Jeff Cunningham

Jeff Cunningham is Chief Executive magazine's editor-at-large and a professor of leadership at Arizona State University/Thunderbird School of Global Management, where he has also endowed the Cunningham Global Fellowship for next-generation leaders. He also is the founder of Thunderbird Opinions poll of business trends. He was previously publisher of Forbes Magazine and CEO of Zip2 (founded by Elon Musk). 

Additionally, he serves as the Managing Director and Senior Advisor at National Association of Corporate Directors. Cunningham is an Operating Partner at TriArtisan Capital Advisors LLC. He has been the Chairman of the Board and CEO at Federated Holdings, since April 2001. He served as the Chairman, CEO and Editorial Director at Directorship Services LLC from 2005 to 2010. He is the Founder and Managing Director at New England Ventures LLC. He served as a senior executive at various media and technology firms.