Akio Toyoda

• CEO, Toyota Motor
• Age: 57
• Country of Citizenship: Japan
• Education: Master of Business Administration, Babson College; Bachelor of Arts / Science, Keio University

Profile

The grandson of Toyota ­Motor's founder has led the company through global recession, recalls and the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Bill Clinton

• Chairman, Clinton Global Initiative
• Age: 67
• Residence: Chappaqua, NY
• Country of Citizenship: United States
• Education: Doctor of Jurisprudence, Yale University
• Marital Status: Married
• Children: 1

Profile

The unusually active ex-Prez now fills his time with philanthropic ventures and public speaking. Members of his Clinton Global Initiative have so far made nearly 2,500 commitments valued at $87.9 billion, impacting 430 million people in 180 countries.

Larry Fink

• Cofounder, CEO, BlackRock
• Age: 61
• Residence: New York, NY
• Country of Citizenship: United States
• Education: Master of Business Administration, Anderson School of Management; Bachelor of Arts / Science, Duke University
• Marital Status: Married

Profile

BlackRock's $3.8 trillion in assets under management may actually understate the influence of the world's largest money manager. Fink is often the first phone call for governments and businesses with questions, with clients including

Lee Kun-Hee

• Chairman, Samsung Group
• Age: 72
• Source of Wealth: Samsung, inherited and growing
• Residence: Seoul, South Korea
• Country of Citizenship: South Korea
• Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Waseda University
• Marital Status: Married
• Children: 3

Profile

Lee is chairman of the world's largest electronics manufacturing company (nearly $188 billion in revenue in 2012). He wields significant influence in Asia -- Samsung is arguably Asia's best known brand -- and Silicon Valley.

Ali Al-Naimi

• Oil Minister, Saudi Arabia
• Age: 79
• Residence: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
• Country of Citizenship: Saudi Arabia
• Education: Master of Science, Stanford University

Profile

Ali Al-Naimi presides over the Saudi Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and is chair of the state-owned Saudi Aramco, by far the biggest oil company in the world.