10 Greatest Living Business Leaders

Bangalore: The individuals introduced below possess true entrepreneurial grit, which has cemented them in hall of business legends. They are most influential in terms of ground-breaking thinking, focus on customers, and their desire to serve the less-fortunate, which is a strong and continual interest of mine. David K. Williams, CEO of Fishbowl and writer for HBR and Forbes has come up with a list of top 10 greatest living business leaders. Have a look!

Jeff Bezos, Amazon

Jeffrey Preston "Jeff" Bezos is an American entrepreneur who played a key role in the growth of e-commerce as the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, Inc., an online merchant of books and later of a wide variety of products. Under his guidance, Amazon.com became the largest retailer on the World Wide Web and the model for Internet sales. Jeff led the way in the world of internet commerce, and was influential in defining this space that is now defining many aspects of the internet world. It is him who came up with the concept of “predictive analytics”–advocating products to customers based on search history and buying habits. The idea has made online commerce more revenue rich and proficient and is making online shopping a better experience for consumers all through the globe.

Anne Mulcahy, Xerox

Anne M. Mulcahy is the ex-chairperson and CEO of Xerox Corporation. Apart from being on the Xerox board, she has been a member of the boards of directors of Catalyst, Citigroup, Fuji Xerox and Target Corporation. She brought about a change when her company faced a financial crisis. Though she never aimed at the role of CEO, she never shied away from the opportunity to lead when elected by the board of Xerox in 2001. During her term she was cut down company’s workforce by 30 percent and later removed the entire desktop portion of Xerox. For her daring implementation in the face of hardship Chief Executive Magazine named her CEO of the Year in 2008 and U.S. News & World Report mentioned her as one of America’s Best Leaders. Forbes recognized her as one of the world’s most influential women in 2005 and 2009.