The Superclass List
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The Superclass List is a creation of David Rothkopf which his book Superclass: The Global Power Elite and The World They Are Making (publ. March 2008) is based upon. There are four key elements of success that unite the ones, the Superclass, that possess the unparalleled power over world affairs. These elements are: geography, pedigree, networking and luck.[1]
[edit] The verified list
In the book Rothkopf writes the list exists and contains 6,000 individuals, but is not to be shown in public as there will be so much discussions about who does or does not qualify to be on the list. In interviews he mentions individuals that are on the list. This list contain names that he argues he has verified.
[edit] Argentina
[edit] Australia
[edit] Belgium
[edit] Brazil
[edit] Chile
[edit] China
- Hu Jintao[2]
- Fu Chengyu[1]
- Ding Lei[1]
- Lou Jiwei[1]
- Yang Huiyan[2]
- Zhou Xiaochuan[2]
- Richard Li Tzar Kai[2]
[edit] Colombia
[edit] Egypt
[edit] Denmark
[edit] France
[edit] Germany
[edit] India
- Lakshmi Mittal[1]
- Sonia Gandhi[1]
- Ratan Tata[2]
- Kalanidhi Maran[2]
- Rana Talwar[2]
- Kushal Pal Singh[2]
- Mukesh Ambani[2]
- Indra Nooyi[2]
- Tenzin Gyatso[2]
[edit] Iran
[edit] Ireland
[edit] Italy
[edit] Netherlands
[edit] Japan
[edit] Kenya
[edit] Kuwait
[edit] Lebanon
[edit] Liberia
[edit] Libya
[edit] Mexico
[edit] Nigeria
[edit] North Korea
[edit] Qatar
[edit] Russia
[edit] Saudi Arabia
[edit] Singapore
[edit] South Africa
[edit] South Korea
[edit] Portugal
[edit] Sweden
About 20-30 Swedes are on the list.[5]
[edit] Switzerland
[edit] Turkey
[edit] United Arab Emirates
[edit] United Kingdom
- Gordon Brown[2]
- Mike Turner[1]
- Richard Branson[1]
- Bernie Ecclestone[2]
- Lakshmi Mittal[2]
- John Silvester Varley[2]
- Mark Thompson[2]
[edit] United States of America
- George W. Bush[2]
- Arnold Schwarzenegger[1]
- Ronald Sugar[1]
- Jeffrey Immelt[1]
- James "Jamie" Dimon[1][2]
- Robert Zoellick[1]
- Oprah Winfrey[1]
- Indra Nooyi[1]
- Al Gore[1]
- Lee Scott[1]
- Michael Mullen[1]
- Mark Zuckerberg[2]
- Pierre Omidyar[2]
- Steve Case[2]
- Sumner Redstone[2]
- Michael Bloomberg[2]
- Rex Tillerson[2]
- Ben Bernanke[2]
- Ken Lewis[2]
- Stephen Green (banker)[2]
- Lloyd Blankfein[2]
- Sergey Brin[2]
- Larry Page[2]
- Bill Gates[2]
- Warren Buffett[2]
- Jerry Yang[2]
- Henry "Hank" Paulson[4]
- Joshua Bolten[4]
- Gavin E. Warner[4]
[edit] Vatican
[edit] Venezuela
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Latif, Iqbal (2008-01-06). "The New 'Superclass' – Hype -vs- Reality". Global Politician. http://www.globalpolitician.com/24830-business. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv Rothkopf, David (2008-04-07). "Who Is the Superclass?". http://www.newsweek.com/id/130932/output/print. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ a b c d "Svenskarna som ingår i den globala makteliten" (In Swedish). Dagensps.se. http://www.dagensps.se/artiklar/2008/09/24/46089368/index.xml. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ a b c d "Finanskrisen: Han pekar ut de skyldiga" (In Swedish). di.se. http://di.se/Nyheter/?page=/Avdelningar/Artikel.aspx%3Fstat%3D0%26ArticleID%3D2008%255C09%255C23%255C302437%26SectionId%3DEttan%26menusection%3DStartsidan%3BHuvudnyheter. Retrieved 2008-09-24.[dead link]
- ^ "Han har koll på makten" (In Swedish). DN.se. http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=3130&a=832004. Retrieved 2008-09-24.