在美國一些最有影響力的首席執(zhí)行官中，有的高中畢業(yè)后并沒有沒上大學(xué)，有的上了大學(xué)但中途退了學(xué)。

而這些“大學(xué)輟學(xué)生”有個共同點(diǎn)：年紀(jì)輕輕就投入工作，而且一直在拼命努力。

Some of America’s most powerful CEO’s never even made it through the doors of an academic institution after high-school, and others who did, dropped out midway.

The one thing these “college dropouts” all have in common is that they started work young and haven’t stopped since.

1.托德·瓊斯，Publix

1.Todd Jones, Publix

54歲的托德·瓊斯并沒有正式的大學(xué)學(xué)位，但他是“Publix大學(xué)”合格的畢業(yè)生。40年里他在連鎖超市Publix逐步晉升，2016年1月出任首席執(zhí)行官。躋身高層以前，店員出身的瓊斯幾乎從事過公司內(nèi)各類工作，對Publix的了解無出其右。

Todd Jones, 54, might not have an official college degree but he’s a full-fledged graduate of the “University of Publix ”. He spent four decades climbing the ranks of the supermarket chain before becoming CEO in January 2016. By this point, the former store clerk had tried his hand at almost every side of the business and now knows it better than anyone else.

2.理查德.A.岡薩雷斯，AbbVie公司

2.Richard A. Gonzalez, AbbVie

雖然從未大學(xué)畢業(yè)（此前在公司簡歷中聲稱自己大學(xué)畢業(yè)），61歲的理查德·岡薩雷斯卻成功地管理著AbbVie的2.8萬名員工，公司年?duì)I業(yè)收入達(dá)到230億美元。和傳統(tǒng)意義上的大學(xué)退學(xué)生不同，他離開校園是為了從事制藥業(yè)，而且一做就是30年。岡薩雷斯管理過兩家跨國公司，如今退休后再度出山，安度晚年不適合他。

Despite never graduating from college (and previously claiming that he did in his company bio), Richard Gonzalez, 61, has managed to keep a handle on AbbVie ’s 28,000 employees and $23 billion annual revenue. Not your typical college dropout, Gonzalez quit school to make a start on his 30-year career in pharmaceuticals. He has run two global companies and already returned from retirement once; the quiet life just wasn’t for him.

3.約翰.P.麥基，全食食品公司

3.John P. Mackey, Whole Foods Market

這位號稱清醒的資本家在大學(xué)里修了100多學(xué)分，但從未畢業(yè)。當(dāng)年他一門心思撲在和女友蕾妮·羅森·哈迪共同建立的有機(jī)食品連鎖店上，所以沒時間拿學(xué)位。麥基的直覺和堅(jiān)持得到了回報，他的公司現(xiàn)在是美國最大的有機(jī)食品超市，名為全食食品。而62歲的麥基依然仿佛過著“愛我所愛”的學(xué)生生活，拿著一美元的象征性年薪。

The so-called conscious capitalist clocked over 100 credits of college classes but never graduated. He was too preoccupied with an organic food store that he set up with then-girlfriend Renee Lawson Hardy to finish a degree. Perseverance and intuition paid off as it’s now the largest organic supermarket chain in the U.S. and goes by the name of Whole Foods. But Mackey, 62, still lives up to his “free love” student years and only pays himself an annual salary of $1.

4.謝爾登·阿德爾森，拉斯維加斯金沙集團(tuán)

4.Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Sands

82歲的美國商界大亨謝爾登·阿德爾森既沒有時間也沒有必要完成大學(xué)學(xué)位。他的職業(yè)生涯始于12歲在波士頓賣報紙，從此一直忙忙碌碌。他銳意進(jìn)取又勇于實(shí)踐，成立創(chuàng)立過多家公司，包括不斷擴(kuò)張的賭場帝國拉斯維加斯金沙集團(tuán)，如今觸手已伸到美國沙漠之外，業(yè)務(wù)遍及亞洲。近年來，阿德爾森因?yàn)榭犊Y助共和黨候選人而家喻戶曉。

U.S. business magnate Sheldon Adelson, 82, hasn’t had the time or the necessity to complete a college degree. He kicked off his career at the tender age of 12 selling newspapers in Boston and has been hustling ever since. His willingness to experiment led him to set up a string of successful companies, including Las Vegas Sands ??-0.09%?, a sprawling casino empire, which stretches beyond the U.S. desert and across Asia. In recent years, Adelson has become a household name for his abundant funding of Republican candidates and causes.

5.羅伯特.W.皮特曼，iHeartMedia

5.Robert W. Pittman, iHeartMedia

人稱“鮑勃”的皮特曼現(xiàn)年62歲，是當(dāng)代美國電視產(chǎn)業(yè)的先驅(qū)。他參與創(chuàng)立并經(jīng)營MTV音樂電視網(wǎng)，而后出任美國在線的首席運(yùn)營官。在他任內(nèi)，美國在線與時代華納進(jìn)行了合并。雖然該交易被普遍認(rèn)為是史上最失敗并購之一，但并未影響到皮特曼。現(xiàn)在他執(zhí)掌的iHeartMedia是美國最大的廣播公司。皮特曼沒有大學(xué)學(xué)位，他的成功主要因?yàn)闆Q心堅(jiān)定，工作勤奮，這也是皮特曼從15歲就開始養(yǎng)成的習(xí)慣。那年他在密西西比州一家廣播電臺找了份工作，事業(yè)由此起步。

“Bob” Pittman, 62, is a pioneer of modern American television. He was part of the team that created MTV and went on to run the network. Pittman was later chief operating officer of AOL during the company’s tie-up with Time Warner ??2.11%?, widely considered one of the worst mergers of all time. Nonetheless, he managed to come out the other side unscathed, and now runs iHeartMedia, the largest broadcaster in the U.S. He doesn’t have a college degree to thank for his success but determination and hard work, which goes right back to the 15-year-old boy who started out in a radio studio in Mississippi.

6.約翰.P.塔格，Hertz Global Holdings

6.John P. Tague, Hertz Global Holdings

54歲的約翰·塔格的生平所學(xué)全都來自工作實(shí)踐。他一路奮斗最終坐上美國聯(lián)合航空的最高領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者寶座。21世紀(jì)初他著力改善銷售，帶領(lǐng)公司逐漸走出低谷。2015年末，他臨危受命掌管Hertz Global Holdings的汽車租賃業(yè)務(wù)，公司上下寄望他能像在美聯(lián)航一樣帶領(lǐng)大伙重振業(yè)務(wù)。塔格成功的關(guān)鍵是，管理任何行業(yè)都游刃有余。他說自己學(xué)過最重要的東西不是在大學(xué)里，而是在廚房餐桌旁父親告訴他的人生道理。

John Tague, 54, learned everything on the job. He worked his way up to the top at United Airlines and pulled the company out of dark times by boosting sales in the early 2000’s. He was called into Hertz ??-0.07%? in late 2015 to run the company’s car rental business and their hoping he’ll do just the same. His ability to master any trade is the key to his success. Something he learned from his father at the kitchen table, not in college, he says.

7.拉里.D.楊，Dr. Pepper公司

7.Larry D. Young, Dr. Pepper

61歲的拉里·楊畢生從事軟飲料行業(yè)，不過在擔(dān)任首席執(zhí)行官以前一直很低調(diào)。他的第一份工作是在百事可樂公司開卡車，40年后掌管50多個飲料品牌。楊表示一切經(jīng)驗(yàn)皆來自實(shí)踐，而非學(xué)校課堂。 (財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))

譯者: Pessy

審校：夏林

Larry Young, 61, has been in the soft drink industry for all of his working life, though in less glamorous seats than the CEO’s chair. He started out driving Pepsi ??1.48%? trucks and 40 years later is now responsible for more than 50 beverage brands. Young says he picked up everything on the road—not in class.