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