CEOs

He was a member of the Toy Industry Hall of Fame.

Smith made FedEx the world’s largest shipping company and a global giant.

He was a high school dropout who became head of one of the world’s largest corporations.

Suzuki helped turn the company whose name he shared into a global competitor.

He rose from a working-class upbringing to lead some of the world’s biggest companies.

Wharton was the first African American president of a major, majority-white university.

Baldanza introduced the budget airline model now common throughout the U.S.

Marcus was also a notable philanthropist and political activist.

He wore a Waffle House nametag and worked alongside dishwashers and line cooks.

His efforts expanded Barnes & Noble from a single Manhattan store to a book empire.