Audited through August 15, 2026

Leadership,
measured.

A source-first study of completed CEO, CFO, and operating-leader tenures—built to separate durable execution from market noise.

Explore the evidence Fixed study window
August 2, 2016–August 2, 2026
Companies mappedCandidate universe
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Completed tenuresRanking eligible
Pay recordsSEC reconciled

What the database
can support today.

Explore verified evidence now. Treat comparative conclusions as provisional until the completed-tenure population is representative.

Top three.
Bottom three.

Completed tenures ranked by annualized company price return minus SPY over identical dates. Price returns exclude dividends. Results are a curated historical sample—not a final all-company ranking.

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CEO38 completed records scored
Top performersvs. SPY annualized
1
Doug OberhelmanCaterpillar · CAT · Verified
Aug 2, 2016Dec 31, 2016
+28.6%
2
Dennis MuilenburgBoeing · BA · Verified
Aug 2, 2016Dec 22, 2019
+18.5%
3
Samuel AllenDeere & Company · DE · Verified
Aug 2, 2016Nov 3, 2019
+17.2%
Bottom performersvs. SPY annualized
1
John LechleiterEli Lilly · LLY · Verified
Aug 2, 2016Dec 31, 2016
-35.2%
2
David CalhounBoeing · BA · Verified
Jan 13, 2020Aug 7, 2024
-24.9%
3
Mark FieldsFord Motor · F · Verified
Aug 2, 2016May 21, 2017
-24.5%
CFO6 completed records scored
Top performersvs. SPY annualized
1
Anat AshkenaziEli Lilly · LLY · Verified
Feb 1, 2021Jul 30, 2024
+36.5%
2
Paul DonofrioBank of America · BAC · Approximate
Aug 2, 2016Nov 21, 2021
+8.8%
3
Vasant PrabhuVisa · V · Approximate
Aug 2, 2016Sep 30, 2023
+6.2%
Bottom performersvs. SPY annualized
1
Pierre BreberChevron · CVX · Verified
Apr 1, 2019Feb 29, 2024
-8.3%
2
Chuck StevensGeneral Motors · GM · Approximate
Aug 2, 2016Aug 31, 2018
-6.0%
3
Brett BiggsWalmart · WMT · Approximate
Aug 2, 2016Jun 5, 2022
-2.0%
COO5 completed records scored
Top performersvs. SPY annualized
1
Gary CohnGoldman Sachs · GS · Verified
Aug 2, 2016Dec 31, 2016
+172.5%
2
Christopher CalioRTX · RTX · Verified
Mar 1, 2022May 2, 2024
-8.1%
3
Harvey SchwartzGoldman Sachs · GS · Verified
Jan 1, 2017Apr 20, 2018
-10.6%
Bottom performersvs. SPY annualized
1
David SolomonGoldman Sachs · GS · Verified
Jan 1, 2017Sep 30, 2018
-19.9%
2
Jacek OlczakPhilip Morris International · PM · Approximate
Jan 1, 2018May 5, 2021
-16.6%
3
Harvey SchwartzGoldman Sachs · GS · Verified
Jan 1, 2017Apr 20, 2018
-10.6%

Short tenures can produce unusually large annualized results. Gary Cohn's displayed measurement begins at the fixed study-window boundary, not his original 2006 appointment. CFO coverage includes approximate day-level dates; Jacek Olczak's COO dates are month-confirmed. Treat close comparisons cautiously.

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01

Shareholder return

Company performance measured against SPY and sector benchmarks during the exact tenure.

MARKET OUTCOME
02

Operating execution

Revenue, earnings, cash flow, and issuer-selected measures kept separate from market sentiment.

BUSINESS OUTCOME
03

Pay efficiency

SEC-reported compensation assessed against operating results and shareholder value creation.

ALIGNMENT

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This is independent historical research, not investment advice. Rankings are methodology-specific and remain provisional while coverage is incomplete.

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