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uttingpurposebeforeprofitisatraitofleaderswhoplacehumanity

aboveambition.MichaelR.Quinlan,formerCEOofMcDonald’s,rosefromthemailroomtotheboardroombutneverforgotacorevalue:“peoplefor

others,”aprinciplethatplacesserviceandacommitmenttoadvancingjusticeat

theheartofleadership.Hisglobalfocus,customer-centricmindset,andrefusal

toattackcompetitorsledtosignificantexpansionduringhistenure—morethan

doublingMcDonald’srevenueandglobalimprint.Quinlan’scareforpeopleextendedbeyondwork,asseeninhisRonaldMcDonaldHouseCharitiestrusteeshipandinhismultimillion-dollarsupportforstudentsathisalmamaters.

Ogilvy’sGlobalChiefCreativeOfficerPiyushPandeyunderstoodthe“peoplepower”ofcreativestorytelling.StartinginhisnativeIndia,hewasthecreativeforcebehind

adsthatpairedCadburychocolatewithcricketandFevicolgluewithfurniture,usinghistalenttoreflectIndianlifeandculturewhileaddressingpublichealth.Inwhathe

deemedhis“mostsatisfyingcampaign,”hejoinedforceswithUNICEFtosuccessfullyendpolioinIndia.DuringPandey’stenure,OgilvyIndiawasoneofthemostawardedagenciesglobally.DouglasLebda,founderandCEOofLendingTree,established

thecompanyasadigitalmarketplaceandfinancialempowermenttoolforcustomersseekingmoreinformationaboutlenders.Twentyyearslater,hereturnedtohisalmamatertoteachentrepreneurshiptostudents.Healsolaunchedafoundation,whosealtruisticcontributionsreflectacommitmenttohelpingtheunderserved.

1944–2025

MichaelR.Quinlan

McDonald’sCEOexpandedglobalreach

Hewasthefirstmemberofhisfamilytoattendcollege.HearrivedatMcDonald’satage19onlybecausethemotherofhisroommateatLoyolaUniversityworkedforRayKroc,thecompany’sfounder.She

arrangedforhimtoworkinthemailroomwhilehecontinuedhisstudies.Beforeage30,hewasonafasttrack.Hisbossesmadesurehelearnedallthebasicrestaurantskills,includinghowtocleantoilets.As

CEOfrom1987until1998,heledarapidandhighlyprofitableexpansionoverseas.Quinlanalsoadded

morehealthfuloptions,includingsalads,butalower-calorieburger—theMcLeanDeluxe—floppedinthe1990s.Hedonated$10milliontoLoyola’slifesciencesprogramand$40milliontoitsbusinessschool—andsaidhehadreceivedfarmorefromhisalmamaterthanhegave.HewasalifetrusteeoftheRonaldMcDonaldHouseCharities.

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19552025

PiyushPandey

19362025

PasqualePistorio

Indianadvertisingleaderwonaglobalreputationfortouchingads

UsinglocallingoratherthanEnglish,hecreatedadsthattoldemotionalstoriesaboutsuchproductsas

Cadburychocolate,Fevicolglue,andpoliovaccines.“Nocampaignisworthitssaltunlessthepeople

onthestreetloveit,”declaredPandey,aformer

professionalcricketplayerandteatasterwhogothisstartinadvertisingasatraineeforOgilvyin1982.

HerosetoexecutivechairmanofOgilvyIndiaand

thenglobalchiefcreativeofficerfortheparentfirm.

In2004,PandeybecamethefirstAsiantoserve

aspresidentofthejuryselectingwinnersofthe

CannesLionsAwards.Alongwithhisyoungerbrother,filmmakerPrasoonPandey,hereceivedtheLionof

St.Marklifetimeachievementaward.WithinOgilvy,

hewasinformallyknownasthe“MinisterofFun.”HismemoiristitledPandeymonium.Inatribute,thefirmsaid:“PiyushdidntjustworkatOgilvy.HewasOgilvy.”

19702025

DougLebda

ItalianexecutivecreatedaEuropeancontenderinmicrochips

In1987,theideaofmergingtwotroubled

Europeansemiconductorcompanieslookedlikea

questionableidea.ButPistorio,theoptimisticand

charismaticheadofItalysSGSMicroelettronica,

wasconvincedthatcombiningthatfirmwithFrancesThomsonSemiconductorswouldgiveEuropea

globallycompetitivechipdesignerandmaker.He

managedtodojustthat.AsCEOofwhatbecame

STMicroelectronics,hechosenottocompetehead-onwithfarlargerAmericanandAsianrivals.Instead,hefocusedsuccessfullyonspecializedchipsthat

couldperformtaskssuchascontrollingthespeedofelectricalmotorsorproducingsoundsincellphones.HeknewEuropecouldnotrelyontourismalone.“IfEuropeabandonsR&D,itwillnothavejobs,”hesaid.HishonorsincludedItalysCavalieredelLavoroandFrancesChevalierdelaLégiondHonneur.

19622025

DianeMartel

EntrepreneurcreatedLendingTreeloan-shoppingwebsite

Asayoungmaninthe1990s,Lebdawasannoyedbytheexperienceofshoppingforahomemortgage

andsuretheremustbeabetterway.Itwasthedot-

comera,sohecreatedaloan-shoppingwebsite,

nowknownasLendingTree.Unlikemostdot-com

start-ups,LendingTreesurvived.AcquiredbyIAC/

InterActiveCorpin2003,itwasspunofffiveyears

later,withLebdaatthehelm.AsaboyinLewisburg,Pennsylvania,hewasanearlyentrepreneurwhosolddiscardedgolfballsfor$1apiece.LebdalaterboughtastakeinthePittsburghSteelersfootballteam.

Directormadeedgymusicvideosforagalaxyofstars

Afterdroppingoutofhighschool,shetried

performanceartandworkedasadancerand

choreographer.Then,in1992,MarteldirectedaPBSdocumentary,Wreckin’Shop:LivefromBrooklyn,

whichtracedthehistoryofhip-hopdancinginNew

York.Thatprojectledtohervocation:makingedgy

musicvideosforstarssuchasBeyoncé,Mariah

Carey,JustinTimberlake,andAliciaKeys.Asarare

womanintheupperranksofvideodirectors,she

facedcriticismthathervideoswereexploitativeor

misogynistic.Martelinsistedthatshewasdepicting

smartandpowerfulwomenmakingtheirownchoices.In2022,shetaughtaclassonmusicvideoproductionattheUniversityofOregon.Toomanyvideosreliedonrepetitiveimages,shesaid,adding:“Goodpopartis

extremelywellcraftedandnotdisposable.”

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19582025

OlorogunOskarIbru

ShippingmagnateexpandedNigerianfamilyconglomerate

AfterearningabachelorsdegreeatSkidmore

CollegeandanMBAatwhatisnowClarkAtlanta

University,IbrureturnedhometoNigeriatojoin

TheGuardian,aLagos-basednewspaper,asa

managementtrainee.HesoonmovedtoEmsee

ShippingLinesasresearchanddevelopment

managerandrosetomanagingdirectorintheearly1990s.IbrusmanagementtalentspropelledhimtothetitleofchairmanofhisfamilysIbruOrganization,foundedbyhisfather,OlorogunMichaelIbru,with

interestsspanningshipping,energy,andrealestate.HeservedaspresidentoftheGoverningCounciloftheNigerianChamberofShipping.Knownforhis

philanthropy,IbruwasalsochairmanoftheDreamChildFoundation,whichorganizesmusicandotherculturalactivitiesforchildren.Inhislateryears,heoversawalargefarminNigeriasDeltastate.

19322025

BelvaDavis

Blackjournalist,overcomingscornandinsults,wonroleofTVanchor

Shehadimportantstoriestotellbutwhowould

listen?DoorskeptslammingonBelvaDaviswhenshewasanaspiringyoungjournalistinSanFrancisco.

Amobata1964politicalconventionthrewgarbage

atherandhurledracialepithets.Rejectingherjob

application,aTVstationmanagerexplained,“Im

sorry,werejustnothiringanyNegresses.”Davis

persisted,though,andfinallywashiredasareporteratKPIX,theCBSaffiliateinSanFrancisco,becomingthefirstBlackfemaleTVreporterontheWestCoast.ShewentontoserveasananchorandwineightlocalEmmyAwards.DavisalsoraisedmillionsofdollarstohelpcreatetheMuseumoftheAfricanDiasporain

SanFranciscoandservedasitsboardpresident.Itwasanotherwayofsharingoverlookedstories.

19472025

LeoJ.HinderyJr.

CableTVleadercalledforhigherethicsinbusiness

Whencabletelevision,telephoneservice,and

internetaccesswereconvergingintotodays

anything-anytime-anywhereentertainmentindustry,Hinderywasinthethickoftheaction.Afterrolesin

miningandfinance,hefoundedInterMediaPartners,acableTVoperatorthatgrewintooneoftheten

largestcablecompaniesintheUnitedStates.He

laterbecametheCEOofTele-CommunicationsInc.,wherehenegotiatedthecompanyssaletoAT&Tin

1998.HealsoheadedtheYESNetwork,theNew

YorkYankeescableTVbusiness.Inhissparetime,

heracedcars.Andhebelievedthatmediacompaniesneededtotakeresponsibilityforcontentthat

corrodesciviclife.

19452025

GeorgeSmoot

NobelPrizewinnercapturedevidenceforthebigbangtheory

Smootlikenedhisworkto“listeningforawhisper

duringanoisybeachparty.”Aninstrumenthe

createdthatwaslaunchedintospacemeasured

tinydifferencesintemperatureandbolstered

evidencefortheideathattheuniversestartedwith

anexplosion.StephenHawkingcalledthosefindings“thegreatestdiscoveryofthecentury,ifnotofall

time.”Smootandacolleague,JohnMather,shared

the2006NobelPrizeinPhysics.Smootdonated

muchofhisprizemoneytohelpestablishthe

BerkeleyCenterforCosmologicalPhysics.Healso

helpedsetupcosmologyinstitutesinothercountries.Achampionofscientificeducationatalllevels,he

taughtanonlinecourseongravity,made