From Lloyd Blankfein's support of gay marriage to Steve Jobs' high school GPA, why do we know more about the lives of CEOs than ever before?

JC Penney CEO Ron Johnson, formerly of Target and Apple, explains how he hopes to move the company forward — in part by looking back to the heyday of department stores.

The new chief executive, Thorsten Heins, will bring "new blood" to Research In Motion, as the company tries to win back its position in the smartphone market

Leading into the South Carolina primary, we speak to one CEO in the state to help explain what people there are most concerned about.

What kind of impact does the exit of founders — like Jerry Yang of Yahoo — have on a company?

The man known as "Chief Yahoo" announced today he is leaving the company he co-founded 17 years ago.

Yahoo has a new CEO — Scott Thompson — current head of eBay's online payment system, PayPal. Thompson replaces Carol Bartz, who was fired from Yahoo in September.

Yahoo has named Scott Thompson, formerly of PayPal, as its new CEO. Will his skills transfer to the Internet giant?

The SEC says they should have a rule out mandating the disclosure of the ratio of CEO to average worker pay by the end of this year. It could shed more light on the widening income gap in the U.S.