Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg has a knack for reinvention. The Meta CEO has shed the geeky sunscreen and Caesar cut in favor of designer threads and a gold chain. Just as remarkable is the business makeover Zuck orchestrated, establishing Meta as one of the leaders in the booming generative AI field after the company was initially caught flat-footed by the rise of ChatGPT. The company’s quasi-open-source Llama large language model has been widely adopted by startups and powers an expanding array of AI features across Meta’s own family of products, from Instagram and WhatsApp to the popular Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses. While Meta continues to face criticism for the societal ills associated with social media, the company has managed to win over investors with the robust growth of its revenue (expected to increase 20% this year to surpass $160 billion) and its discipline keeping costs in check.