⚠ Leadership Update: Dan Schulman is no longer the CEO of PayPal. He retired as President & CEO on September 27, 2023, and was succeeded by Alex Chriss. In a subsequent leadership change, PayPal’s Board replaced Chriss with Enrique Lores (former HP Inc. CEO), effective March 1, 2026. Since October 2025, Dan Schulman serves as […]
Goldman Sachs, one of the most prestigious investment banks in the world, is led by David Solomon, who became Chairman and CEO in October 2018. Under Solomon’s leadership, Goldman has pivoted from its traditional trading-heavy model toward a more diversified business — expanding asset management, growing its transaction banking platform, and pulling back from the […]
Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ: VLY), one of the fastest-growing super-community banks in the United States, is led by Ira Robbins, who became CEO in January 2018 at just 43 years old — making him one of the youngest CEOs among U.S. publicly traded banks at the time. Unlike most bank CEOs who come from lending […]
IMPORTANT UPDATE: On January 1, 2026, Synovus Financial Corp. completed its merger with Pinnacle Financial Partners in an all-stock transaction valued at $8.6 billion. Kevin Blair now serves as President and CEO of the combined Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (NYSE: PNFP), a $117 billion regional banking powerhouse. Terry Turner, former Pinnacle CEO, serves as Chairman […]
UPDATE: A. Scott Anderson served as President & CEO of Zions Bank from 1997 until his retirement. The current Chairman & CEO of Zions Bancorporation is Harris H. Simmons, who has led the parent company since 1990. This article has been updated to reflect current leadership. Zions Bancorporation, one of the premier regional banking institutions […]
Enterprise Mobility (formerly Enterprise Holdings), the world’s largest car rental company, was founded in 1957 by Jack Taylor in St. Louis, Missouri. Today, Enterprise Mobility CEO Chrissy Taylor leads the company’s $38 billion business and a global team of more than 90,000 employees across its portfolio of brands: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, Alamo Rent […]
Jonathan Witter – CEO of Sallie Mae Jonathan Witter is the CEO of Sallie Mae (SLM Corporation), the nation’s leading private student loan provider. Appointed in April 2020, Witter has brought nearly three decades of financial services and consumer banking experience to the role. Under his leadership, Sallie Mae has achieved record loan originations of […]
UPDATE: Andrew Cecere served as CEO of U.S. Bancorp from April 2017 to April 2025. He currently serves as Executive Chairman, a role he will hold until his retirement from the board in April 2026. The current CEO is Gunjan Kedia. Read about Gunjan Kedia – Current U.S. Bancorp CEO → Andrew J. Cecere (Andy […]
⚠ Former CEO: Mortimer J. “Tim” Buckley served as CEO of The Vanguard Group from January 2018 to July 2024. The current CEO is Salim Ramji, who assumed the role on July 8, 2024. The Vanguard Group, one of the world’s largest investment management companies with over $10 trillion in global assets under management, was […]
Christopher J. Nassetta – President & CEO of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Christopher J. Nassetta is the President & CEO of Hilton Worldwide Holdings (NYSE: HLT), one of the world’s largest and most recognized hospitality companies. Nassetta has led Hilton since October 2007, making him one of the longest-serving major hotel CEOs globally. Under his leadership, […]