Largest Single Gain
$4.90T
Jensen Huang
Nvidia · founder
Combined Wealth Creation
$27.48T
Across Top 25 CEOs
More than the GDP of Japan + Germany combined
Greatest Wealth Creation by School
Stanford University
$8.86T combined
4 CEO alumni: Huang, Pichai, Page, Hastings
Top 25 CEOs by Market Cap Gain during their tenure
#
CEO · Company · Education
Market Cap Added
01
🇺🇸Jensen HuangNvidia · founder
Oregon State University (BS, EE) · Stanford University (MS, EE)
+$4.90T
02
🇺🇸Satya NadellaMicrosoft
Manipal Institute of Technology (BS, EE) · University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (MS, CS) · University of Chicago (MBA)
+$3.80T
03
🇺🇸Tim CookApple
Auburn University (BS, Industrial Eng.) · Duke University (MBA)
+$3.65T
04
🇺🇸Sundar PichaiAlphabet
IIT Kharagpur (B.Tech) · Stanford University (MS, Materials Sci.) · University of Pennsylvania (MBA)
+$3.45T
05
🇺🇸Mark ZuckerbergMeta Platforms · founder
Harvard University (did not graduate — dropped out, 2004)
+$1.70T
06
🇺🇸Jeff BezosAmazon · founder
Princeton University (BS, Electrical Eng. & Computer Sci.)
+$1.65T
07
🇺🇸Elon MuskTesla
University of Pennsylvania (BS, Physics · BA, Economics)
+$1.48T
08
🇺🇸Warren BuffettBerkshire Hathaway
University of Nebraska–Lincoln (BS, Business) · Columbia University (MS, Economics)
+$1.00T
09
🇺🇸Andy JassyAmazon
Harvard University (BA, Government · MBA)
+$930B
10
🇺🇸Bill GatesMicrosoft · founder
Harvard University (did not graduate — dropped out, 1975)
+$620B
Half‑Trillion ClubRanks 11 – 18
11
🇺🇸Jack WelchGeneral Electric
UMass Amherst (BS, Chem. Eng.) · University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign (MS & PhD, Chem. Eng.)
+$586B
12
🇨🇳Pony MaTencent · founder
Shenzhen University (BS, Computer Applications)
+$550B
13
🇺🇸Jamie DimonJPMorgan Chase
Tufts University (BA, Psychology & Economics) · Harvard University (MBA)
+$540B
14
🇺🇸Steve JobsApple · founder (returned)
Reed College (did not graduate — dropped out after one semester, 1972)
+$347B
15
🇺🇸Lisa SuAMD
MIT (BS, MS, PhD — all in Electrical Engineering)
+$297B
16
🇫🇷Bernard ArnaultLVMH
École Polytechnique (Engineering degree)
+$283B
17
🇺🇸Larry PageGoogle / Alphabet · founder
University of Michigan (BS, Computer Eng.) · Stanford University (MS, CS — PhD unfinished)
+$260B
18
🇺🇸Reed HastingsNetflix · founder
Bowdoin College (BA, Mathematics) · Stanford University (MS, Computer Science)
+$250B
Quarter‑Trillion ClubRanks 19 – 25
19
🇺🇸Bob IgerWalt Disney
Ithaca College (BS, Television & Radio — magna cum laude)
+$235B
20
🇺🇸Larry EllisonOracle · founder
University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign · University of Chicago (attended, did not graduate)
+$180B
21
🇺🇸Stephen SchwarzmanBlackstone · co‑founder
Yale University (BA) · Harvard University (MBA)
+$180B
22
🇺🇸Marc BenioffSalesforce · founder
University of Southern California (BS, Business Administration)
+$172B
23
🇯🇵Akio ToyodaToyota Motor
Keio University (BA, Law) · Babson College (MBA)
+$160B
24
🇸🇪Daniel EkSpotify · founder
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (did not graduate — 8 weeks)
+$140B
25
🇯🇵Masayoshi SonSoftBank Group · founder
UC Berkeley (BA, Economics)
+$120B
Schools Ranked by Combined Wealth Creation
Each CEO's full market cap gain is credited to every university they attended.
#
School
CEOs
Combined Wealth
01
Stanford University
Jensen Huang · Sundar Pichai · Larry Page · Reed Hastings
4
$8.86T
02
University of Pennsylvania
Sundar Pichai (MBA) · Elon Musk (BS, BA)
2
$4.93T
03
Oregon State University
Jensen Huang (BS, EE)
1
$4.90T
04
University of Chicago
Satya Nadella (MBA) · Larry Ellison (attended)
2
$3.98T
05
Harvard University
Andy Jassy (BA, MBA) · Zuckerberg* · Gates* · Dimon (MBA) · Schwarzman (MBA)
5
$3.97T
06
Manipal Institute of Technology
Satya Nadella (BS, EE)
1
$3.80T
07
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Satya Nadella (MS, CS)
1
$3.80T
08
Auburn University
Tim Cook (BS, Industrial Eng.)
1
$3.65T
09
Duke University
Tim Cook (MBA)
1
$3.65T
10
IIT Kharagpur
Sundar Pichai (B.Tech, Metallurgical Eng.)
1
$3.45T
11
Princeton University
Jeff Bezos (BS, EE & CS)
1
$1.65T
12
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Warren Buffett (BS, Business)
1
$1.00T
13
Columbia University
Warren Buffett (MS, Economics)
1
$1.00T
14
University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign
Jack Welch (MS, PhD) · Larry Ellison (attended)
2
$766B
15
UMass Amherst
Jack Welch (BS, Chem. Eng.)
1
$586B
16
Shenzhen University
Pony Ma (BS, CS)
1
$550B
17
Tufts University
Jamie Dimon (BA)
1
$540B
18
Reed College
Steve Jobs (attended)
1
$347B
19
MIT
Lisa Su (BS, MS, PhD)
1
$297B
20
École Polytechnique
Bernard Arnault (Engineering)
1
$283B
21
University of Michigan
Larry Page (BS, Computer Eng.)
1
$260B
22
Bowdoin College
Reed Hastings (BA, Mathematics)
1
$250B
23
Ithaca College
Bob Iger (BS, TV & Radio)
1
$235B
24
Yale University
Stephen Schwarzman (BA)
1
$180B
25
University of Southern California
Marc Benioff (BS, Business)
1
$172B
26
Keio University
Akio Toyoda (BA, Law)
1
$160B
27
Babson College
Akio Toyoda (MBA)
1
$160B
28
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Daniel Ek (attended)
1
$140B
29
UC Berkeley
Masayoshi Son (BA, Economics)
1
$120B