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Posted on 2/3/26 at 6:40 am
Posted on 2/3/26 at 6:40 am
Congratulations to the Big 5 
Comment below if you don’t know what a CEO is and we’ll help answer any questions .
Comment below if you don’t know what a CEO is and we’ll help answer any questions .
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Posted on 2/3/26 at 6:59 am to Summer of Jimbo
Would be interesting to take out the CEOs who inherited their roles. Figure the undergrad diploma had nothing to do with the position.
Side note: Miami of Ohio, who knew?
Side note: Miami of Ohio, who knew?
Posted on 2/3/26 at 7:15 am to Summer of Jimbo
The Quakers strike again.
This post was edited on 2/3/26 at 7:31 am
Posted on 2/3/26 at 7:24 am to SEC Doctor
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Would be interesting to take out the CEOs who inherited their roles
I did a quick look at Alabama's CEO list:
Atmos Energy
* Kevin Akers - worked there 22 years before making it to CEO, was VP previously
ONEOK
* Pierce Norton II - worked here for 10 years, was EVP prior to being CEO
Oxy
* Vicki Hollub - worked for Oxy for 40+ years, was EVP prior to her role as CEO
Xylem
* Matthew Pine - worked at Xylem for 4 years prior to being CEO; was COO before that
So at least none of these are CEOs of family businesses. I can't imagine there are many like that in the S&P 500, honestly.
Posted on 2/3/26 at 7:50 am to Summer of Jimbo
Since this is a sports board, it doesn't look like this translates to winning anything of note.
Posted on 2/3/26 at 8:09 am to Summer of Jimbo
Where are all of the other schools in the SEC?? I don’t see them anywhere on this list.
Posted on 2/3/26 at 8:34 am to Summer of Jimbo
We produced the GOAT Kenneth Lay.
Posted on 2/3/26 at 8:41 am to Summer of Jimbo
Being a CFO is better.
Posted on 2/3/26 at 8:45 am to Burt Reynolds
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Being a CFO is better.
CFOs generally report to the CEO.
Posted on 2/3/26 at 8:49 am to borotiger
Far less legal liability exposure than CEO; similar perks
Posted on 2/3/26 at 8:51 am to Burt Reynolds
True
Posted on 2/3/26 at 9:01 am to Summer of Jimbo
No fricking thank you...too much of an introvert for that kinda public persona. 
I'll stick to my middle management for another 20 years, and sail off into retirement.
But props to those folks...takes a unique personality.
I'll stick to my middle management for another 20 years, and sail off into retirement.
But props to those folks...takes a unique personality.
Posted on 2/3/26 at 9:18 am to Summer of Jimbo
The fact that "No Bachelor's Degree" already tops the list is telling. Think that gap is just going to widen dramatically in the days ahead.
This post was edited on 2/3/26 at 9:20 am
Posted on 2/3/26 at 9:20 am to VooDude
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The Quakers strike again.
They put a #1 by Penn, but above them is No Bachelors Degree. Chalk one up for Mike Rowe.
Posted on 2/3/26 at 9:20 am to VooDude
Yeah that's not a shocker.
The Wharton School is top notch.
The Wharton School is top notch.
Posted on 2/3/26 at 9:22 am to Aggie in TN
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Aggie in TN
Vagina Virgin
Posted on 2/3/26 at 9:53 am to Summer of Jimbo
Auburn and LSU and Ole Miss ranked too high
This post was edited on 2/3/26 at 9:58 am
Posted on 2/3/26 at 10:15 am to Summer of Jimbo
Two points:
1. Lists like this usually go by last school attended, even though most people with a MS from School B and an undergrad from School A will tell you "I went to School A". At least a good chunk of, if not most of, those Ivy league alumni only got a MBA there.
2. Half life of a public company CEO is much shorter than most people think it is, on the order of 4 years. This list will see a lot of turnover in 4 years.
1. Lists like this usually go by last school attended, even though most people with a MS from School B and an undergrad from School A will tell you "I went to School A". At least a good chunk of, if not most of, those Ivy league alumni only got a MBA there.
2. Half life of a public company CEO is much shorter than most people think it is, on the order of 4 years. This list will see a lot of turnover in 4 years.
Posted on 2/3/26 at 10:18 am to Summer of Jimbo
Our NIL should be higher considering that. Too many nerds at UF now not as interested in supporting football.
Posted on 2/3/26 at 10:19 am to bigDgator
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They put a #1 by Penn, but above them is No Bachelors Degree. Chalk one up for Mike Rowe.
Mike Rowe is probably not talking about the Ivy League and Stanford students whose business plans catch fire and they get stuffed full of VC dollars to the extent that they drop out of their elite Computer Science department.
Think Mark Zuckerberg rather than Joe the Plumber.
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