Hubert Joly

Hubert Joly is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Best Buy Co., Inc. who has been recognized as one of the top 100 CEOs in the world by the Harvard Business Review, one of the top 30 CEOs in the world by Barron's and one of the top 10 CEOs in the U.S. by Glassdoor.

During his time at Best Buy he led a company transformation in which customer satisfaction and employee engagement went up dramatically, the company's carbon footprint went down by more than 50%, and Best Buy's share price went from a low of $11 to a high around $90.

His upcoming book, "The Heart of Business - Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism," takes the reader inside the mind of a CEO who leads with a remarkable philosophy: Find your noble purpo

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