Businessperson of the Year

To create our annual ranking of star executives, we first screen for 10 metrics ranging from return on capital to total return to investors. Then we identify those who achieved the remarkable. This year, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took the top spot for a second time. Explore the full list below.
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  1. 1 Elon Musk
    Elon Musk
  2. 2 Lisa Su
    Lisa Su
  3. 3 Jensen Huang
    Jensen Huang
  4. 4 Reed Hastings
    Reed Hastings
  5. 5 Elizabeth Gaines
    Elizabeth Gaines
  6. 6 Leonard Schleifer
    Leonard Schleifer
  7. 7 Jeff Bezos
    Jeff Bezos
  8. 8 Shantanu Narayen
    Shantanu Narayen
  9. 9 Ajay Banga
    Ajay Banga
  10. 10 Tricia Griffith
    Tricia Griffith
  11. 11 Ken Xie
    Ken Xie
  12. 12 Peter Wennink
    Peter Wennink
  13. 13 David Powers
    David Powers
  14. 14 Julie Sweet
    Julie Sweet
  15. 15 Kristin Peck
    Kristin Peck
  16. 16 Sasan Goodarzi
    Sasan Goodarzi
  17. 17 Daniel Zhang
    Daniel Zhang
  18. 18 Adena Friedman
    Adena Friedman
  19. 19 Bruce Broussard
    Bruce Broussard
  20. 20 Cynthia Warner
    Cynthia Warner