10 Greatest Living Business Leaders

Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo

Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi is a Indian-American business executive and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, the second largest food and beverage business in the world by net revenue. According to Forbes, she is time and again ranked among World's 100 Most Powerful Women.  She has not only led her company to record financial results but is taking steps to move PepsiCo in a healthier direction, leading the courageous charge to shed traditional fast food properties and to replace them with initiatives to supply healthier foods. She is deeply caring and committed as a senior executive. She is a fun-loving executive as well—she played lead guitar for an all-woman rock band in college, loved to play cricket, and is known to sing karaoke and perform at corporate gatherings to this day. Yes, I have been known to relate to her fun-loving spirit as a senior executive as well.

Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway

Warren Edward Buffett is called the "Wizard of Omaha", "Oracle of Omaha", or the "Sage of Omaha" and is noted for his adherence to the value investing philosophy and for his personal frugality despite his immense wealth. Buffett is also a notable philanthropist, having pledged to give away 99 percent of his fortune to philanthropic causes, primarily via the Gates Foundation. He is a traditionalist trader and a perfect example of patience, proving that slow and steady generally wins the business race.