f all the talent wars being fought across corporate America, few are as tough as the battle to find a great CEO. With the accelerating pace of change and increased demands on leaders, the metrics for success have become more complicated.
And yet, as our second annual CEO Next list shows, the next generation of contenders to lead America’s largest companies is looking strong. They have lived and led through booms and busts, financial meltdowns and periods of prosperity, transformative innovation and a pandemic that has shifted the way we work and live. They are diverse, although diversifying the top ranks of business remains frustratingly slow.
What unites the executives on this list is that their accomplishments and talent are being noticed by those who have built their careers and reputations on finding and working with the CEOs of tomorrow. Nobody applied to be on the list; for some, it may be a recognition they’d prefer to do without. This list doesn’t capture the visionary founders or people leading small businesses, nor does it recognize the leaders from ourWe focused on those deemed likely to lead large U.S.
For the past two years, many boards and chief executives have been focused on steering their companies through a global pandemic and rising inflation, lowering turnover in the corner office. But as those storms begin to calm, the succession rate is picking up again—making way for another generation. Here are 50 contenders many experts feel are well positioned to navigate the rough waters ahead.
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