The New Magnates

Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Marc Benioff, Larry Page, Evan Spiegel, and others like them are the equivalent of 19th century tycoons such as Vanderbilt and Rockefeller. These modern-day captains of industry are in many cases running companies of unprecedented size and influence, and bringing to bear their own philosophies on achievement, wealth, leadership, and—increasingly—politics and public policy. We’re watching their every move.