Innovators

Why Founding CEOs Pick Lousy Successors

There’s a chronic problem in corporate America – founding CEOs returning to save their companies after their hand-picked successors crash and burn.   

Google's Schmidt: Millennials are 'Smarter'

In a conversation with the American Enterprise Institute, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt weighed in on privacy,  job creation and the role of government in technology. Schmidt, who came to Google as CEO in 2001, also spoke of his management regrets.  

Nintendo CEO Dies of Cancer at 55 Years Old

Nintendo Co Ltd Chief Executive Satoru Iwata died of cancer on Saturday, months after he led the Japanese video-game maker's belated entry into mobile gaming following years of declining sales. He was 55.