dancer, and model, who gained fame after playing Violetta Castillo in the Disney Channel Latin American telenovela, “Violetta.” Stoessel was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and she began studying singing, piano, comedy, theater, and dance while growing up. She then went on to study at private bilingual schools which include Colegio San... read full bio
