Famous Real-Life INTJs (Part 1): Business, Technology and Finance Leaders

 

 

• Elon Musk: CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter and co-founder and ex-CEO of several other ventures including The Boring Company, Neuralink, OpenAI, SolarCity, Zip2 and X.com. Billionaire and second wealthiest person in the world as of December 2022. Previous marriages and romantic relationships include Justine Wilson (INFP), actress Talulah Riley, actress Amber Heard (ESTP) and musician Grimes / Claire Boucher (ENFP). Son of Maye Musk (ENTJ) and Errol Musk (ISTP). Brother to Kimbal Musk (ENTP) and Tosca Musk (ENTJ). Often described as an eccentric who makes spontaneous and controversial statements, contrary to other billionaires who prefer reclusiveness to protect their businesses. Sometimes typed as INTP but most often typed as INTJ.
  

• Mark Zuckerberg: CEO and Co-Founder of Facebook / Meta, becoming the world's youngest self-made billionaire in 2007. Ranked as 26th richest person in the world as of December 2022. Married to physician Priscilla Chan (ESFJ). Zuckerberg admitted he “comes across as robotic” when he communicates with Meta staff.
  

• Michael Bloomberg: Co-Founder and CEO of Bloomberg L.P., a financial software and media giant. Former Mayor of New York City (2002-2013) and U.S. Democratic Presidential Candidate in 2020. Republican turned Independent. Known for "technocratic" and "nanny state" governance, advocate of gun control laws and economically moderate policies.
  

• Bob Iger: CEO of Disney. Known for revitalizing company through acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, LucasFilm, 20th Century Fox and BAMTech and for launch of Disney Plus and expansion of theme parks into Asia. Considered running for U.S. President in the 2020 Democratic Primary but declined. Widely regarded as one of the most powerful, pragmatic and effective leaders in the media industry. Married to journalist Willow Bay. 
  

• Rupert Murdoch: CEO of NewsCorp, the owner of hundreds of international news publications including Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, the Sun and Sky News. Billionaire - As of March 2022, is the 31st richest person in the United States. Many of his publications support right-wing politicians in editorials and commentary. Previous marriages include Patricia Booker, journalist Anna Maria Torv, entrepreneur Wendi Deng (ENTJ) and model Jerry Hall (ESFJ).  
  

• Larry Fink: CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest money management with $10 trillion assets under management. Has been a strong proponent of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing and has called on companies to be aware of their impact on society. Lifelong supporter of the Democratic party. Is married.
  

• Phil Knight: Co-Founder and Former CEO of Nike, world's largest supplier of athletic shoes and other apparel, known for  sponsorship agreements with celebrity athletes, professional teams and college athletic teams. Billionaire - ranked as 26th richest person in the world. Oregon native. Primarily supports Republican candidates. Husband to Penny Parks.
  

• Peter Thiel: Entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Former Co-Founder and CEO of Cofinity / PayPal. Co-Founder of Founders Fund, Palantir and Clarium Capital. First investor in Mark Zuckerberg (INTJ)'s Facebook and long-time board member. Conservative libertarian advocate and donor to several conservative Republican candidates. California delegate for Nomination of Donald Trump (ESTP) for U.S. President. Homosexual and husband of Matt Danzeisen. 
  

• Marissa Mayer: Former CEO of Yahoo! and Product Management executive at Google. Was 20th employee at Google. Mayer has been criticized for many of her management decisions while as CEO of Yahoo! and has been said to have an abrasive personality. Previously dated Google co-founder Larry Page (INTP). Married to investment banker Zachary Bogue. 

• Pony Ma: Founder and CEO of Tencent, one of the largest Chinese technology and video game companies, makers of WeChat, China's most popular instant messaging service and owner of Riot Games, the company behind League of Legends. Ma is known for his low profile personality as compared to fellow Chinese businessman and Alibaba founder Jack Ma's (ENFP) outgoing personality. Ma seldom appears in the media and is known for his secretive lifestyle.
  

• Michael Burry: Physician turned investor. He is best known for being amongst the first investors to predict and profit from the subprime mortgage crisis that occurred between 2007 and 2010. He was profiled in the book and movie The Big Short and portrayed by Christian Bale (ISTP). Burry believes he has Asperger's syndrome. He is married. 
  

• Charlie Munger: Former Real Estate Lawyer turned Investor and close business partner to Warren Buffett (ISTJ). Vice Chairman of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. He is a self-described Republican who supports a single payer healthcare system. He is widowed.

• Chamath Palihapitiya: Founder of venture capital fund Social Capital. Former executive at Facebook. Co-host of technology podcast All-In. Formerly married to Bridgette Lau and current partner is heiress Nathalie Dompe. Supporter of Democratic Party. Steven Levy wrote in Facebook: The Inside Story that Palihapitiya was regarded as a "bully" at Facebook, and that he had made many of his subordinates cry regularly. 
  

• Rajan Tata: Indian Industrialist and Former Chairman of Tata Group. Under his tenure the Tata Group acquired Tetley, Jaguar Land Rover, and Corus, in an attempt to turn Tata from a largely India-centric group into a global business. Tata is also one of the largest philanthropists in the world, having donated around 60–65% of his income to charity. Has never married: "I came close to getting married four times and each time I backed off in fear or for one reason or another."