Since his disastrous debate performance in June, the calls have only grown louder for U.S. President Joe Biden, age 81 and the oldest man to run the White House, to step aside. Top Democratic leaders this week joined the rank-and-file members in calling for Biden to drop out of the race ahead of November’s election. Biden has so far insisted he is not too old to do the job—raising the question of how he compares in age to those leading the largest companies in the U.S.
Fortune has compiled a list of the seven oldest CEOs in the Fortune 500. While the average age for all Fortune 500 CEOs is 57, the age of chief executives on this list ranges from their late 70s to early 90s. All of them have been in their roles for more than 10 years or even since the company was founded. The average overall tenure of CEOs in the Fortune 500 is seven years.
