Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University’s MBA program has the largest share of alumni that went on to become a CEO, according to the “Mid-year Volatility Report” from executive search firm Crist Kolder Associates.
The executive recruiting firm tracks the backgrounds and turnover of C-suite executives across 665 Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies, 9.7% of which are healthcare organizations.
The firm tracked the MBA educational backgrounds of 665 sitting CEOs in the Fortune 500 and S&P 500.
Here are the MBA schools that produce the most CEOs, as well as how many sitting CEOs graduated from there, per Crist Kolder Associates:
Note: This list includes ties.
1. Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.) — 40
2. Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) — 26
3 (tie). University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) — 13
3 (tie). University of Chicago — 13
3 (tie). Columbia University (New York City) — 13
6. Stanford (Calif.) University — 12
7. New York University (New York City) — 7
8. Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.) — 6
9. University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) — 5
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