CEO
Company's top decision-maker
CEO is an abbreviation for chief executive officer—the highest-ranking executive in a company or organization, responsible for major decisions and overall operations.
The CEO typically reports to a board of directors: She was named CEO after the founder stepped down.
In casual use, CEO can describe anyone running something: He's the CEO of his household.
Workplace superior
- directorOne who leads
- headUppermost body part
- presidentElected leader of nation
- chairmanHead of a board
chairwoman · leader · manager · executive · administrator · commander · supervisor · overseer
Influential industry leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- titanDominant figure in field
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
entrepreneur · industrialist · plutocrat · oligarch · power-broker · dealmaker · rainmaker · heavyweight
Corporate decision venue
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
- stakeholderParty with an interest
- boardFlat rigid panel
C-suite · headquarters · quarterly · earnings · dividend · IPO · equity · fiscal
Energy transfer rate
- controlAuthority to direct
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- governanceHow authority is exercised
oversight · decision-making · delegation · mandate · directive · influence · accountability · responsibility
Corporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- startupNew business enterprise
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
innovation · management · profit · revenue · market · competition · industry · enterprise
Creator of new methods
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- futuristTomorrow trends scholar
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
founder · disruptor · thought-leader · changemaker · architect · mastermind · transformer · builder
boss
Workplace superior
chairman · chairwoman · leader · manager · executive · administrator · commander · supervisor · overseer · superintendent
mogul
Influential industry leader
billionaire · entrepreneur · industrialist · plutocrat · oligarch · power-broker · dealmaker · rainmaker · heavyweight · influencer
boardroom
Corporate decision venue
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
- stakeholderParty with an interest
board · C-suite · headquarters · quarterly · earnings · dividend · IPO · equity · fiscal · portfolio
power
Energy transfer rate
- controlAuthority to direct
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
governance · oversight · decision-making · delegation · mandate · directive · influence · accountability · responsibility · autonomy
merger
Corporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- startupNew business enterprise
entrepreneurship · innovation · management · profit · revenue · market · competition · industry · enterprise · negotiation
innovator
Creator of new methods
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- futuristTomorrow trends scholar
strategist · founder · disruptor · thought-leader · changemaker · architect · mastermind · transformer · builder · creator
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- corporate worldCFO, VP, executive, businessman, businesswoman
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- office lifecubicle, desk job, desk jobs, office job, full-time job
- work termsboss, job, manager, career, company
- authorityleaders, ruler, rulers, monarch, bosses
CEOintern
Supervised workplace learner
mailroom clerk · junior · janitor · assistant · trainee
Staff paid per hour
employee · worker · labor · blue-collar worker · proletarian
CEOoutsider
One excluded from group
customer · vendor · contractor · temp worker · freelancer
- female CEOWoman heading a company
- interim CEOTemporary top executive
- hospital CEOHead of medical institution