Leadership stories often follow a familiar script: the bold visionary, the charismatic founder, the public figure who dominates stages and headlines. Bernd Bergmair breaks that script completely.
Leadership stories often follow a familiar script: the bold visionary, the charismatic founder, the public figure who dominates stages and headlines. Bernd Bergmair breaks that script completely.
With more than three decades of strategic and operational expertise, Klaus Bichler is redefining how companies navigate transformation, optimize supply chains, and unlock the power of digitalization.
Chris Wanstrath was born on March 13, 1985 in Ohio, USA. From an early age he was drawn to video games and computing rather than a traditional academic trajectory. He briefly attended the University of Cincinnati to study English, but soon dropped out to pursue programming full-time.
Born in 1967 in Hyderabad, India, Satya Nadella grew up surrounded by learning and service. His mother, a Sanskrit lecturer, instilled in him a love of language and culture, while his father, a senior civil servant, showed him the power of public duty and persistence.
Jan Koum was born on February 24, 1976, in Kyiv (then part of the Soviet‑era Ukrainian SSR). Growing up in Fastiv outside Kyiv, Koum experienced life under a regime where state surveillance and censorship were common.
As corporate venture capital (CVC) matures into a critical growth engine for large enterprises, a new wave of female investors and operators are stepping into senior roles across the U.S. East Coast.
Andy Byron was born on September 14, 1974, in Hanover, Massachusetts, later moving to Duxbury. He attended Trinity–Pawling School and then earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Providence College in 1997, where he also played baseball as a pitcher.
Marc Benioff, born on September 25, 1964, in San Francisco, California, exhibited entrepreneurial spirit from a young age. At 15, he founded Liberty Software, creating and selling video games for the Atari 8-bit, with royalties helping to fund his college education.
Born in 1987 in Perth, Western Australia, Melanie Perkins exhibited entrepreneurial flair from a young age. At 14, she launched her first venture, selling handmade scarves at local markets.
Stripe was founded in 2010 by Irish entrepreneurs Patrick and John Collison, two brothers with a passion for coding and a vision to simplify online payments.
