Fortune 500: Titans and Disruptors of Industry
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Hosted by Fortune Editor-in-Chief Alyson Shontell, Fortune 500: Titans and Disrupters of Industry goes in-depth with the powerful thought leaders shaping both the world of business and the very way we live. Subscribe to the show on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

C-SuiteDelta’s CEO spent 15 years turning the airline into a premium brand. Now it commands 20% more per seat than rivals
By Sydney LakeApril 9, 2026

AIDelta’s CEO says AI’s biggest opportunity in aviation isn’t inside the plane—it’s air traffic control
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 7, 2026

C-SuiteDelta started sharing profits with its 100,000 employees two decades ago. CEO Ed Bastian says shareholders love it
By Catherina GioinoApril 5, 2026

By Emma BurleighApril 4, 2026

C-SuiteHow Delta CEO Ed Bastian built a massive partnership with American Express that now generates over 10% of the airline’s revenue
By Sasha RogelbergApril 3, 2026
C-SuiteEd Bastian took Delta from bankrupt to billions by putting employees first. He refuses to let AI disrupt that
By Fortune EditorsApril 2, 2026

Success12 Fortune 500 CEOs worked for Pepsi. Delta’s Ed Bastian explains why it’s a leadership factory
By Preston ForeApril 2, 2026

NewslettersInside Delta CEO Ed Bastian’s turnaround playbook—from bankruptcy to most profitable U.S. airline
By Alyson ShontellApril 1, 2026

Startups & VentureBillionaire OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla predicts how awesome life could be in 2040—even if AI wipes out colleges and jobs
By Fortune EditorsMarch 7, 2026

AIOpenAI investor Vinod Khosla believes AI will be able to do 80% of all jobs by 2030. Here’s how life could be affordable after mass unemployment
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 6, 2026

Future of WorkSilicon Valley investor Vinod Khosla predicts education will be free, and the future of college is ‘a real question’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 6, 2026

Big TechOpenAI investor Vinod Khosla, a vocal Trump critic, agrees with the president on AI and China: ‘We are in a techno-economic war’
By Nicholas GordonMarch 6, 2026

Startups & VentureSilicon Valley legend Vinod Khosla has ‘no plans to leave California’ amid billionaire tax uproar—but he has another idea to fix the wealth loophole
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 5, 2026
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