- Billionaire CEOs like Tim Cook and Satya Nadella are part of a growing list of ultra-rich leaders who didn’t create a company or a product—but earned their wealth through their leadership. These “hired-hand billionaires” rose by some 60% in the last year, according to Forbes.
Many of the world’s richest people—including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg—are known for the companies they founded and lead. For these billionaires, good business ideas, fueled by market buzz, were rewarded with a 10-figure payday.
