Here’s What the Leaders of the 11 Most Successful U.S. Companies Studied in College
Find out what types of degrees led Tim Cook, Mary Barra and other CEOs to the top of the ladder.
This story originally appeared on Business Insider
If you want to be the CEO of a powerful company, choosing the right college major is an important place to start.
We took a look at the leaders of the top 11 companies in this year’s Fortune 500, and by and large, they each majored in a field directly related to industry of their future employer. And nearly all of the CEOs obtained post-graduate education after getting their bachelor’s degree.
Here are the college degrees held by some of America’s most powerful CEOs.
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Steven Collis — AmerisourceBergen
AmerisourceBergen is worth $17.31 billion.
B.S. in commerce — University of the Witwatersrand
Honors bachelor of commerce — University of the Witwatersrand
James Hackett — Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is worth $46.65 billion.
B.S. in finance — University of Michigan
Randall Stephenson — AT&T
AT&T is worth $212.54 billion.
B.S. in accounting — University of Central Oklahoma
Master of Accountancy — University of Oklahoma
Mary Barra — General Motors
General Motors is worth $61.64 billion.
B.S. in electrical engineering — General Motors Institute
M.B.A. — Stanford University
Larry Merlo — CVS Health
CVS Health Corp. is worth $71.18 billion.
B.S. in pharmacy — University of Pittsburgh
David Wichmann — UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group is worth $202.57 billion.
B.S. in accounting — Illinois State University
John Hammergren — McKesson
McKesson is worth $29.41 billion.
B.A. in business administration — University of Minnesota
M.B.A. — Xavier University
Darren Woods — ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil is worth $339.55 billion.
B.S. in electrical engineering — Texas A&M University
M.B.A. — Northwestern University
Tim Cook — Apple
Apple is worth $871.85 billion.
B.S. in industrial engineering — Auburn University
M.B.A. — Duke University
Warren Buffett — Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway is worth $443.69 billion.
B.S. in business administration — University of Nebraska
M.S. in economics — Columbia University
Doug McMillon — Walmart
Walmart is worth $228.28 billion.
B.S. in business administration — University of Arkansas
M.B.A. in finance — University of Tulsa
If you want to be the CEO of a powerful company, choosing the right college major is an important place to start.
We took a look at the leaders of the top 11 companies in this year’s Fortune 500, and by and large, they each majored in a field directly related to industry of their future employer. And nearly all of the CEOs obtained post-graduate education after getting their bachelor’s degree.
Here are the college degrees held by some of America’s most powerful CEOs.
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