Jeff Weiner

Jeff Weiner CNBC Next 25
Benjamin Wachenje

Title: CEO of LinkedIn

Born: February 21, 1970, New York City

Education: BS in economics, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania

Early Marker: Weiner managed Yahoo!'s consumer Web products, including the Front Page, Mail and Search.

Big Idea: Looking to expand the global platform of the business-focused social network (and job-recruiters playground) that currently operates in more than 20 languages and is developing revenue streams from them, including from increased content publishing.

Wave of the Future: Social media

Latest Special Reports

  • Nashville skyline at dusk.

    The pandemic and the success of startup culture have sparked the emergence of new hubs for businesses outside of traditional power centers of New York, Chicago, Houston and San Francisco. These Cities of Success each have used unique characteristics – pop culture influence, clusters of great universities, friendly geography or forward-thinking local governments – to attract major companies and nurture an entrepreneurial community around them.

  • The Workforce Wire provides news and information on what employers and executives are doing to adapt to the ever-changing workplace.

  • More than ever, the hope for a sustainable world has gained traction among the next generation of businesses, policymakers and investors. CNBC’s Sustainable Future focuses on how smart investments, new ideas and tech innovation can generate commerce — and a world — with staying power.

CNBC25: Rebels, Icons and Leaders