Leaders - Influential Leaders and Visionaries

Discover profiles of influential leaders who have shaped business, politics, and society. Learn from their leadership styles, achievements, and philosophies.

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Alexandr Wang

CEO and Co-founder of Scale AI

American

Active: 2016-present

Alexandr Wang, CEO of Scale AI

Entrepreneur and technologist who founded Scale AI, a data labeling and training data platform for artificial intelligence applications.

Artificial Intelligence Data Science Machine Learning +1 more

Angela Merkel

Former Chancellor of Germany

German

Active: 1989-2021

Angela Merkel

German retired politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021, making her the first female chancellor in German history. She was also the second-longest-serving chancellor in German ...

Politics

Arvind Krishna

Chairman and CEO of IBM

Indian-American

Active: 1985-present

Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO of IBM

Indian-American business executive who serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM. He is known for leading IBM's transformation toward hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence, and for ...

Technology Cloud Computing Artificial Intelligence +1 more

Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi

Burmese

Aung San Suu Kyi avatar

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and democracy icon who spent 15 years under house arrest for opposing Myanmar's military rule. Daughter of independence hero Aung San, she led the National League for Democr...

Bernard Arnault

Chairman and CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton

French

Active: 1971-present

Bernard Arnault

French businessman, investor, and art collector. He is best known as the chairman and CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury goods company. He acquired the financially str...

Luxury Goods Fashion Retail +1 more

Bill Gates

Co-founder of Microsoft, Philanthropist

American

Active: 1975-present

Bill Gates, Co-founder of Microsoft and Philanthropist

American business magnate, software developer, and philanthropist who co-founded Microsoft Corporation. He is widely recognized as one of the key pioneers of the personal computer revolution and has s...

Technology Software Philanthropy +2 more

Brian Chesky

Co-founder and CEO of Airbnb

American

Active: 2008-present

Brian Chesky, Co-founder and CEO of Airbnb

American industrial designer and entrepreneur who co-founded Airbnb, the online marketplace for lodging and tourism experiences. He transformed the hospitality industry by enabling people to rent out ...

Technology Hospitality Travel +1 more

Che Guevara

Revolutionary, Physician, Author, Guerrilla Leader, Diplomat, and Military Theorist

Argentine

Active: 1950s-1967

Che Guevara

Ernesto "Che" Guevara was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has beco...

Revolution Politics Medicine

Chris Anderson

Curator of TED

British-American

Active: 2002-present

Chris Anderson

British-American businessman and journalist who is the curator of TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design), a non-profit organization that posts talks online for free distribution under the slogan "ide...

Media Non-profit Public Speaking

Corazon Aquino

Former President of the Philippines

Filipino

Active: 1986-1992

Corazon Aquino

María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino, popularly known as Cory Aquino, was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. She was the first female presi...

Politics Government

Daniel Ek

Co-founder and CEO of Spotify

Swedish

Active: 2006-present

Daniel Ek

Daniel Ek is a Swedish billionaire businessman and technologist. He is the co-founder and CEO of the music streaming service Spotify.

Technology Music Media

Daniel Lubetzky

Founder and Executive Chairman of KIND LLC

Mexican-American

Active: 1994-present

Daniel Lubetzky

Daniel Lubetzky is a Mexican and American billionaire businessman, philanthropist, author, and the founder and executive chairman of KIND LLC. He is known for his work in social entrepreneurship and f...

Food & Beverage Social Entrepreneurship Philanthropy