Nov 12, 2024 - Business
Ranked: Fortune's most powerful people in business
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Elon Musk leads Fortune's first list of the 100 most powerful people in business, out Tuesday morning.
Why it matters: Leaders on the list "share one defining trait: their actions and words influence what others think and do," Fortune executive editor Lee Clifford said.
The top 10, all CEOs:
- Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX
- Jensen Huang, Nvidia
- Satya Nadella, Microsoft
- Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway
- Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase
- Tim Cook, Apple
- Mark Zuckerberg, Meta
- Sam Altman, Open AI
- Mary Barra, GM
- Sundar Pichai, Alphabet
Between the lines: The list includes leaders from 70 American companies, 15 from Asia, 14 in Europe and one from the Middle East. 18 are women.
