PEOPLE

CONTENTS:

• Chief Executive
• Famous Iowans
• Los Angeles Almanac

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

CEOs have been having a rough time of it lately, what with all the bad press surrounding Enron, WorldCom, Arthur Andersen and other shenanigans. If you're wondering what CEOs are reading about during these trying times, Chief Executive would be a good place to start. Yes, there is an article on "My Favorite Summer Golf Hole," but there are plenty of other, more thoughtful issues being discussed. The site provides articles, surveys and reports.

Click on CEO Growth 100: This Old Company to read about CEOs who are improving customer service and shareholder benefits at their companies. Included are profiles of Bob Swanson, CEO of Linear Technology, Tom Golisano of Paychex and Bernard Liautaud of Business Objects. The CEO Growth Chart shows you exactly how these CEOs' companies have grown.

Read Route to the Top: Anatomy of a CEO for a survey of the average CEO with statistics showing average age and tenure and what the CEO of the future will look like.

Click on Performance Ranking: The Third Annual MVA Rating, which allows you to see how, back in 2000, the site ranked the CEOs of the 1,000 largest U.S. companies on the basis of how much wealth they created for shareholders. The top and bottom 25 are available in an Excel spreadsheet. Ooh, look! Bernard Ebbers of WorldCom was #1 for the second year in a row! It would be interesting to see an updated ranking, wouldn't it?

http://www.chiefexecutive.net/

FAMOUS IOWANS

No, it's not a contradiction in terms. Many famous people have been born in or have lived in Iowa during the course of their careers. Visit them here, with links to sites such as Amazon.com (for writers) or the Internet Movie Database (for actors) for more info.

http://www.kuhse.com/

LOS ANGELES ALMANAC

The Los Angeles Almanac provides a wealth of information on Los Angeles County, the City of Los Angeles and other communities. Look under Economy and Business for links of particular interest. Scroll down to find the Highest Paid CEOs of Public Companies Based in Los Angeles County, 2001 and the Wealthiest Persons and Families in Los Angeles County, 2001 (taken from Forbes Magazine).

Also find top company lists, census data, industry reports, retail sales figures, leading banks, minority business and tourism. The home page features a Yahoo-y list of categories, including Agriculture, Arts, Government, Media and People. Click on People for a listing of prominent Angelinos and notable women in LA history.

http://www.losangelesalmanac.com/default.htm

Pam Patton