President and CEO, Edelman
As head of the largest global PR agency, Richard Edelman has been the subject of both admiration – and a little resentment – for many professionals in the industry over the years, and now the ambitious CEO has a new objective of building Daniel J. Edelman Inc. into the first billion-dollar PR group.

In 2011, the firm made it more than halfway to his goal, earning global revenue in excess of $600 million. The agency currently ...