The leaders on our 2019 list of the world’s best-performing CEOs demonstrate remarkable longevity. They’ve held their jobs for an average of 15 years, more than twice the average tenure of an S&P 500 CEO. They’ve prospered by outperforming their peers both financially and on increasingly important environmental, social, and governance measures. (Though once again, there’s a discouraging dearth of women on the list—a result of the dearth of women at the helm of public companies.)
A version of this article appeared in the November–December 2019 issue of Harvard Business Review.
