Chief Executive is a business magazine

Magazine

Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...

 published by Chief Executive Group, LLC.

Description

Chief Executive began publication in 1976 and JP Donlon is its Editor-in-Chief. The magazine is published six times a year and has a circulation of 42,000 copies is audited twice yearly by BPA Worldwide. The magazine began its publishing its magazine online in 1998.

Some of the magazine's featured sections include: , CEO Chronicles, Thought Leader, Chief Concern, Labour Relations, Strategy, Financial Management and Roundtable. Its CEO Confidence Index which reflects the CEO population's perspective on the economy, employment and investment opportunities via a monthly survey.

Each May, the magazine publishes its "Best and Worst States for Business" rankings, based on survey results from its CEO readership base. CEOs grade the states on taxes and regulation, the quality of the work force and living environment, among other categories. The 2011 rankings elicited a friendly political feud between Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, whose states ranked 3 and 1, respectively.

The magazine also features a ‘CEO of the Year’ award. Past recipients include: Jack Welch

Jack Welch

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, Bill Gates

Bill Gates

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, David Glass, Andrew Grove

Andrew Grove

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Lawrence Bossidy

Lawrence Bossidy

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, Herb Kelleher, Michael Dell

Michael Dell

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, Fred Smith

Fred Smith

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, A.G. Lafley, Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble

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, Bob Ulrich

Bob Ulrich

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 Anne Mulcahy

Anne M. Mulcahy

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James Skinner

James Skinner

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, Kenneth L. Schroeder

Kenneth L. Schroeder

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, Hugh Grant (manager)

Hugh Grant (manager)

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, Alan Mulally

Alan Mulally

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