Influential people
The people whose words shape each field: what they said, when, and where to read it.
| Who | Subjects | Quotes | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh BersinFounder and CEO, The Josh Bersin Company; global industry analyst | Human relationsCareersMarketingAIUITechManufacturingSoftware developmentRetail & e-commerce | 65 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Kieran FlanaganWriter, The AI Marketing Generalist; co-host, Marketing Against the Grain; former marketing leader at HubSpot | MarketingAISoftware developmentCareersMedia & entertainmentHuman relationsTech | 27 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Joe PatriceSenior editor, Above the Law | AILegal & professional servicesMedia & entertainmentCareersFinance & bankingGovernment & public sector | 12 | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Andy JassyPresident and CEO, Amazon | AITechCareersSoftware developmentEducation | 11 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Jakob NielsenUsability researcher; author of UX Tigers; co-founder of Nielsen Norman Group | UIAIMarketingCareersMedia & entertainment | 10 | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Dwarkesh PatelHost, Dwarkesh Podcast | Government & public sectorReal estate & constructionAICareers | 8 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Tibo SottiauxHead of ChatGPT and Codex, OpenAI | AITechSoftware developmentMarketingCareersSecurity & defence | 8 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| Amanda NatividadChief Evangelist, SparkToro; co-author of Zero Click Marketing | Marketing | 7 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Joost van DreunenGames industry analyst; lecturer, NYU Stern School of Business | GamingAIMarketingFinance & banking | 7 | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Simon WillisonCreator of Datasette; independent open source developer | Software developmentCareersAI | 7 | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Ethan MollickAssociate professor, the Wharton School; author of One Useful Thing | AICareersTech | 6 | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Luke WroblewskiManaging Director and head of product, Sutter Hill Ventures | UICareers | 6 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| RiddHost, Dive Club (design newsletter and podcast) | AIMarketingSoftware developmentUICareers | 6 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Sam AltmanCEO, OpenAI | AICareersTech | 6 | 26 May 2026 |
| Andrej KarpathyAI researcher and educator; founding member of OpenAI, former Director of AI at Tesla | AISoftware development | 4 | 17 Oct 2025 |
| Dario AmodeiCEO, Anthropic | CareersAI | 4 | 5 May 2026 |
| Rand FishkinCo-founder and CEO, SparkToro | Marketing | 4 | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Rodney BrooksRoboticist; co-founder and CTO, Robust.AI; MIT professor emeritus | ManufacturingAICars & mobility | 4 | 1 Jan 2026 |
| Asha SharmaCEO, Microsoft Gaming (Xbox) | GamingAI | 3 | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Dylan FieldCo-founder and CEO, Figma | UICareers | 3 | 24 Jun 2026 |
| Emily KramerWriter of MKT1 Newsletter (B2B startup marketing); former first Head of Marketing at Asana | Marketing | 3 | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Jeff HumbleDesigner and co-founder, The Fountain Institute | UICareers | 3 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Jim FarleyPresident and CEO, Ford Motor Company | EducationManufacturingCareersCars & mobility | 3 | Oct 2026 |
| Mark RitsonFounder, MiniMBA in Marketing; columnist, The Drum | MarketingRetail & e-commerceCareers | 3 | Jul 2026 |
| Roger WongProduct design consultant; former design leader at Apple, Microsoft, Samsung and BuildOps | UI | 3 | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Sonu KapoorGoogle Developer Expert (Angular) and Microsoft MVP; InfoWorld contributor | UISoftware development | 3 | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Bob SternfelsGlobal managing partner, McKinsey & Company | Legal & professional servicesAI | 2 | Jan 2026 |
| Boris ChernyCreator and head of Claude Code, Anthropic | Software developmentAI | 2 | Jan 2026 |
| Christopher J. WallerGovernor, Federal Reserve Board | Retail & e-commerceAIFinance & banking | 2 | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Dan ShapiroCEO, Glowforge; Wharton Research Fellow | Software developmentAI | 2 | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Elena VernaHead of growth, Lovable | Marketing | 2 | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Jack DorseyCo-founder and CEO, Block | CareersHuman relations | 2 | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Jamie DimonChairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase | Finance & bankingAI | 2 | 6 Apr 2026 |
| Jensen HuangFounder and CEO, Nvidia | Human relationsCareersAITech | 2 | Mar 2026 |
| Larry FinkChairman and CEO, BlackRock | Crypto & digital assetsFinance & banking | 2 | 23 Mar 2026 |
| Lisa D. CookGovernor, Federal Reserve Board | Finance & bankingAICrypto & digital assets | 2 | 27 May 2026 |
| Marc BenioffChair and CEO, Salesforce | Careers | 2 | Apr 2026 |
| Mariam TaraifHead of Design, Cisco ThousandEyes | UI | 2 | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Matt GarmanCEO, Amazon Web Services | CareersSoftware development | 2 | Aug 2025 |
| Michael S. BarrGovernor, Federal Reserve Board | Real estate & constructionCrypto & digital assetsFinance & banking | 2 | 23 Sept 2026 |
| Rasmus Kleis NielsenProfessor, Department of Communication, University of Copenhagen; senior research associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism | Media & entertainment | 2 | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Robert GardnerChief economist, Nationwide Building Society | Real estate & construction | 2 | Oct 2026 |
| Sundar PichaiCEO, Google | AITechHuman relations | 2 | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Tobi LütkeCEO, Shopify | AISoftware developmentCareersHuman relations | 2 | Jun 2025 |
| William GraveFilmmaker; co-founder, The Human Made Mark | Marketing | 2 | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Aaron LevieCEO, Box | AICareers | 1 | May 2026 |
| Amar SinghSVP, @MKTG (sports and entertainment agency) | Marketing | 1 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Amit P. MehtaUS District Judge, District of Columbia | Media & entertainmentLegal & professional services | 1 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Andrew HarvardDesign Engineer, Agentic UX, Block | UIAI | 1 | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Andrew LeighAssistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, Australia | Education | 1 | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Andrew NgFounder, DeepLearning.AI; leads AI Fund | CareersSoftware development | 1 | 17 Nov 2025 |
| Andrew SissonsDirector for sustainable future, Nesta | Energy & utilities | 1 | Sept 2026 |
| Aneesh RamanChief Economic Opportunity Officer, Microsoft | Careers | 1 | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Armin RonacherFounder, Earendil; creator of Flask | Software developmentAI | 1 | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Benedict EvansIndependent analyst; former partner at Andreessen Horowitz | TechSoftware developmentAI | 1 | 3 Sept 2026 |
| Beth GalettiSenior vice president, People Experience and Technology, Amazon | Human relations | 1 | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Brian WelleVice president, people analytics and performance, Google | Human relations | 1 | Aug 2025 |
| Byron SharpMarketing professor, Ehrenberg-Bass Institute | Marketing | 1 | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Charles HuaExecutive director, PowerLines | Energy & utilities | 1 | Oct 2026 |
| Christina ThomasProject Director, Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, NYU School of Law | Human relations | 1 | 12 May 2026 |
| Cindy RoseCEO, WPP | Marketing | 1 | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Courtney BrownVice president of impact and planning, Lumina Foundation | Education | 1 | Jul 2026 |
| Daniel ChaitCEO and co-founder, Greenhouse | CareersHuman relations | 1 | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Daniel KokotajloLeads the AI Futures Project; former OpenAI forecaster | AI | 1 | 30 Sept 2026 |
| David A. RicksChair and CEO, Eli Lilly and Company | Health & pharma | 1 | 1 Apr 2026 |
| David EllisonChairman and CEO, Paramount Skydance | Human relations | 1 | 4 Sept 2025 |
| Doug ElmendorfLucius N. Littauer Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School | AICareers | 1 | Sept 2026 |
| Duncan Crabtree-IrelandNational executive director and chief negotiator, SAG-AFTRA | Human relations | 1 | Mar 2026 |
| Ed ZitronWriter, Where's Your Ed At newsletter | AITech | 1 | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Eric KutcherNorth America chair, McKinsey & Company | CareersSoftware development | 1 | Oct 2026 |
| Eric TopolCardiologist; founder and director, Scripps Research Translational Institute; author of Ground Truths | Health & pharmaAI | 1 | 17 Jun 2026 |
| Evan MeagherSoftware engineer; writes a Substack | UI | 1 | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Gareth CummingsCEO, eDesk | MarketingRetail & e-commerce | 1 | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Gary MarcusCognitive scientist and author; writes Marcus on AI | AITech | 1 | 10 Oct 2026 |
| Geoffrey HuntleySoftware engineer; originator of the Ralph Wiggum agent-loop technique | Software developmentAI | 1 | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Greg BarlowPresident, Merriam-Webster | MarketingUI | 1 | Dec 2025 |
| Guy BergerSenior fellow, Burning Glass Institute | Careers | 1 | 21 May 2026 |
| Harald KirschnerPrincipal Product Manager, VS Code, Microsoft | UISoftware development | 1 | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Harry MoserFounder and president, Reshoring Initiative | Manufacturing | 1 | Sept 2026 |
| Ho NiehChairman, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Energy & utilities | 1 | Sept 2026 |
| Howard MarksCo-chairman, Oaktree Capital Management | Finance & bankingAI | 1 | 9 Dec 2025 |
| Jakub PachockiChief Scientist, OpenAI | AI | 1 | 28 Oct 2025 |
| James CadwalladerCo-founder and CEO, Profound | Marketing | 1 | 24 Feb 2026 |
| James KirkhamFounder, Iconic (brand consultancy) | Marketing | 1 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Jamie KohnSenior research director, Gartner HR practice | Human relations | 1 | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Jason KintCEO, Digital Content Next | Media & entertainment | 1 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Jeff BezosFounder and executive chairman, Amazon | Careers | 1 | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Jerome PowellGovernor, Federal Reserve Board; chair until May 2026 | Careers | 1 | Apr 2026 |
| Jessica LautzDeputy chief economist and vice president of research, National Association of Realtors | Real estate & construction | 1 | 4 Nov 2025 |
| Jim HarterChief Scientist, Workplace, Gallup | Human relations | 1 | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Joanne WilsonCFO, WPP | MarketingCareers | 1 | 26 Feb 2026 |
| John CrableSenior vice president, Corporate Synergies (insurance and employee benefits brokerage) | Health & pharma | 1 | Jan 2026 |
| John FurnerPresident and CEO, Walmart | Retail & e-commerceAI | 1 | Sept 2026 |
| John WhyteCEO and Executive Vice President, American Medical Association | Health & pharmaAI | 1 | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Johnny C. Taylor Jr.President and CEO, SHRM | Human relations | 1 | 18 Jun 2026 |
| Jon CliftonCEO, Gallup | Human relations | 1 | May 2026 |
| Joseph BowringPresident, Monitoring Analytics (independent market monitor for PJM) | Energy & utilitiesAI | 1 | Aug 2026 |
| Joseph FullerProfessor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School | CareersSoftware development | 1 | Sept 2026 |
| Joy OhmVice President, Catalyst | Human relations | 1 | 12 May 2026 |
| Justin McCarthyCo-founder and CTO, StrongDM | Software developmentAI | 1 | 6 Feb 2026 |
| Kent BeckAuthor, Software Design: Tidy First? newsletter | Software development | 1 | 25 Jun 2025 |
| Kit DickinsonExecutive, ADP | Careers | 1 | 10 Oct 2026 |
| Kristen DiCerboChief learning officer, Khan Academy | EducationAI | 1 | 9 Apr 2026 |
| Linas BeliūnasAuthor, Linas's Newsletter (FinTech and AI) | Careers | 1 | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Lindsey ZuloagaChief data scientist, HireVue | Human relations | 1 | 26 Aug 2025 |
| Luis von AhnCo-founder and CEO, Duolingo | Careers | 1 | May 2025 |
| Mark HowardChief operating officer, Time | Media & entertainmentRetail & e-commerceAI | 1 | 23 Jun 2026 |
| Martha GimbelExecutive director and co-founder, The Budget Lab at Yale | Careers | 1 | Feb 2026 |
| Mauricio PeñaChief Safety Officer, Waymo | Cars & mobility | 1 | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Melanie BridgeCEO, Sweetshop Films | Marketing | 1 | Dec 2025 |
| Michael LeuchtenPharmaceuticals analyst, Jefferies | Health & pharmaFinance & banking | 1 | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Michael LewisAuthor (The Big Short, Liar's Poker) | Crypto & digital assets | 1 | Feb 2026 |
| Michael MaganFounder, Tambo | UISoftware development | 1 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Michelle W. BowmanVice Chair for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board | Finance & banking | 1 | 8 May 2026 |
| Mike DoustdarPresident and CEO, Novo Nordisk | Health & pharma | 1 | Dec 2025 |
| Mitchell HashimotoCo-founder, Superlogical; creator of Ghostty; co-founder of HashiCorp | Software developmentAI | 1 | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Nic NewmanSenior research associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism | Media & entertainmentAI | 1 | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Nick BloomWilliam Eberle Professor of Economics, Stanford University | Human relations | 1 | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Nickle LaMoreauxChief Human Resources Officer, IBM | CareersHuman relations | 1 | Feb 2026 |
| Nikhil LaiPrincipal Analyst, Forrester | Marketing | 1 | 24 Nov 2025 |
| Ono TaisukeCEO, donut robotics | ManufacturingAI | 1 | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Paddy LambrosCEO, Dex (AI career agent) | Human relations | 1 | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Paul DreckslerFounder and editor, Shopifreaks | Retail & e-commerceAI | 1 | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Paul DyerCEO, /prompt | Marketing | 1 | 1 May 2026 |
| Pete BrownGlobal Workforce Leader, PwC | Careers | 1 | 15 Jun 2026 |
| Peter McCroryHead of economics, Anthropic | AICareers | 1 | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Peter RamerConsumer products senior analyst, RSM US | Retail & e-commerce | 1 | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Peter SteinbergerCreator of OpenClaw; at OpenAI since February 2026 | Software developmentAI | 1 | 28 Dec 2025 |
| Prashanth ChandrasekarCEO, Stack Overflow | Software developmentAI | 1 | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Raiford SmithHead of power and energy for the cloud, Google | Energy & utilitiesAI | 1 | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Randi WeingartenPresident, American Federation of Teachers | Human relations | 1 | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Roney Lima do NascimentoIB Diploma Programme mathematics teacher; HEPI blog contributor | EducationAI | 1 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Roy LeeCo-founder and CEO, Cluely | Careers | 1 | Apr 2025 |
| Ryan MasonPresident and COO, Markacy | Marketing | 1 | 1 May 2026 |
| Ryan RoslanskyExecutive vice president, LinkedIn and Microsoft Office; former LinkedIn CEO | Careers | 1 | Apr 2026 |
| Sal KhanFounder and CEO, Khan Academy | EducationAI | 1 | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Satya NadellaCEO, Microsoft | AITech | 1 | 29 Dec 2025 |
| Saurabh GuptaCo-founder, DST Global | Cars & mobility | 1 | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Scott FiglerDirector of Canada research, JLL | Real estate & construction | 1 | Jan 2026 |
| Scott McGuckinVice president, global talent acquisition, Cisco | Human relations | 1 | 26 Aug 2025 |
| Scott StrazikCEO, GE Vernova | Energy & utilitiesAI | 1 | Jul 2026 |
| Sebastian SiemiatkowskiCo-founder and CEO, Klarna | Careers | 1 | May 2025 |
| Sharion AycockUS District Judge, Northern District of Mississippi | Legal & professional servicesAI | 1 | Jun 2026 |
| Stacy DeCesaroManaging consultant, Korn Ferry | Human relations | 1 | Aug 2025 |
| Swen VinckeFounder and CEO, Larian Studios | GamingAI | 1 | Jan 2026 |
| Tim SweeneyFounder and CEO, Epic Games | GamingAI | 1 | Nov 2025 |
| Tom LeeCo-founder and head of research, Fundstrat Global Advisors | Crypto & digital assets | 1 | Feb 2026 |
| Tom PolemanProgramming chief, iHeartMedia | MarketingMedia & entertainment | 1 | 25 Nov 2025 |
| Valentin ZachariasTechnology strategist and AI architect | UI | 1 | 3 Jan 2026 |
| Yann LeCunCo-founder, AMI Labs; former Chief AI Scientist, Meta | AI | 1 | Jul 2026 |
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