Inc.

2023 CEO SURVEY

WHO YOU ARE

23% were born outside the United States.

GENDER

AGE

MARITAL STATUS

51% are serial entrepreneurs (and 49% still own at least one of their earlier companies).

55% started their first business with less than $10,000.

EDUCATION

SOME HIGH SCHOOL 1%
HIGH SCHOOL 12%
TWO-YEAR COLLEGE/ VOCATIONAL SCHOOL/ CODING ACADEMY 7%
FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE 43%
BUSINESS SCHOOL (MBA) 17%
OTHER GRAD SCHOOL 21%

RACE/ETHNICITY

A.I. AND SOCIAL MEDIA

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