CEO of Apple Competitive swimmer No MBA Studied mechanical engineering Had a minor in Psychology, Joined Apple as an engineer Kept climbing, one product line at a time, for over a decade Became VP of Hardware Engineering Promoted to Senior VP Led Apple's entire transition from Intel chips to its own custom Apple Silicon Took over Apple Watch and helped ship Vision Pro Became CEO

Creator of the Linux kernel Started programming as a teenager No MBA No traditional Silicon Valley career path Started Linux in 1991 as a 21-year-old student Described it as “just a hobby” Released the Linux kernel openly on the internet Released Linux 1.0 in 1994 Joined the Open Source Development Labs, later becoming the Linux Foundation Remains the ultimate authority over what code goes into the Linux kernel Has spent 35+ years working on Linux Became one of the most influential figures in computing — without ever becoming a conventional CEO