businessperson of the year 2018

We start with results. Each December, when we choose Fortune’s Businessperson of the Year, we run the numbers, weighing 10 financial metrics including 12-month and 36-month increases in profits and revenue (we use a three-year window to eliminate any companies that post a great year following a slump). We also weight stock performance and total shareholder returns over the same period. Only then do we factor in those intangibles that separate so-so CEOs from the standouts—things like business influence, strategic vision, and the impact of their leadership. The result? Twenty businesspeople who delivered.

Tricia Griffith

Pat Gelsinger

Jensen Huang

Michelle Gass

Kasper Rorsted

Lisa Su

Walt Bettinger

François-Henri Pinault

Mary Dillon

Francis Desouza

Jamie Dimon

Shantanu Narayen

Huateng 'Pony' Ma

Jeff Bezos

Ana Botín

Dan Schulman

Gary Guthart

Patrick Bass

Vicki Hollub

Sheng Yue Gui

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Fortune chooses its 2018 Businessperson of the Year, along with 19 other star executives that are defining the future of business.

Businessperson of the Year 2018

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Businessperson of the Year 2018 | Fortune