business leader
Company's top decision-maker
A business leader is someone who directs or influences a company or commercial enterprise—typically an executive, founder, or CEO.
The term suggests not just holding a position but actively shaping strategy and culture: She's considered one of the most innovative business leaders in tech.
It often carries connotations of vision and influence beyond day-to-day management.
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- CEOTop corporate officer
- Fortune 500Largest American companies ranking
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- self-made manOne who succeeds independently
tycoon · mogul · big cheese · visionary · founder · chairman · director · boss · captain · pioneer · innovator · dealmaker · boardroom · boardroom politics · strategy · empire · corporation · suit
business leaderemployee
Hired organizational member
subordinate · follower · underling · minion · junior staff
business leaderlaborer
Physical task performer
worker · wage earner · working class · proletariat · blue-collar worker
business leaderunion boss
Head of workers' organization
labor organizer · union leader · government official · public servant · civil servant
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