Power Ranking

Most Powerful People in United States

The 50 most powerful people in United States on ApexHierarchy, ranked by the tier formula — institutional control, reach, influence, network and financial strength, not wealth alone. Elon Musk ranks first, at Global tier. Every profile lists its sources and a confidence score.

  1. 1Top GlobalElon MuskCEO of Tesla and SpaceX; Former Senior Advisor to the U.S. President
  2. 2Top GlobalWarren BuffettChairman of Berkshire Hathaway and legendary value investor
  3. 3Top GlobalJensen HuangCo-founder, President, and CEO of NVIDIA Corporation
  4. 4High GlobalDonald TrumpPresident of the United States
  5. 5Mid GlobalSundar PichaiCEO of Google and Alphabet Inc.
  6. 6Mid GlobalLarry FinkCo-founder, Chairman, and CEO of BlackRock
  7. 7Mid GlobalSatya NadellaChairman and CEO of Microsoft
  8. 8Low GlobalTaylor SwiftAmerican singer-songwriter and highest-grossing live music artist
  9. 9Low GlobalScott Bessent79th United States Secretary of the Treasury
  10. 10Low GlobalDavid SolomonChairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs
  11. 11Top ContinentalPeter ThielCo-Founder of PayPal & Palantir, Partner at Founders Fund
  12. 12Top ContinentalReid HoffmanCo-Founder of LinkedIn & Partner at Greylock Partners
  13. 13Top ContinentalJamie DimonChief Executive Officer and Chairman of JPMorgan Chase
  14. 14Top ContinentalBob IgerAmerican media executive and former CEO of The Walt Disney Company
  15. 15Top ContinentalMarc BenioffCo-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Salesforce; Owner of Time Magazine
  16. 16High ContinentalYasmin GreenCEO of Jigsaw
  17. 17High ContinentalMarc AndreessenCo-Founder & General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
  18. 18High ContinentalKevin WarshChair of the Federal Reserve
  19. 19Mid ContinentalRakesh GangwalCo-founder of IndiGo Airlines and Former CEO of US Airways Group
  20. 20Mid ContinentalScott KirbyChief Executive Officer, United Airlines
  21. 21Mid ContinentalMarco RubioU.S. Secretary of State and U.S. National Security Advisor
  22. 22Low ContinentalJD VanceVice President of the United States
  23. 23Low ContinentalDarren WoodsChairman and CEO, ExxonMobil
  24. 24Low ContinentalChris KempczinskiPresident, Chairman, and CEO of McDonald's Corporation
  25. 25Low ContinentalSusie Wiles32nd White House Chief of Staff
  26. 26Top NationalJoe Biden46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
  27. 27Top NationalBen HorowitzCo-Founder and General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz
  28. 28High NationalJB PritzkerGovernor of Illinois
  29. 29High NationalJohn RobertsChief Justice of the United States
  30. 30High NationalJesse ItzlerEntrepreneur, Author, and Co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks
  31. 31Mid NationalGreg MeeksU.S. Representative for New York (Queens); Ranking Member, House Foreign Affairs Committee
  32. 32Mid NationalMike JohnsonSpeaker of the United States House of Representatives
  33. 33Mid NationalJohn ThuneSenate Majority Leader
  34. 34Mid NationalCalvin ButlerPresident and CEO, Exelon
  35. 35Low NationalDebra CafaroChairman and CEO, Ventas Inc.
  36. 36Low NationalPete Hegseth29th United States Secretary of Defense
  37. 37High StateMichael DowlingPresident and CEO, Northwell Health
  38. 38High StatePenny PritzkerFounder and Chairman of PSP Partners; former U.S. Secretary of Commerce
  39. 39Mid StateZohran MamdaniMayor of New York City
  40. 40Mid StateJohn WhitmireMayor of Houston
  41. 41Mid StateMaura HealeyGovernor of Massachusetts
  42. 42Mid StateJohn W. Rogers Jr.Founder, Chairman, and Co-CEO of Ariel Investments
  43. 43Mid StateTerrence A. DuffyChairman and CEO of CME Group
  44. 44Mid StateCarl HeastieSpeaker of the New York State Assembly
  45. 45Top CitySuri KasirerPresident, Kasirer LLC (New York City's top lobbying firm by revenue)
  46. 46Top CityToni PreckwinklePresident, Cook County Board of Commissioners
  47. 47Top CityDaniel Lurie46th Mayor of San Francisco and Philanthropist
  48. 48Top CityBrandon JohnsonMayor of Chicago
  49. 49High CityMichelle WuMayor of Boston
  50. 50High CityPriscilla Sims BrownPresident and CEO, Amalgamated Bank