Profiles of business leaders
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Nadine Labaki
Nadine Labaki is a Lebanese actress, director, and activist renowned for her significant contributions to the film industry.
Bill Laboon
Bill Laboon is the Head of Education and Grants at Web3 Foundation.
Richard Lackey
Richard Lackey is the CEO and Chairman of The World Food Bank.
Christine Lagarde
Managing director of the International Monetary Fund. Since 2019, she has been the president of the European Central Bank.
Karl Lagerfeld
There’s a reason why Karl Otto Lagerfeld is looked up to as ‘Kaiser’. He was one of Fashion’s most decorated designers, legendary for his cutting-edge pop-cultural aesthetic injected with cultural, historical references. In addition to his eponymous label, he was creative director of Chanel and head designer of fur and ready-to-wear at Fendi.
Ramon L. Laguarta
Ramon L. Laguarta is a Spanish-American business executive who currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PepsiCo.
Frederic Laluyaux
Frederic Laluyaux is the Co-Founder, President, and CEO at Aera Technology.
Timothy Lane
Timothy Lane is an economist and central banker, and former Deputy Governor at the Bank of Canda.
Eric Larcheveque
Co-founder at Ledger, Coinhouse & ALGOSU
Kamales Lardi
Author of The Human Side of Digital Business Transformation, Keynote Speaker, Digital business transformation thought leader and expert
Vlad Larichev
Vlad Larichev is an Industrial AI Lead at Accenture Industry X with expertise in software engineering, LLM integration, and digital transformation.
Vlad Larichev
Industrial AI Lead, Engineer, Software Developer, Public Speaker
Daniel Larimer
CTO at Block.one
Chris Larsen
Co-founded the company OpenCoin, which began developing a new payment protocol called Ripple, based on a concept developed by Ryan Fugger
Aaron Lau
Aaron Lau is the Founder and CEO of Gusto Collective, the leading brand technology group in Asia.
Theodora (Theo) Lau
Theodora Lau is a fintech entrepreneur, founder of Unconventional Ventures, author, speaker, and advisor focused on improving consumer financial well-being and supporting innovation in fintech.
Vanessa Lau
Vanessa Lau is a Canadian entrepreneur, digital strategist, and content creator known for her leadership in the creator economy. After building a multi-million dollar coaching business, she pivoted in 2024 to found Superboba, a superfood milk tea brand, while continuing to educate creators on sustainable business growth.
Max Lautenschläger
Co-Founder, Managing Director and COO of Iconic Holding, a global crypto asset manager
Layla
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Celine Lazorthes
The founder and CEO of Leetchi Group, which includes leetchi.com and MANGOPAY, Céline is deeply engaged in the startup community.