Jim Taiclet Lockheed Martin CEO At about the age of thirty, Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet was a far cry from the pampered executive suite he currently occupies at the company’s headquarters in Bethesda Maryland, rather, this courageous young airman was operating the cockpit of
Michael Tipsord State Farm CEO Born in 1959, sitting State Farm CEO Michael Tipsord was raised among the rural pastures of central Illinois, in a tiny village named Cooksville; for reference, the most recent United States census counted 171 humans living there. Nonetheless, Tipsord is
Craig Menear The Home Depot CEO Long before he got named The Home Depot CEO, Craig Menear was born in 1958 and raised among the bustling automobile manufacturing factories of Flint Michigan, a blue-collar town that once boasted some nine General Motors (GM) plants. His
Craig Jelinek Costco CEO Early Life Walter Craig Jelinek was born in Los Angeles County on August 8th, 1952, and grew up a distant sixty miles north of downtown L.A. in a smaller charter city called Lancaster. His father helped build B-70 bombers at the
Dylan Caudullo Sales Coach This nineteen-year-old self-sufficient young man was dozing off alongside his girlfriend on the cozy couch in the living room of his modest, recently leased apartment when he heard several loud bangs echo from the nearby front door. Dylan Caudullo could also
David Cordani Cigna CEO Early Life David Cordani was born to a working-class family in the industrial city of Waterbury, Connecticut during the mid-1960s. His father made a modest living as a police officer, while other relatives toiled away at nearby copper and brass smelters,
Darren Woods Exxon Mobil CEO Childhood Darren Woods was born in Wichita, Kansas during the mid-1960s, but moved to Texas shortly thereafter and then he headed overseas to South Korea. Some of his fondest childhood memories took place on the Korean peninsula, although, those experiences
Sean Adams AC Wolfpack CEO A Surreal View Sean Adams is moving into his new apartment atop one of San Diego’s most luxurious high rises, and at the time of this writing, he walks about a stunningly polished living room bursting with excitement over what
Rodney McMullen Kroger CEO Early Life Rodney McMullen was born in Pineville, Kentucky, where his mom and dad were both blue-collar factory workers. Although they most often lived in the bluegrass state, downturns on the production line sometimes forced the family to move to parts
Doug Parker American Airlines CEO Early Life Doug Parker was born in 1962 and spent the majority of his upbringing bouncing around from town to town in America’s midwest – seven moves over the course of seven years at one point. His father started off