CEO & President Roles — across seniority and stage
Coverage spans founder-CEOs at seed-stage startups, growth-stage presidents, and public-company CEOs across every industry on the platform.
Tier breakdown
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DirectorWhat this category covers
CEO & President is the top-operator tier — but that doesn't mean it's exclusively Fortune 500 corner offices. It captures every role where the person holds top P&L accountability for a company or a standalone business unit, regardless of company size or stage.
That includes founder-CEOs raising a Series A, Division Presidents at public industrials, Country Managers who own full-region profit responsibility, and General Managers running autonomous business units. The common thread is accountability to a board, shareholders, or an owning entity — not to another operating executive.
What falls outside: Vice Presidents of any seniority (no matter how close to the top), Chiefs of Staff, Executive Assistants to the CEO, and interim CEOs in an active search process. Those either land in a different tier or are excluded from the executive gate entirely.
Sample Jobs (10 of 81)
| Title & Company | Location |
|---|---|
| President Keene State College The University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees and Keene State College invite applications for the 12th President of Keene State College. The role involves leading the college, building on its strengths, and fostering a culture of transparency and innovation. C-Suite | Keene, New Hampshire Onsite |
| Executive Director ... LINC (Literacy in Community) LINC seeks a visionary, strategic, and collaborative Executive Director to lead the organization through its next chapter of growth, innovation, and citywide impact. The role involves strategic leadership, external representation, fundraising, and organizational management. C-Suite | New York, NY Hybrid |
| President, Bitstamp Europe Robinhood The President, Bitstamp Europe will serve as the general manager and senior-most leader of Bitstamp Europe S.A., with full P&L accountability for Robinhood’s European crypto business. The role involves regulatory representation, strategic partnership management, and leading the Luxembourg-based team. C-Suite | Luxembourg, Luxembourg Onsite |
| EVP/CEO of the Texas Medical Association Texas Medical Association The Texas Medical Association seeks a visionary executive to serve as EVP/CEO, leading advocacy, public policy, and organizational effectiveness. C-Suite | Austin, Texas Onsite |
| CEO - 国内制造业精密加工公司 ... 国内制造业精密加工公司 The CEO will be responsible for strategic development, operational efficiency, and leadership in a domestic precision manufacturing company. C-Suite | Chongqing, China Onsite |
| Network Company President Teamshares Lead a well-established distributor of automotive aftermarket supplies in New York City. Responsible for business strategy, operations, and P&L management. C-Suite | New York City, New York Onsite |
| Publisher & Chief Executive Officer CT Mirror CT Mirror seeks a values-driven, entrepreneurial Publisher and Chief Executive Officer to lead a financially strong, editorially respected news organization. C-Suite | Hartford, CT Onsite |
| President and Chief Executive Officer Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) Lead and direct the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), ensuring a positive, team-based, goal-oriented culture. Responsible for the overall successful operation and fiscal integrity of IREC. C-Suite | Remote Remote |
| Chief Executive Officer (e-commerce) ... Lider w swoim sektorze e-commerce Prepare the company for sale, maximize revenue and cost optimization, develop long-term growth strategy, scale business in Poland and abroad, build corporate governance, leverage technology and AI for growth. C-Suite | Kraków, Lesser Poland Onsite |
| Chief Executive Officer Special Forces Pension Plan The CEO leads the Special Forces Pension Plan, managing risk, setting strategic direction, and overseeing investments and administration. The role requires strategic leadership and experience in government, public sector, or financial services. C-Suite | Edmonton, AB Onsite |
How classification gets to this category
The classifier resolves a role into CEO or President by working through three layers:
- Title signals. Keywords "CEO," "Chief Executive," "President," "Founder & CEO," and "Co-Founder" are strong positive signals that resolve here immediately in most industries.
- Industry overrides. In Private Equity and VC, a "Managing Director" running a portfolio company may resolve here rather than to the VP tier. In consulting firms, a "Managing Partner" maps to CXO. These override rulesets handle the cases where the canonical title is missing. See the AI Classification page for the full industry-override table.
- Secondary signals for ambiguous cases. Compensation ($350K+ base is common at this tier), reporting line (to the Board or Chairman, not to another operating executive), and team size (full executive staff, multiple direct-report C-level peers) all contribute to resolving borderline postings.
One important negative rule: a strong compensation signal alone doesn't promote a VP-titled role into this category. Tier assignment requires either a title match or a clear organizational signal that the person is the top operator.
How matching works for your search
Matching on CEO or President is conjunctive — every filter you add narrows the intersection, it doesn't add noise.
Example: select CEO/President + Technology and your inbox shows top-operator roles at tech companies only — not VP Engineering at a tech company, not CEO roles in manufacturing. The role type and industry gate must both pass.
Tier filtering applies on top of role type. If you want only Founder-tier or CXO-tier CEOs — filtering out GM and Division President roles classified at a lower tier — toggle the seniority-tier setting in your preferences. A Growth-stage Founder/CEO and a Fortune 500 Division President are both in this category but may carry different tier tags.
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