The Admired Mind-50

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Sundar Pichai; Balancing the breakneck speed of AI with the weight of responsibility.

The moment of crisis reveals character. When Google’s Gemini AI generated historically inaccurate images in February 2024, Sundar Pichai faced a choice that...

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William Clay Ford Jr.; Steering a family legacy through the mobility revolution.

The CEO Who Made Environmental Sustainability a Century-Old Company’s Strategic Advantage When William Clay Ford Jr. became CEO of Ford Motor Company in...

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Yvon Chouinard; Giving the company away to save the planet.

The Reluctant Billionaire Who Gave Away $3 Billion to Save the Planet When Yvon Chouinard announced that “Earth is now our only shareholder”...

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Reshma Saujani; Valuing the unpaid labor that powers the workforce.

The Activist Who Turned Personal Failure Into Systemic Change Strategy When Reshma Saujani ran for Congress in 2010 and lost spectacularly, political observers...

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Melinda French Gates; Deploying capital to solve the market failures of equality.

The Strategist Who Made Gender Equity a High-Return Investment Thesis When Melinda French Gates announced her departure from the Bill & Melinda Gates...

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Muhammad Yunus; Creating a financial system for the unbanked.

The Economist Who Proved the Poor Are the World’s Most Creditworthy Borrowers When Muhammad Yunus started lending small amounts to impoverished women in...

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Paul Polman; Making sustainability a driver of profit, not a cost.

The CEO Who Proved Sustainability is the Ultimate Growth Strategy When Paul Polman eliminated quarterly earnings guidance at Unilever in 2009, Wall Street...

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Leila Janah; Proving that giving work is more powerful than giving aid.

The Visionary Who Proved Poverty is a Market Failure, Not a Personal One When Leila Janah declared that “the greatest challenge of the...