The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the highest ranking executive in an organization or company. A CEO’s main responsibilities usually include taking major corporate decisions, implementing high-level strategies, managing the overall operations and resources of the organization, and acting as the main point of communication between the board of directors and the corporate operations.
Today’s CEOs face many daunting challenges. They are compensated very well for their efforts. Here is a brief overview of the top 20 richest CEOs in the world.
20) Dustin Moskovitz – Net Worth: $8 Billion
This 30 year old billionaire is the CEO and co-founder of Asana, a software company that aims to improve how people work with project collaboration tools.
19) James “Jim” Goodnight – Net Worth: $8.3 Billion
This 71 year old billionaire is the CEO of business analytics software firm SAS.
18) John Menard, Jr. – Net Worth: $8.7 Billion
This 74 year old billionaire is the president and CEO of Menard, a $7.9 billion (revenue) home improvement chain.
17) Elon Musk – Net Worth: $10.2 Billion
This 43 year old billionaire is the founder and CEO of Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
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