From Ahmadinejad to Oprah. From the ''Google Guys'' To the U.S. Consumer, Business 2.0 Publishes Its First-Ever List of the ''50 Who Matter Now''; Microsoft's Ray Ozzie Rates Higher Than Transitioning Chairman Bill Gates.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Ben Bernanke, Robert Iger Robert A. "Bob" Iger (born February 10 1951) is head of the Walt Disney Company. He has been president since January 2000 and CEO since October 2005. Early Life Iger was born in Oceanside, New York. and Rupert Murdoch Also Make the Cut of Executives, Entrepreneurs and Innovators Setting Today's Business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. Agenda Business 2.0 magazine has released it's first-ever "The 50 Who Matter Now," an eclectic and provocative array of executives, entrepreneurs and cutting-edge innovators who are setting today's business agenda. Topping the list, published in the July issue (on newsstands Monday, June 26), is the U.S. consumer, whose passions, hobbies and obsessions built, and continue to define the Web. Rounding out the top five are Google co-founders, Sergey Brin Sergey Brin (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Брин and Larry Page For the music producer/manager, see . Lawrence Edward "Larry" Page (born March 26 1973 in Lansing, Michigan) is an American entrepreneur who co-founded the Google internet search engine, now Google Inc., with Sergey Brin. (No. 2), Paul Jacobs, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Qualcomm (No. 3), Rupert Murdoch, CEO, News Corp. (No. 4) and Steve Jobs Steve Jobs - Stephen Jobs , CEO, Apple Computer (No. 5). In choosing the U.S. consumer, Business 2.0 states "You--or rather, the collaborative intelligence Collaborative Intelligence, collaborative intelligence quotient. A measure of the collaborative ability of a group or entity. Knowledge derived from collaborative efforts is increasing proportionally to the reach of the world wide web, collaborative groupware like of tens of millions of people, the networked you--continually create and filter new forms of content, anointing a·noint tr.v. a·noint·ed, a·noint·ing, a·noints 1. To apply oil, ointment, or a similar substance to. 2. To put oil on during a religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration. 3. the useful, the relevant, and the amusing and rejecting the rest." The magazine adds, they "do it on websites like Amazon, Flickr, and YouTube, via podcasts and SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. polling, and on millions of self-published blogs. In every case, you've become an integral part of the action as a member of the aggregated, interactive, self-organizing, auto-entertaining audience." Landing on Business 2.0's list at No. 21 is Microsoft chairman and co-founder Bill Gates (person) Bill Gates - William Henry Gates III, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, which he co-founded in 1975 with Paul Allen. In 1994 Gates is a billionaire, worth $9.35b and Microsoft is worth about $27b. , who recently announced that he would transition out of a day-to-day role at the company and focus on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, philanthropic institution founded in 1994 by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, to improve the lives of the poor throughout the world, primarily through grants for projects relating to global health care, , the world's largest philanthropic organization. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the magazine, Gates has played "an increasingly ceremonial role, taking "think weeks" in the woods while Ray Ozzie Ray Ozzie (born November 20, 1955) is Chief Software Architect at Microsoft. He was formerly best known for his role in creating Lotus Notes. He grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois, graduating from Maine South High School in 1973. charts the direction of the world's largest software company." Ozzie, who immediately assumed the title of chief software architect for Microsoft upon the Gates' announcement, comes in at number 10 on the list. Ozzie "has become the driving force behind Microsoft's effort to become nimbler in response to mounting competition from the likes of Google, Salesforce, open-source software, and dozens of Web 2.0 startups. The solution, he says, lies beyond cumbersome shrink-wrapped PC software (such as the tardy tar·dy adj. tar·di·er, tar·di·est 1. Occurring, arriving, acting, or done after the scheduled, expected, or usual time; late. 2. Moving slowly; sluggish. Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers. Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities. operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. ). Salvation will come through online services that can be quickly improved, modified, and distributed via the Web." Also making an appearance on the "The 50 Who Matter Now" list is entertainment mogul Oprah Winfrey at number 38, who the magazine calls a market force whose "whims still carry incredible weight with her 30 million viewers. In May she inked a contract with Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. that landed her the biggest nonfiction book deal ever-- somewhere north of $12 million. And her Midas touch extends beyond retail: In February, when XM Satellite Radio announced the debut of its Oprah & Friends channel, the company's stock jumped by 5 percent." Other notable entries on Business 2.0's "The 50 Who Matter Now" include: No. 7, The Emerging Global Middle Class - China, India, Russia, Brazil, and Elsewhere - According to Goldman Sachs, in the next decade, more than 800 million people in China, India, Russia, and Brazil will qualify as middle class-- meaning they will earn more than $3,000 per year. To put the figure in context, that's more than the combined population of the United States, Western Europe, and Japan. These ambitious, well-educated workers represent both a threat and an opportunity for corporate America. No. 9, The New Oil Despots - King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (Saudi Arabia), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran), Hugo Chavez (Venezuela), and Vladimir Putin (Russia) - They've got the U.S. economy over the barrel, and innovation industries aren't immune to their mischief. Inflation? Regional instability? Both threaten economic growth and the capital flows that are the lifeblood of entrepreneurship. But there's a silver lining: Those high oil prices also create new opportunities for alternative energy technologies. No. 12, Robert Iger, CEO, Walt Disney Co. - In just 10 months at the helm, Iger has made nice with Steve Jobs and acquired the Pixar animation studio for $7.4 billion. Powerful Disney properties like ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network are showing the rest of the industry how to extend a media brand to practically every device and format imaginable--TV, radio, print, the Web, iPods, and cell phones. And by quickly striking deals to sell TV shows on Apple's iTunes store, Disney is leading the charge when it comes to opening up new distribution channels for Hollywood content. No. 20, Ben Bernanke, Chairman, Federal Reserve Board - The 14th Fed chief still has a crucial task to perform, and if he goofs, the health of the global economy--to say nothing of America's technology industry--is likely to suffer. The concerns are mounting: With inflation creeping upward, the American housing market going soft, and U.S. current-account deficits wildly out of line, will Bernanke be able to maintain the nation's growth while also retaining the confidence of foreign investors and currency traders? No. 24 Patricia Woertz, CEO, Archer Daniels Midland The Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM), is a conglomeration based in Decatur, Illinois. ADMoperates more than 270 plants worldwide, where cereal grains and oilseeds are processed into numerous products used in food, beverage, nutraceutical, industrial and animal feed - The agribusiness giant is undertaking an alternative energy makeover, and Woertz, a veteran oil industry exec, is spearheading the effort to make more fuel from ADM See add/drop multiplexer. (language) ADM - A picture query language, extension of Sequel2. ["An Image-Oriented Database System", Y. Takao et al, in Database Techniques for Pictorial Applications, A. Blaser ed, pp. 527-538]. corn. A former executive vice president at Chevron, Woertz moved into the CEO's office at ADM in May. Since then, she's been praising the synergies between "food, feed, and fuel." ADM is already the leading domestic producer of ethanol, and sky-high gasoline prices are making alternatives more attractive. In assembling the inaugural list, the magazine emphasized one key question: What have you done for us lately? They also considered its important corollary: What will you do for us tomorrow? To nominate and ratify the 50, they drew on the collective wisdom from its entire editorial staff: people with deep knowledge of the important players and trends in management, entrepreneurship, biotech, big iron, and some counterintuitive coun·ter·in·tu·i·tive adj. Contrary to what intuition or common sense would indicate: "Scientists made clear what may at first seem counterintuitive, that the capacity to be pleasant toward a fellow creature is ... thinking. The magazine's highly subjective exercise revealed a remarkable who's who of contemporary business. The "50 Who Matter Now" list represents names and rankings which will be surprising and in some cases, controversial. But in the end, the magazine has compiled profiles of those who impact the world today, and the challenges and opportunities which may be confronted in the years ahead. The complete list of the Business 2.0's "The 50 Who Matter Now," along with additional Web-only content including "The 10 People Who Don't Matter," is currently available online at www.Business2.com. Additional content will be posted online throughout the month of July. In addition, the entire July issue of Business 2.0 is available in digital format and can be accessed online at http://digital.business2.com.
Business 2.0
"The 50 Who Matter Now"
July 2006 Issue
1. You! The Consumer As Creator
2. Sergey Brin and Larry Page, Co-Founders, Google
3. Paul Jacobs, CEO, Qualcomm
4. Rupert Murdoch, CEO, News Corp.
5. Steve Jobs, CEO, Apple Computer
6. Susan Desmond-Hellmann, President of Product Development,
Genentech
7. The Emerging Global Middle Class - China, India, Russia, Brazil,
and Elsewhere
8. Fujio Cho, Chairman, Toyota
9. The New Oil Despots - King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (Saudi
Arabia), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran), Hugo Chavez (Venezuela),
and Vladimir Putin (Russia)
10. Ray Ozzie, Chief Software Architect, Microsoft
11. Marc Benioff, CEO, Salesforce.com
12. Robert Iger, CEO, Walt Disney Co.
13. Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake, Co-Founders, Flickr
14. Brian McAndrews, CEO Aquantive
15. Jack Ma, CEO, Alibaba.com
16. Barry Diller, CEO, Interactivecorp
17. Ed Zander, CEO, Motorola
18. John Thompson, CEO, Symantec
19. Mark Hurd, CEO, Hewlett-Packard
20. Ben Bernanke, Chairman, Federal Reserve Board
21. Bill Gates, Benefactor, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
22. Reid Hoffman, Angel Investor and CEO, Linkedin
23. The New New Media - Kevin Rose (Digg) and Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia)
24. Patricia Woertz, CEO, Archer Daniels Midland
25. Kevin Martin, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
26. Ed Whitacre, Chairman and CEO, AT&T
27. Jeremy Allaire, CEO, Brightcove
28. Chad Hurley and Steven Chen, Co-Founders, YouTube
29. Danny Rimer, General Partner, Index Ventures
30. Muhammad Yunus, Founder, Grameen Bank
31. Greg Isaacs, Director of Developer Relations, EBay
32. Alex Bogusky, Creative Director, Crispin Porter & Bogusky
33. Vinod Khosla, Founder, Khosla Ventures
34. David Heinemeier Hansson, Partner 37Signals
35. Tim O'Reilly, Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media
36. Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, Co-Founders, Skype
37. Patricia Russo, CEO, Lucent Technologies
38. Oprah Winfrey, Entertainment Mogul
39. Electronic Frontier Foundation
40. Jeff Valdez, Founder, SiTV
41. Stephen Maurer, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of
California at Berkeley, and Andrej Sali, Professor, University
of California at San Francisco
42. Jeff Bezos, CEO, Amazon.com
43. The Pre-Internet Dinosaurs - Larry Ellison (Oracle),
Paul Otellini (Intel) and Michael Dell (Dell)
44. William McDonough, Architect, William McDonough & Partners
45. Richard Branson, Chairman, Virgin Group
46. Mike Morhaime, Co-Founder and President, Blizzard Entertainment
47. Nick Denton, Publisher, Gawker Media
48. Naguib Sawiris, CEO, Orascom Telecom
49. David Allen, Author, Getting Things Done
50. Blake Krikorian, Co-Founder and CEO, Sling Media
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