Lyft’s CEO is nudged into the spotlight in a time of need
Logan Green is known to be reserved, letting his second-in-command speak for their ride-sharing service. But now he’s in a race with Uber to take...
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Deepak Chopra has a prescription for what ails tech
Deepak Chopra, a physician and celebrity wellness adviser, is known for promoting the benefits of meditation. Now he's become a gadget guy, embracing the industry...
Only Herb Kelleher could make an airline revolution this fun
Commentary | The former chairman and chief executive of Southwest Airlines, who died Thursday, did the near impossible: building, from scratch, a consistently profitable airline...
Jim Pattison, nicknamed ‘Canada’s Warren Buffett,’ drives his own pickup truck
Canada's third-richest man is 90, but not ready to take it easy at the Vancouver headquarters of his empire. Instead, he's criss-crossing Alberta and Manitoba...
In airline-business rarity, Air France picks a woman CEO
Anne Rigail will take over as CEO of Air France this week, an uncommon appointment for a woman. No major U.S. carrier has ever had...
Huawei exec’s arrest raises stakes in the middle of U.S.-China dispute
The daughter of Huawei’s chief has risen through the ranks despite competition from her brother and others.
How one family built Qualtrics, an $8 billion startup far from Silicon Valley
SAP is buying Qualtrics, which was started by Ryan Smith in 2002 with his brother Jared. Ryan will continue to run the company as an...
The ‘rational’ businesswoman picked to temper Tesla’s mercurial Musk
In Person profile: As Tesla's chairman, Denholm will be responsible for holding back celebrity CEO Elon Musk while guiding an electric-car maker that's still in...
Antics of corporate gadfly Evelyn Y. Davis made annual meetings lively
One of a handful of well-known corporate gadflies, she sometimes appeared in costumes that would underscore her messages to company leaders. Her relentless questions about...
Trump’s trade negotiator, rooted in the Rust Belt, plays hardball with China
Robert Lighthizer earned the nickname “missile man” during trade talks more than 30 years ago, and he hasn’t changed his approach much.
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