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America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by JARUSHUB: 2:41pm On Jan 10, 2018
1. Larry Page, Co-founder and CEO, Google
Degree: B.S. in Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Page, who was born in East Lansing, Michigan, co-founded Google, the world’s most popular search engine, as a research project while in school at Stanford. “Google” refers to the mathematical term “googol” – which is the number one followed by 100 zeros. After forming Google parent company Alphabet in October 2015 as part of a corporate restructuring, Page is now the CEO of Alphabet, while Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Google.


2. Mark Parker, President and CEO, Nike
Degree: B.S. in Political Science from Penn State University.

A native of Poughkeepsie, New York, Parker also ran track at Penn State. He started his career at Nike as a shoe designer. Subsequent roles at the company included Vice President of Consumer Product Marketing, Vice President of Global Footwear and Co-President of the Nike brand.

3. Warren Buffet, Chairman and CEO, Berkshire, Hathaway
Degree: B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; MBA in Economics from Columbia Business School.

Investing is a family trait Buffet inherited from his father, a stockbroker and U.S. congressman, in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. At the age of 11, Buffet made his first investment, and by the age of 13 he was selling horse racing tip sheets and operating a paper delivery service.

4. Tim Cook, CEO, Apple
Degree: B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Auburn University; MBA from Duke University.

Born in Mobile, Alabama, Cook’s prior stints include North American fulfillment Director at IBM

and COO at Intelligent Electronics. He was also Vice-President of Corporate Materials at the Compaq Computer Corporation.


5. Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft

Degree: B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Manipal Institute of Technology; M.S. degree in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Nadella, who hails from Hyderabad, India, has held many positions at Microsoft, including Executive Vice-President of Cloud and Enterprise, and Senior Vice-President of Research and Development for the Online Services Division. He also worked at Sun Microsystems as a member of the technology staff.

6. Jeremy Stoppelman, Co-Founder and CEO, Yelp

Degree: B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois.

This Arlington, Virginia native originally attended college to become a video game developer. He later became Vice President of Engineering at PayPal before co-founding Yelp. Stoppelman is known for his management style: instead of an office, he sits at a desk among his employees.

7. Howard Shultz, Executive Chairman, Starbucks
Degree: B.A. in Communications at Northern Michigan University.

Shultz, who hails from Brooklyn, New York, attended college on a football scholarship. His first job at Starbucks was as Director of Retail Operations and Marketing. Three years later, he left the company and started his own coffee bar chain, II Gionale, and two years after that, he purchased Starbucks and merged it with II Gionale. He was previously the CEO of Starbucks but resigned in April 2017 and became Executive Chairman. Kevin Johnson took over as CEO.
8. Bob Iger, Chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Company
Degree: B.S. in Television & Radio from Ithaca College (magna cum laude).

A native New Yorker, Iger was formerly chairman of Disney’s ABC Group, and President of Walt Disney International. In 2014, He was named CEO of the Year by Chief Executive Magazine and under his leadership, Disney acquired Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm.

9. Doug McMillon, President and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores
Degree: B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas; MBA in Finance from the University of Tulsa.

McMillon, a native of Jonesboro, Arkansas, began his career at Walmart as a summer associate at the company’s distribution center. He was also an assistant manager and a buyer trainee. Before he took the reins at Walmart Stores, McMillon was President and CEO of Sam’s Club, and also President and then CEO of Walmart International.

10. Meg Whitman, Chairman, President, and CEO, Hewlett Packard (HP)

Degree: B.S. in Economics from Princeton University; MBA from Harvard Business School.

This Long Island, New York native graduated from high school in just three years. Formerly, Whitman was Brand Manager at Proctor & Gamble, and also worked at Bain & Company, Disney, Hasbro, and FTD, before serving as CEO of eBay for 10 years.

11. John S. Watson, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Chevron
Degree: B.A. in Agricultural Economics from the University of California, Davis; MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Watson, a native Californian, was initially hired as a financial analyst for Chevron. Some of his other roles at the company include Vice Chairman of the Board, Executive Vice President for Strategy and Development, and President of Chevron International Exploration and Production.

12. Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO, Amazon
Degree: B.S. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Princeton University (summa cum laude).

Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Bezos and his family moved to Miami when he was a teenager. While in high school, Bezos launched his first business, the Dream Institute, which was an educational summer camp for fourth through sixth graders. Bezos also purchased The Washington Post in 2013.


The Bottom Line

America’s top CEOs have degrees in a variety of majors. Each leader has a strong academic background that helped them develop discipline, inventiveness and analytical skills. Those who pursued an MBA increased their business acumen while honing their management and leadership skills.

source: http://www.jarushub.com/americas-top-13-ceos-and-the-courses-they-studied-in-school/?doing_wp_cron=1515590493.7768039703369140625000

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by encryptjay(m): 7:27pm On Jan 10, 2018
Quite an insightful thread. They have really solid backgrounds to backup up their positions. People of vision. Where is Elon Musk?

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by afbstrategies: 7:17am On Jan 11, 2018
ok

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by nony43(m): 7:18am On Jan 11, 2018
So who are those that are drop outs and still rake billions?

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by Mcsenior(m): 7:18am On Jan 11, 2018
cool
They all hail from sane society!
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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by Iamdaniel251(m): 7:19am On Jan 11, 2018
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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by Coyotejack(m): 7:20am On Jan 11, 2018
encryptjay:
Quite an insightful thread.
They have really solid backgrounds to backup up their positions.
People of vision.
Where is Elon Musk?


Was about to say the same thing

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by Pavore9: 7:20am On Jan 11, 2018
Insightful.

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by Riversides2003(m): 7:21am On Jan 11, 2018
What you study doesn’t determines what you become in life most times, pray for God to direct your steps and it will be well with you.

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by sekem: 7:23am On Jan 11, 2018
All white people... cry cry cry

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by aybabz101: 7:24am On Jan 11, 2018
what a wonderful and an insightful thread especially to the degree doesn't matter peeps. And i believe that if u look closely, most of them had good grades in school.

Few of them who dropped out of school already has a promising business of which their academics will restrict them from concentrating fully to the business.
This is y i shake my head most times i see nigerian students who ar yet to sell their first 'guguru and epa' and with no idea whatsoever belittling the importance of university education.

The fact is universities are very important to human development. Universities and academic institutions are the only places where students are subjected to daily cognitive activities which inturn stimulates their mental and reasoning development. That is why a business grown by an educated person is likely to be more successful than that of an uneducated person. although dis is not always the case but its certain in very 99% of businesses

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by mariamadenle(m): 7:24am On Jan 11, 2018
ok
Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by IMASTEX: 7:25am On Jan 11, 2018
Thinking smart makes one rich. Good one to them

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by fapcrook(m): 7:25am On Jan 11, 2018
cypruz:
Abeg who get abortion pills??,my AGRIC chicken, went and open yansh for my neighbour's LOCAL chicken, I can't be rearing poor in-laws this new year o
Olodo rapata

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by fuckboys: 7:27am On Jan 11, 2018
Riversides2003:
What you study doesn’t determines what you become in life most times, pray for God to direct your steps and it will be well with you.
I don't think they would have made it so far in life if they were still waiting on GOD to direct their footsteps. undecided

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by Shaw007(m): 7:29am On Jan 11, 2018
encryptjay:
Quite an insightful thread.
They have really solid backgrounds to backup up their positions.
People of vision.
Where is Elon Musk?
i just tire oh, and Mark (abi $75bn is not worth mentioning cause he didn't finish school)
Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by Omuneizzy6(m): 7:29am On Jan 11, 2018
lols its funny that no matter what they studied they still be under business... They all start from some where.. Not really their qualification..those people are determine and have focus..

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by Talkwell: 7:29am On Jan 11, 2018
sekem:
All white people... cry cry cry
What were you expecting?
We have them to thank for almost all the inovations on this planet.

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by Talkwell: 7:32am On Jan 11, 2018
Chevron's boss studied agric economics He's employing engineers and doctors.

This life get as e b o
One human being go just make other professions look like rubbish.

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by Talkwell: 7:32am On Jan 11, 2018
Chevron's boss studied agric economics He's employing engineers and doctors.

This life get as e b o
One human being go just make other professions look like rubbish.
Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by kinglekiss(m): 7:32am On Jan 11, 2018
Hmmmnm. This one strong oooo
Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by sekem: 7:33am On Jan 11, 2018
Talkwell:


What were you expecting?

We have them to thank for almost all the inovations on this planet.

We have them to thank for ALL the innovations on this planet. shocked shocked shocked

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by Talkwell: 7:34am On Jan 11, 2018
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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by moscobabs(m): 7:34am On Jan 11, 2018
Non of them even studied Accounting

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by Talkwell: 7:34am On Jan 11, 2018
sekem:

We have them to thank for ALL the innovations on this planet. shocked shocked shocked
Lmao grin
Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by DeRay98(m): 7:36am On Jan 11, 2018
cypruz:
Abeg who get abortion pills??,my AGRIC chicken, went and open yansh for my neighbour's LOCAL chicken, I can't be rearing poor in-laws this new year o

You be crase man oh grin

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by mildflame: 7:38am On Jan 11, 2018
sekem:
All white people... cry cry cry
Microsoft Boss is INDIAN

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by godofuck231: 7:40am On Jan 11, 2018
[quote author=JARUSHUB post=64067601]1. Larry Page, Co-founder and CEO, Google
Degree: B.S. in Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Page, who was born in East Lansing, Michigan, co-founded Google, the world’s most popular search engine, as a research project while in school at Stanford. “Google” refers to the mathematical term “googol” – which is the number one followed by 100 zeros. After forming Google parent company Alphabet in October 2015 as part of a corporate restructuring, Page is now the CEO of Alphabet, while Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Google.


2. Mark Parker, President and CEO, Nike
Degree: B.S. in Political Science from Penn State University.

A native of Poughkeepsie, New York, Parker also ran track at Penn State. He started his career at Nike as a shoe designer. Subsequent roles at the company included Vice President of Consumer Product Marketing, Vice President of Global Footwear and Co-President of the Nike brand.

3. Warren Buffet, Chairman and CEO, Berkshire, Hathaway
Degree: B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; MBA in Economics from Columbia Business School.

Investing is a family trait Buffet inherited from his father, a stockbroker and U.S. congressman, in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. At the age of 11, Buffet made his first investment, and by the age of 13 he was selling horse racing tip sheets and operating a paper delivery service.

4. Tim Cook, CEO, Apple
Degree: B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Auburn University; MBA from Duke University.

Born in Mobile, Alabama, Cook’s prior stints include North American fulfillment Director at IBM

and COO at Intelligent Electronics. He was also Vice-President of Corporate Materials at the Compaq Computer Corporation.


5. Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft

Degree: B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Manipal Institute of Technology; M.S. degree in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Nadella, who hails from Hyderabad, India, has held many positions at Microsoft, including Executive Vice-President of Cloud and Enterprise, and Senior Vice-President of Research and Development for the Online Services Division. He also worked at Sun Microsystems as a member of the technology staff.

6. Jeremy Stoppelman, Co-Founder and CEO, Yelp

Degree: B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois.

This Arlington, Virginia native originally attended college to become a video game developer. He later became Vice President of Engineering at PayPal before co-founding Yelp. Stoppelman is known for his management style: instead of an office, he sits at a desk among his employees.

7. Howard Shultz, Executive Chairman, Starbucks
Degree: B.A. in Communications at Northern Michigan University.

Shultz, who hails from Brooklyn, New York, attended college on a football scholarship. His first job at Starbucks was as Director of Retail Operations and Marketing. Three years later, he left the company and started his own coffee bar chain, II Gionale, and two years after that, he purchased Starbucks and merged it with II Gionale. He was previously the CEO of Starbucks but resigned in April 2017 and became Executive Chairman. Kevin Johnson took over as CEO.
8. Bob Iger, Chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Company
Degree: B.S. in Television & Radio from Ithaca College (magna cum laude).

A native New Yorker, Iger was formerly chairman of Disney’s ABC Group, and President of Walt Disney International. In 2014, He was named CEO of the Year by Chief Executive Magazine and under his leadership, Disney acquired Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm.

9. Doug McMillon, President and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores
Degree: B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas; MBA in Finance from the University of Tulsa.

McMillon, a native of Jonesboro, Arkansas, began his career at Walmart as a summer associate at the company’s distribution center. He was also an assistant manager and a buyer trainee. Before he took the reins at Walmart Stores, McMillon was President and CEO of Sam’s Club, and also President and then CEO of Walmart International.

10. Meg Whitman, Chairman, President, and CEO, Hewlett Packard (HP)

Degree: B.S. in Economics from Princeton University; MBA from Harvard Business School.

This Long Island, New York native graduated from high school in just three years. Formerly, Whitman was Brand Manager at Proctor & Gamble, and also worked at Bain & Company, Disney, Hasbro, and FTD, before serving as CEO of eBay for 10 years.

11. John S. Watson, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Chevron
Degree: B.A. in Agricultural Economics from the University of California, Davis; MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Watson, a native Californian, was initially hired as a financial analyst for Chevron. Some of his other roles at the company include Vice Chairman of the Board, Executive Vice President for Strategy and Development, and President of Chevron International Exploration and Production.

12. Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO, Amazon
Degree: B.S. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Princeton University (summa cum laude).

Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Bezos and his family moved to Miami when he was a teenager. While in high school, Bezos launched his first business, the Dream Institute, which was an educational summer camp for fourth through sixth graders. Bezos also purchased The Washington Post in 2013.


The Bottom Line

America’s top CEOs have degrees in a variety of majors. Each leader has a strong academic background that helped them develop discipline, inventiveness and analytical skills. Those who pursued an MBA increased their business acumen while honing their management and leadership skills.

source: http://www.jarushub.com/americas-top-13-ceos-and-the-courses-they-studied-in-school/?doing_wp_cron=1515590493.7768039703369140625000

cc:lalasticla mynd44[/quotte]
Here in nigeria we are studying engineering and self employed as a bike man very few get to find the right job
Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by Venerable612(m): 7:41am On Jan 11, 2018
sekem:
All white people... cry cry cry


One is Indian.

Btwn... they are American Firms... anyone good enough can be a CEO.

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Re: America’s Top 13 Ceos And The Courses They Studied In School (photos) by Nobody: 7:42am On Jan 11, 2018
Op this thread is still not helping our situation write a thread about inventor to inspire Nigerians to acquire skills that's what we need. We need the stories of people like the late Steve Jobs to inspire Nigerians. Start building physical things that the eye can see that's how China emerged not by attending big school and wearing suit.

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