Vijay Kotte is the Chief Executive Officer of GoHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOCO), one of America’s leading health insurance marketplaces connecting consumers with insurance carriers, primarily focused on Medicare plans. Kotte became CEO in June 2022, succeeding co-founder Clint Jones. With more than two decades of healthcare leadership experience spanning Medicare, Medicaid, and healthcare technology at […]
US Bancorp, the fifth-largest commercial bank in America, is led by Gunjan Kedia, who became President and CEO in April 2025. Born in Delhi, India, Kedia made history as the first woman and first Indian American to lead the 161-year-old institution. An engineer turned banker, she joined US Bancorp in 2016 to run Wealth Management […]
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK), one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey. Today, Merck CEO Robert M. Davis leads the company’s $65 billion business and a global workforce of approximately 69,000 employees. Appointed CEO on July 1, 2021, succeeding the legendary Kenneth Frazier, […]
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), one of the world’s most iconic luxury automotive companies, is led by CEO PB Balaji (Pathamadai Balachandran Balaji). Appointed in November 2025, Balaji became the first Indian national and Tata Motors executive to lead JLR since Tata’s landmark $2.3 billion acquisition from Ford in 2008. A seasoned finance executive with three […]
Dave Bourdon is the CEO of LifeStance Health Group (Nasdaq: LFST), the largest outpatient mental health platform in the United States. Bourdon was appointed CEO effective March 3, 2025, after serving as the company’s Chief Financial Officer since November 2022. A U.S. Coast Guard veteran with over two decades of healthcare finance leadership at Cigna […]
Panera Bread, the pioneering fast-casual bakery-cafe chain founded in 1981, operates more than 2,200 locations across the United States and Canada. Today, Panera Bread CEO Paul Carbone leads Panera Brands, the umbrella company that also includes Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. Bagels, totaling over 3,700 locations. Carbone was named permanent CEO in March 2025 after […]
Brian Niccol is the Chairman and CEO of Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), the world’s largest coffeehouse chain with over 40,000 stores in 86 markets. Niccol took the helm on September 9, 2024, bringing decades of restaurant turnaround experience from his tenures at Chipotle Mexican Grill, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut. His appointment triggered one of the […]
Brian Choi is the CEO of Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ: CAR), one of the world’s largest vehicle rental companies with nearly $11.7 billion in annual revenue. Choi became CEO on July 1, 2025, succeeding Joe Ferraro who retired after a 45-year career at the company. A Harvard-educated finance professional, Choi previously served as Avis Budget […]
Michael Bender is the Chief Executive Officer of Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE: KSS), one of America’s largest department store chains with over 1,100 stores nationwide. Bender became Kohl’s permanent CEO in November 2025 after serving as interim CEO since May 2025 — making him the company’s fourth CEO in just four years. A Stanford and Kellogg […]
Morgan Stanley, the global investment banking powerhouse, is led by Ted Pick, who became CEO in January 2024 after spending his entire 35-year career at the firm. A Russian history major from Middlebury College who joined as an analyst in 1990, Pick engineered record results in his second year as CEO — driving net revenues […]