A study in the US shows that a significant percentage of male CEOs in Fortune 500 companies are 6ft or taller, with an even higher percentage being 6'2'' or taller. The height of CEOs has sparked theories about their success, with some suggesting that shorter CEOs may be more competent. Self-made American billionaires who founded their own Fortune 500 companies, such as Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos, are notably shorter in height compared to the average male CEO. The correlation between height and success among CEOs has led to discussions on the advantages of being tall in the business world.
Interesting stat of the day As a whole, male CEOs in the US tend to be taller than average But at the founder level, some major names are shorter than you'd expect https://t.co/H6MbvNepaH
Didn't realize Zuck, Bezos, and Huang are all not just below average height but quite a bit so. Economists will know Mankiw's lesson in optimal tax theory on "tax tall men" (I am 6'0" so please don't!); "tall and good looking" really is a huge advantage. https://t.co/DkNbudMGvV https://t.co/m6HKwr5jtR
So tall kings become CEOs of big companies and short kings create big companies? https://t.co/htOhixO0Qb
Old Taleb corollary would be that short CEOs are the most competent. And in fact both Bezos and Zuckerberg are very short. https://t.co/GXUA9TR6Aq
Two theories for why CEOs are so tall: 1) They're lying about their height 2) An entire career of being able to reach the empty part of white board at the top, so they get more of their ideas out where everyone can see them. https://t.co/fUS8O1gnu7
Self-made American billionaires who didn’t have to get picked for the CEO job and built their own Fortune 500 companies: Mark Zuckerberg: 5’ 7” Jensen Huang: 5’ 7” Jeff Bezos: 5’ 7” Michael Bloomberg: 5’ 7” Eric Yuan: 5’ 7” Tony Xu: 5’ 7” Sergey Brin: 5’ 8” Bill Gates: 5’ 10” https://t.co/RJ8DSqJOJo
In the US, 14.5% of men are 6ft or taller. Among CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, 58% are 6ft or taller (4x increase) 3.9% of men are 6’2’’ or taller, among F500 CEOs, 30% are 6’2’’ or taller (7.6x increase)