Steve Jobs has been named the #1 top influential leader in the past 25 years in CNBC’s First 25: Rebels, Icons & Leaders list. The list includes the top 25 people who have “had the greatest influence, sparked the biggest changes and created the most disruption in business over the past quarter century.”
CNBC, via 9to5Mac:
Steve Jobs earned the top spot for both transforming the way we think about technology and redefining the style in which we live […]
More than any other member of our group of extraordinary entrepreneurs and executives—all outstanding leaders—his vision spurred changes far beyond his industry and put an indelible stamp on the wider culture …
CNBC created the list as part of its 25th anniversary celebration. The full one-hour special will be broadcast at 7PM Eastern time tonight.
The final list of 25 was chosen by CNBC from an initial group of 200 contenders, using a combination of editorial leaders, outside experts and CNBC viewers.
The full top 25 are as follows:
- Steve Jobs
- Bill Gates
- Alan Greenspan & Ben Bernanke
- Sergey Brin, Larry Page & Eric Schmidt
- Jeff Bezos
- Warren Buffett
- Oprah Winfrey
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Jack Bogle
- Larry Ellison
- Rupert Murdoch
- Jack Welch
- NR Narayana Murthy
- Howard Schultz
- Bernard Arnault
- Li Ka-shing
- Carl Icahn
- Meg Whitman
- Amancio Ortega
- Michael Bloomberg
- Sandy Weill
- Cher Wang
- Aliko Dangote
- Martha Stewart
- Carlos Slim
