As a woman in tech, Marianna Tessel has faced her fair share of ups and downs. With more than 25 years of experience, Tessel joined Intuit in 2017 to lead product development for the Small Business and Self-Employed Group, responsible for Intuit’s QuickBooks product family…
Ed Bastian is the Chief Executive Officer of Delta Air Lines, the largest airline in the world in terms of revenue, assets value, and market capitalization. The CEO, who has been serving in this role since May 2016, has been a godsend to stockholders and customers alike…
Denis Coleman is living proof that having an undergraduate degree in politics can lead to incredible wealth and success in the financial world. Coleman has spent essentially his entire professional career at Goldman Sachs…
One of Silicon Valley’s most influential CEOs, Dan Rosensweig is recognized for changing the landscape of education technology through his work at Chegg. Since taking the helm in 2010, he has re-envisioned the company, transforming what was a textbook rental service into a digital hub powerhouse that offers college students a suite of high-quality, low-cost educational resources on demand…
Patrick “Pat” Gelsinger is back running a company he first joined as a teenager. The Intel CEO, who took the job in February 2021, is tasked with the uphill battle of trying to restore Intel to its glory days as one of the most iconic chip makers in the world. And to regain lost luster, Gelsinger has already shown a readiness to spend some money…
Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer, Panos Panay, who joined the company nearly two decades ago, is generally seen as the “father” of the Surface product family. His passionate product presentations have made him one of his company’s most high-profile employees — the closest equivalent Microsoft has had to Steve Jobs…
For Melissa Kremer, Target’s Chief Human Resources Officer, there has never been a more exciting time to be in HR in the retail space. The COVID-19 pandemic only reinforced how critical employees are to Target’s strategy and success…
Kenneth Lin knows the power of hard work. It’s a character trait that he used to launch Credit Karma, building it from a fledgling startup into a dominant fintech that was sold for $8.1 billion in 2020. But while many are aware of Lin’s capabilities as a tech entrepreneur and CEO, few are familiar with his humble origins…
John Murphy, 60, has spent nearly his entire professional career at The Coca-Cola Company. Since 2019, he’s served as CFO, overseeing mergers and acquisitions, investor relations, global strategy, tax, treasury, audit, accounting and controls, reporting and analysis, real estate, and risk management…
PayPal’s Chief Technology Officer, Sri Shivananda, didn’t grow up dreaming of working in the digital payments industry. For one, there was no such thing as online payments when he was a boy. Secondly, his childhood dream was to become a pilot in the Indian Air Force…
