1. Larry Ellison
2. Bill Gates
3. Jeff Bezos
4. John Chambers
5. Michael Dell
6. Scott McNealy
7. Andy Grove
8. Lew Platt (not for long)
9. Lou Gerstner
10. Steve Jobs
Bottom 5:
1. Al Gore
2. Alvin Toffler
3. Larry Ellison
4. Esther Dyson
5. Bob Metcalfe
Survey of 1500 execs and web poll , of 51 nominees.
Each one had respective reaction-quotes (e.g. Ellison; "provocative
content" and "outrageous content" -- you figure out which was #1 and
#3...) -- except for Bob: "No comments submitted". Ouch!