CEO of the year

2025 TIME Winner

Neal Mohan

2025 CEO Magazine Runner-up

Pedro Azagra

2025 Wealth Management Winner

Jonathan Steinberg

2025 Runner-up (Bestie Awards)

Alex Karp

2025 Consensus Winner (Bestie Awards)

Jensen Huang

Award Inception (Chief Executive Magazine)

1986

1986-01-01

2025-09-04

2025-10-02

Since 1986, Chief Executive of the Year winners have been a who’s who of American business leadership, including Ken Frazier, Brian Moynihan, Arne Sorenson, Stanley Bergman, Michael Dell, A. G. Lafley, Marillyn Hewson, Bill Gates, John Chambers, Bob Iger, Anne Mulcahy, Larry Bossidy, Andy Grove, Herb Kelleher, and many, many more. The honor recognizes courageous, long-term executive leadership for shareholders and society. It is considered one of the most distinct awards in business because of [...] The 2025 Chief Executive of the Year was selected by a committee of distinguished peer CEOs. The 2025 committee consists of Adam Aron (President and CEO, AMC);Ed Bastian, (Chair and CEO, Delta Air Lines and 2023 CEO of the Year); Marc Benioff (Founder and CEO, Salesforce; 2022 CEO of the Year); Stanley Bergman (Chair and CEO, Henry Schein and 2017 CEO of the Year); Carmine Di Sibio (Former Global Chair and CEO, EY); Ken Frazier(Former CEO, Merck; 2021 CEO of the Year); Jason Girzadas (CEO, [...] Deloitte US); Dan Glaser (Former President and CEO, Marsh McLennan); Fred Hassan (Former Chair, Bausch & Lomb; Partner, Warburg Pincus); Marillyn Hewson (Former Chair and CEO, Lockheed Martin; 2018 CEO of the Year); Tamara Lundgren (Chair, President and CEO, Radius Recycling);  Brian Moynihan (Chair and CEO, Bank of America; 2020 CEO of the Year); Robert Nardelli (CEO, XLR-8); Tom Quinlan III (CEO, RR Donnelley); Jeffrey Sonnenfeld (President and CEO, The Yale Chief Executive Leadership

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WisdomTree, Inc. (NYSE: WT), a global financial innovator, today announced that Jonathan “Jono” Steinberg has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Year at the 2025 Wealth Management Industry Awards. This prestigious honor recognizes organizations and individuals who deliver innovation, drive measurable impact and empower the daily success of financial advisors. [...] “Jono’s recognition as CEO of the Year is a proud and well-deserved moment for all of us at WisdomTree,” said Jarrett Lilien, President and Chief Operating Officer, WisdomTree. “His forward-looking vision, ‘always on’ passion and energy and unwavering conviction have not only transformed WisdomTree but also helped shape the future of the asset management industry. This award affirms the impact he continues to make—driving innovation, inspiring our team and influencing the broader financial [...] This year’s awards were presented at the winners’ award ceremony in New York on September 4, 2025. More information about the 2025 Wealth Management Industry Awards and the voting process can be found here. About WisdomTree

The Time has unveiled its 2025 CEO of the Year, and this time the award has been claimed by an Indian-origin, quiet-spoken, deliberative, hard-to-ruffle executive.YouTube’s Indian-origin CEO Neal Mohan, took away the award with him.In a statement, Times has said, "YouTube provides the soil, and everyone comes and plants whatever nourishing or noxious plants they care to. As the garden takes over more of the planet, even threatening some old-growth forests, whatever grows there becomes what [...] YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, an Indian-origin executive, has been named TIME's 2025 CEO of the Year. TIME recognized Mohan for his role in shaping YouTube into a dominant force in global cultural consumption. His leadership at the video giant stems from a strong academic background and extensive experience in digital advertising and product development.

Azagra was chosen CEO of the Year – Runner-Up from 13,000 top executives by an elite jury that assessed candidates on aspects such as leadership, financial performance and growth, commitment and organisational culture, impact on customers, social and environmental responsibility, and capacity for innovation and problem-solving. [...] Pedro Azagra stands out among 13,000 executives for his work at the helm of Avangrid, Iberdrola’s subsidiary in the US Iberdrola Group CEO, Pedro Azagra, was recognised at the 'CEO of the Year' awards for his work leading Avangrid. These awards, presented annually by CEO Magazine, recognise executives for their strategic vision and impact in the United States. [...] Share: I want to send by email I want to send by email LinkedIn LinkedIn Share in Twitter. Share in Twitter. Share in Facebook. Share in Facebook. Whatsapp Whatsapp News This award highlights all the company professionals’ work 02.10.2025 # Pedro Azagra recognised at the ‘CEO of the Year’ awards by CEO Magazine for his work at the helm of Avangrid CEO Premios Go to Tab Photos