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MacKenzie Scott alone accounted for one-third of America's $19.2 billion in megagifts last year

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MacKenzie Scott alone accounted for one-third of America's $19.2 billion in megagifts last year

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Philanthropy leader at Warren Buffett and Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge says children of billionaires are pushing them to give their wealth away faster

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Ex-Google engineer says Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Sundar Pichai share the same trait—it's the lesson he swears by as a $7.2 billion AI CEO
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CEO The GM lifer was given 90 days by the board to show progress, but in Whitacre's account he did not act quickly enough.

CEO The GM lifer was given 90 days by the board to show progress, but in Whitacre's account he did not act quickly enough.

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Bob Lutz

Vice Chairman Whitacre was shocked that products czar Lutz, who had been lured out of retirement, seemed to have free rein -- including during board meetings.

Vice Chairman Whitacre was shocked that products czar Lutz, who had been lured out of retirement, seemed to have free rein -- including during board meetings.

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Mark Reuss

President, GM North America The talented head of GM's North American operations rose from midlevel engineer to the second-highest job at the company in about a year.

President, GM North America The talented head of GM's North American operations rose from midlevel engineer to the second-highest job at the company in about a year.

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Dan Akerson

Board member and CEO One of GM's hardest critics on the board. He did not volunteer for the CEO job until the last moment and insisted on being chairman.

Board member and CEO One of GM's hardest critics on the board. He did not volunteer for the CEO job until the last moment and insisted on being chairman.

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