Forget becoming a self-made billionaire—working for others is a fast-track to ultra-wealth like Tim Cook and Satya Nadella

fortune.com/2025/05/20/self-made-billionaire-hired-hand-ceos-ultra-wealth-pathway-tim-cook-satya-nadella

Billionaire CEOs like Tim Cook and Satya Nadella are part of a growing list of ultra-rich leaders who didn’t create a company or a product—but earned their wealth through their leadership. These “hired-hand billionaires” rose by some 60% in the last year, according to Forbes.
Many of the…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-05-20 16:20:32.
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