Education is an incredibly important part of our development. From the moment we are born, we all learn something new every day. Higher education is equally important in development as you learn skills that can help you in later life. Moreover, qualifications earned from education centres such as schools and universities can open many doors for employment and subsequent financial gain.
We have analysed the educational background of the CEOs working in the 100 businesses with the highest revenue in 2024.
Much has been said about Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk, but his studies took him to Stanford University where he studied Economics. His net worth is believed to be a staggering $252bn.
Bernard is the CEO of LVMH, a luxury goods company. In 1971, he graduated from École Polytechnique after studying engineering. His net worth is believed to be $191bn.
The only university dropout from the top 100, Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard University in Sophomore year. The Meta CEO now has an estimated net worth of $178bn.
Warren Buffet is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and studied an MBA at University of Nebraska. His net worth is believed to be $128bn.
Mukesh Ambani is the CEO of Reliance Industries, based in India. His education background is in chemical engineering where he studied at University of Mumbai. It is believed that his net worth is $123bn.
A look at the top 100 CEO degrees
When looking at the top five most popular degrees among the researched 100 CEOs. Business Administration is studied by 20% of those on the list. Followed by engineering, which was studied by 9%, and chemical engineering & economics with 6%.
As part of the research, we also looked at the CEOs of the fastest-growing companies in different continents.
What did Asia’s top CEOs study?
Akash Gupta is the CEO of Logistics & transportation company Zypp Electric. During his studies, Mr Gupta studied Commerce at Delhi University. It is believed his net worth is $5,000,000.
Sateesh Nukala is the CEO of BigHaat, he studied at the National Institute of Technology, where his degree was in Instrumentation and Control Systems. His net worth is believed to be $13,200,000.
Joreon Rozendal studied at the University of Twente, in the Netherlands. Since his studies, he has gone on to become the CEO of ISO Tank Management. His estimated net worth is not known.
What did Africa's top CEOs study?
Sharon Leite is the CEO of Omniretai, an E-Commerce company. During her studies, Sharon studied for an MBA at Jack Welch Management Institute. Her net worth is believed to be $1,170,000.
Raphael is the CEO of Kyosk Digital, an E-commerce company. Similar to Sharon, Raphael studied an MBA but at Harvard Business School. His net worth is not known.
Graham Bentley is the CEO of Resourgenix Pty Ltd, an employment services company. He studied business communications at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa. His net worth is not known.
What did Europe’s top CEOs study?
Jan is the CEO for Raylyst Solar, a wholesale company. During his studies, he earned a degree in Economics from Prague University of Economics and Business.
Ahn-Tuan is the CEO for Adagio.io. In his younger years, he attended Universite Montpellier II where he earned a degree in Computer Sciences.
Emiliano is the CEO of Biberry, a marketing company. Having attended the Università degli Studi ‘Gabriele d’Annunzio’ di Chieti in Pescara, Amicuzi earned a degree in Economics.
What did North America’s top CEOs study?
Alex Shmonov is the CEO of Affiliate company Marketcall. He studied at Moscow State Technological University and earned a degree in Information Technology.
Jeff Worley studied at The University of Texas at Austin, where he received a degree in Biochemistry. Since then, he has gone on to become the CEO of MC Nutraceuticals and Vivimus.
Thesis CEO Dan Freed earned a degree in Advanced Management from Yale School of Management.
What did South America’s top CEOs study?
Ian Faria is the CEO of the automotive company Mecanizou, which is based in Brazil. The CEO studied Economics at Insper Institute of Education and Research.
The CEO of automotive company Nexu, Abdon Nacif studied for an MBA at The Wharton School, in Pennsylvania.
Roger Larach earned an MBA from the London Business School. Since his studies, the Hondoran has become the CEO of R2, a financing company based in Mexico.
