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The CEO who put Canary Wharf back on the map

Shobi Khan’s success in filling the east London site is tempting him to think about international expansion.
Canary Wharf CEO Shobi Khan

‘It’s not about the champagne:’ Why VistaJet thinks the private flights boom can last

Founder Thomas Flohr is keeping IPO options open as he expands his global fleet.
Thomas Flohr

How Greg Jackson runs Octopus Energy with no HR, no bonuses, and no succession plan

The serial founder relies on “family dinners,” accessibility, and a disdain for bureaucracy.
Greg Jackson

How Harvard Business School’s former dean thinks AI will test today’s CEOs

Nitin Nohria sees the technology as a decentralizing force that will challenge company power structures.
Nitin Nohria

How splitting from GSK taught Haleon a spin-off is not a finish line

Brian McNamara took his consumer health group through an independent listing, only to find that it needed fresh energy and new leaders.
Brian McNamara

Why Kai-Fu Lee thinks companies need an AI boss

Google’s former China chief says CEOs face a Darwinian choice if they want more than “AI theater.”

How Atlassian built a $45 billion software company far from Silicon Valley’s ‘froth and bubbles’

CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes says CEOs need context, experimentation, and some big bets to get the most from AI.

How the billionaire Bayeux Tapestry backer gets ‘impact per dollar’

WorldQuant’s Igor Tulchinsky finds inspiration in the ‘very, very old data set’ now on display in the British Museum.

The logic behind Scott Kirby’s long-odds bet on a United Airlines deal

The gambler-turned-CEO is making the case for consolidation while trying to build a brand that passengers love.

How a ‘China-for-China’ strategy rebooted Logitech

CEO Hanneke Faber says competing in China is critical to winning in the rest of the world.

Coefficient Giving’s CEO on Silicon Valley $40 billion philanthropy boom

Alexander Berger is preparing for the AI-fueled wave.

‘We go big’: Jon Gray on how Blackstone places its AI bets

The $1.3 trillion firm is staying bullish but investing “through the lens that this may change.”

The Canadian founder telling CEOs to rethink AI resilience

Cohere’s Aidan Gomez says companies are waking up to the need for tech sovereignty.

‘I’m staring into the abyss’: How Toto Wolff drives Mercedes’ F1 team

The motorsports CEO says his ‘tough love’ style ensures the most compelling arguments prevail.

Spencer Stuart’s CEO on trust and tension in the boardroom

Jordan Brugg says it’s becoming easier for executives to feel misaligned with their directors.

‘It’s an unbundling’: ADP’s Maria Black on how AI is changing the workforce

The payroll processor sees technology disrupting low-value tasks but making human judgment more valuable.

Reed Hastings on life after Netflix and the coming ‘creative destruction’

The streaming pioneer says we’re underestimating how AI will change competition.

Why Max Levchin wants Affirm to act like your smarter older sister

The fintech founder sees AI threatening traditional lenders by alerting consumers to their hidden fees.