Quiz Of The Week: Are You CEO Material?

To get on in the IT industry it’s not just what you know but who you know. This week’s quiz probes your knowledge of the IT industry’s movers and shakers.

As well as world-changing technology, the IT industry has been blessed by some pretty colourful characters, like Steve Ballmer and Larry Ellison, as well as statesman-like operators such as Bill Gates and Eric Schmidt. But what did they all do?

Knowing me, knowing CEOs

Most CEOs have fantastic hair. Some are famed for holding up flights on the runway for stylists, while others seem to get by without any at all. Some CEOs demand fantastic salaries, while others get by with only the incredible stock options.

Some CEOs have political ambitions, while others simply want to achieve a higher spiritual plane – or a faster executive jet plane.

In the next fifteen questions, we’ll probe a bit deeper, and see how much you know, about the people who – for better or worse – are re-making our world.

Check your CEO-factor. Try our quiz

Peter Judge

Peter Judge has been involved with tech B2B publishing in the UK for many years, working at Ziff-Davis, ZDNet, IDG and Reed. His main interests are networking security, mobility and cloud

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