In today’s day and age, we have leaders in every sector, leading by example, influencing lives, making big decisions that have a global impact and while some are remembered for decades to come, others fade away just in a few years.
It is important that we are aware of a few global personalities today who are making headlines, investing in big corporations and reinventing the entire global landscape.
Who are the top 10 personalities you must know of in 2023? Let’s have a look!
Reed Hastings
Reed Hastings is the CEO and co-founder of Netflix who has changed the perception of the entertainment industry. A decade ago, nobody had expected the boom of Netflix the way it had picked up in the market.
In fact, a decade ago, nobody had even anticipated that something like Netflix would become a daily part of our lives. Today it is standing tall with around 40.4 million subscribers. Many consider Reed Hastings as the next Steve Jobs when it comes to innovating. His net worth currently stands at $2.3 billion.
Elon Musk
He is a man who has co-founded six companies which range from SpaceX, a space exploration company to the electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors – he is paving the path for futuristic technology.
Recently, he was in the news due to his decision of acquiring Twitter for $44 billion after he threatened a hostile takeover. Today, Elon Musk has a net worth of $228.2 billion.
Jeff Bezos
Well, he is a man who has made all of us fall in love with online deliveries that have made life quite convenient with everything delivered at your doorstep. He is the founder of the e-commerce giant, Amazon.
Jeff Bezos has been in the news for a couple of things off late. Regarding his Amazon stock, he had sold away $8.8 billion in 2021 and now owns a little less than 10% of the very company he founded.
On other lines, he also owns The Washington Post and Blue Origin which is an aerospace company developing rockets and he had also flown to space for a brief period in July 2021. The networth of Jeff Bezos is at $136.1 billion.
Tim Cook
We always associate the company, Apple with Steve Jobs and then there is Tim Cook who is the current CEO of Apple. Tim Cook plays a significant role in design innovation, technology and entertainment. He is instrumental in shaping Apple from when it hit near bankruptcy and to its present status to being one of the largest companies. His net worth as of 2022 is at a stable $2 billion.
Jack Ma
Regarded as the first mainland Chinese entrepreneur who is the creator of the Alibaba Group, which is an amalgamation of internet related businesses. Alibaba stocks broke all records in the year 2014 when its IPO sold for $25 billion which is also the largest global IPO till date.
In addition to this, Ali Baba also founded Ant group or AliPay which is a division of the Alibaba group that owns the largest digital payment platform in China. In May, 2022, his net worth was recorded to be $23.6 billion.
Warren Buffet
As one of the most successful investors of all time, he is known as the “Oracle of Omaha”. Warren Buffet is the head of Berkshire Hathaway which owns over 60 companies. He has pledged to donate 99% of all his wealth. Around $45 billion has been given away by him in charity. Warren Buffet has a net worth of around $96.6 billion.
Ketanji Jackson
This name has made history in the United States of America this year in June as she was sworn in as the first Black woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court. With this appointment, it has come to imply that for the very first time in 233 years, white men are not in majority on the nation’s highest court.
Droupadi Murmu
She is the Presidential Candidate 2022 for the upcoming President Elections in India. If elected, Droupadi Murmu will be the first President of India from a tribal background and the second female President of India.
Radha Iyengar Plumb
Once again, the United States of America stands tall with its decisions with nominating an Indian American Security Expert to the post of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment which is a top Pentagon position.
Ramkrishna Mukkavilli
He is the first Indian to be recognized by the United Nations Global Compact as a Global Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Pioneer (UNGC). His job entails creating water security through environmentally friendly water solutions throughout India and 27 other nations.
Conclusion
Each of the above mentioned individuals plays a vital role in their respective fields leaving no stone unturned for making more progress and innovating newer ways for achieving optimum results and creating history.
2023 has so far witnessed many events and these leaders and individuals have continued to pave the path whether it is the field of technology, judiciary, politics or even in environment conservation.
