10 Elite CEOs in 2025
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Bronwyn Bridges is the CEO and Co-Founder of PragmaClin, a MedTech company focused on improving how Parkinson’s Disease is assessed and managed. She grew up in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, a small community in Canada, where her early exposure to healthcare came through her mother, Patti, a long-term care nurse. Watching her mother work closely with patients planted the first seeds of empathy, responsibility, and service that would later define Bronwyn’s professional path.
Alexandre Saraiva is the Chairman and CEO of Vida Máxima Corporation, a diversified holding company operating in both the United States and Brazil. His group covers a wide range of sectors including life and health insurance, accounting and immigration services, education, construction, and financial solutions.
OpenUK
Amanda Brock is a leader who has spent more thirty years building a career shaped by law, technology, and the power of open source. After working as a lawyer for twenty-five years, she moved to take on the responsibility of leading OpenUK, an organisation she helped build from the ground up. For the past six years, she has guided it to become the United Kingdom’s industry body for the business of open technology, covering open source software, hardware, data, standards, and AI.
Robin Vermaat is the Founder and CEO of RV Consultancy, a boutique logistics consulting firm based in Abu Dhabi. His journey reflects a blend of strategic thinking, curiosity, and deep human connection. What drives him is the belief that businesses can grow with purpose – not just through profit, but through progress, adaptability, and genuine collaboration.
Tom Tyrrell
Tom Tyrrell is a serial entrepreneur and social philanthropist who has spent his life building organizations that create long-term value for both people and the planet. Over the years, he has founded five for-profit companies and three non-profit organizations, with most of his work centered on education, environmental protection, and economic development.
Carbliss
Adam Kroener, cofounder and CEO of Carbliss, has a journey shaped by resilience, vision, and teamwork. From serving in the Army National Guard at the age of 17 to becoming a father at 18, Adam’s early life demanded responsibility and grit. After returning from a tour overseas, he entered manufacturing, working in Wisconsin’s cheese industry. Starting as a cheese cutter, he steadily climbed into leadership roles, gaining valuable experience in operations and management.
Women’s Bean Project
Tamra Ryan became the leader of Women’s Bean Project in 2003 because she was deeply inspired by its business model. Women’s Bean Project is an employment social enterprise that operates as a nonprofit organization. It is built on the belief that all women have the power to transform their lives through employment. The organization hires women facing chronic unemployment for a period of six to nine months.
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