- In the United States, the average CEO assumes the role at age 50.8.
- CEOs from "high-discretion" countries, like the U.S., are much more likely to be dismissed following poor firm performance than CEOs in "low-discretion" countries.
- The incidence of psychopathy amoung CEOs is about 4 percent, four times what it is in the general population.
There may be nothing typical about individuals who become chief executives, but as data and research show, but there are commonalities to be found among the men and women who carry the CEO title.
Below, a collection of government data and research from McCombs professors, including Craig Crossland, Robert Parrino, and Raji Srinivasan, that paints a portrait of what makes a CEO.
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