Rotating series · 2026 · Nominations open
Industry Shapers
One industry at a time, and the people bending it.
Nominations are open and free. Anyone can put a name forward, including your own.
About the series
Industry Shapers
A rotating series. Each cycle we take a single industry and profile the leaders changing how it works, rather than the ones simply operating well inside it.
Selection
What earns a place
01
Changing the rules
Influence on how the industry operates, not just performance within it.
02
Recognized by peers
The people doing the same job know the name.
03
A view worth arguing with
A position specific enough that a reasonable person could disagree.
Published
Stories in this series
Enterprise CEOs to Watch: The Inaugural Class
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36 chief executives building the platforms and services enterprise leaders run on, across legal, finance, people, IT, supply chain and revenue. Verified,…
The Owner in the Room
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Ryan Cohen's GameStop leadership has quietly produced one of the most remarkable corporate turnarounds in modern business — an $8.83B war chest,…
This series is being built in the open
Stories are added as leaders come through the process. Every piece is written from the executive’s own words and published only once they have approved it. If someone belongs here, put their name forward.
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Counsel Collective · Industry Shapers · 2026
