CEOs and Thought Leaders

The latest interviews, profiles, and conversations with C-suite and other movers and shakers.

WisdomTree CEO Is Going All In on Gold

Jonathan Steinberg, founder and CEO of WisdomTree, tells Barron’s Andy Serwer how gold and metals can be a strong alternative to the dollar and Bitcoin.

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Can the Fed Cut Fast Enough to Save a Weakening Jobs Market? Some Are Worried.

Can the Fed Cut Fast Enough to Save a Weakening Jobs Market? Some Are Worried.

The Fed risks falling behind, BlackRock’s Rick Rieder says.

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The Uber-Rich Like Equities, Alternative Assets, and Gold. Just Ask This Wall Street Pro.

The Uber-Rich Like Equities, Alternative Assets, and Gold. Just Ask This Wall Street Pro.

Sara Naison-Tarajano wears numerous hats at Goldman Sachs, where she works with many of the richest families in the world.

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Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison Is Prepared for a Housing Rebound

Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison Is Prepared for a Housing Rebound

The home-improvement chain is adding market share among contractors, and using AI to train associates and assist customers.

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Citadel COO Gerald Beeson Dishes on His Three Decades Working with Ken Griffin

Citadel COO Gerald Beeson Dishes on His Three Decades Working with Ken Griffin

The billionaire’s right-hand man started his career as an intern at the now-prolific hedge fund.

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Oklo Stock Is Up 1,000%. Where the Nuclear Start-Up Goes Next, According to Its CEO.

Oklo Stock Is Up 1,000%. Where the Nuclear Start-Up Goes Next, According to Its CEO.

Oklo was selected for three projects under the Department of Energy’s nuclear reactor pilot program.

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Stephen Miran Is Trump’s Pick for Fed Gov. His Thoughts on Tariffs, Intel, and the Economy.

Stephen Miran Is Trump’s Pick for Fed Gov. His Thoughts on Tariffs, Intel, and the Economy.

The current chair of the Council of Economic Advisers is an architect of many of the president’s economic initiatives.

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Arthur Brooks on How Businesspeople—and Everyone Else—Can Get Happy

Arthur Brooks on How Businesspeople—and Everyone Else—Can Get Happy

You could learn a lot about happiness from the author and Harvard Business School professor. We did.

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Sen. Bill Cassidy Explains His Plan to Fix ‘Mostly Dead’ Social Security. Plus, the Big Beautiful Bill and RFK Jr.

Sen. Bill Cassidy Explains His Plan to Fix ‘Mostly Dead’ Social Security. Plus, the Big Beautiful Bill and RFK Jr.

Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, has a proposal to touch what is known as the third rail of American politics: Social Security.

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AON’s CEO Sees Huge Potential in These Four (or Five) Megatrends

AON’s CEO Sees Huge Potential in These Four (or Five) Megatrends

Greg Case leads a company with origins in Chicago that go back more than 100 years.

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From ‘Snow White’ to ETFs: How LA’s $3 Trillion Quiet Colossus Plays the Long Game

From ‘Snow White’ to ETFs: How LA’s $3 Trillion Quiet Colossus Plays the Long Game

Mike Gitlin, CEO of the Capital Group, speaks with At Barron’s Andy Serwer.

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IonQ Aims to Become the Nvidia of Quantum Computing. How Its CEO Sees That Happening.

IonQ Aims to Become the Nvidia of Quantum Computing. How Its CEO Sees That Happening.

‘I believe IonQ will be the Nvidia player,’ says IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi. ‘There will be other people that copy us and follow us; they have always copied and followed us.’

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Teva Will Hike Generic Drug Prices If Trump Imposes Tariffs, CEO Says

Teva Will Hike Generic Drug Prices If Trump Imposes Tariffs, CEO Says

The drugmaker reported first-quarter earnings that beat expectations and raised its full-year guidance.

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Anduril Is Aiming to Do to Lockheed What Tesla Did to Ford

Anduril Is Aiming to Do to Lockheed What Tesla Did to Ford

Co-founder Trae Stephens talks about defense, disruption, and technology.

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Scotts Miracle-Gro Has a Weed Problem. Can It Grow Again?

Scotts Miracle-Gro Has a Weed Problem. Can It Grow Again?

A foray into marijuana didn’t pay off as hoped. The company is now refocusing on its traditional lawn and garden business, CEO Jim Hagedorn explains.

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The Sports Business Is Going ‘Great,’ Says Monumental CEO Ted Leonsis. What He Sees for the Future.

The Sports Business Is Going ‘Great,’ Says Monumental CEO Ted Leonsis. What He Sees for the Future.

Ted Leonsis might be the ultimate Washington, D.C., sports fan. 

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Jacobs Has More Than 25,000 Projects Around the World. Its CEO Explains How the Company Keeps Track.

Jacobs Has More Than 25,000 Projects Around the World. Its CEO Explains How the Company Keeps Track.

Bob Pragada, a former engineer for the U.S. Navy, became Jacobs’ CEO in 2023 after 17 years with the company.

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Why You Should Ignore Everything Going On in the Market Right Now

Why You Should Ignore Everything Going On in the Market Right Now

Author Morgan Housel follows the market closely. But he never lets it sway his investing program. He explains why.

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Intel’s New CEO Says Turnaround ‘Won’t Be Easy’

Intel’s New CEO Says Turnaround ‘Won’t Be Easy’

In this first public speech as Intel CEO, Lip-Bu Tan asked customers to give him “harsh feedback” as he seeks to plot a new strategy for the chip maker.

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BP CEO’s Plan to Catch Exxon and Chevron: Make More Cash From the Gulf

BP CEO’s Plan to Catch Exxon and Chevron: Make More Cash From the Gulf

BP CEO Murray Auchincloss says that the oil major is on the cusp of churning out much more cash than previously.

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Shell CEO Says a Coming LNG Glut Could Be ‘a Good Thing’

Shell CEO Says a Coming LNG Glut Could Be ‘a Good Thing’

The company is one of the world’s biggest suppliers of the fuel.

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