10 CEOs with Learning Disabilities

#3 Paul Orfalea

The founder of the copy-chain Kinko’s,Paul Orfalea, nicknamed “Kinko” because of his curly red hair, was a person who fought with his dyslexia and ADD all through his life.

He finds his disabilities positive for him and calls them "learning opportunities." According to Orfalea his learning style helped him see the big picture and not worry about tiny details—very good skills for a businessman who has lots of ideas.

When he was at school he used to take care of photocopying the notes for everyone for the group projects and no wonder, he ended up starting the largest copy shop in the world.

Presently, Orfalea is a philanthropist and a visiting professor in the Global and International Studies Department of the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) and the Lloyd Greif Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Southern California (USC) Marshall School of Business.

#4 John Chambers

John Chambers was really optimistic and thus he could overcome his dyslectic learning trouble. The Chairman of the Board and CEO of Cisco Systems, Chambers joined the company in 1995. And since then the company has grown from $1.2 billion in annual revenues to approximately $40 billion as of November 2006.

Chambers said, "You consider it a weakness and you don't share your weaknesses. And you don't realize that it helps others who have this issue, and also your family."