Staying Power : 30 Secrets Invincible Executives Use for Getting to the Top - and Staying There

The following executives were profiled for this book. A single asterisk indicates an executive with whom I conducted a formal interview. Three interviewees preferred to remain anonymous, as referenced in the text. In some instances, I made minor alterations to their stories (dates, locations, product lines, and so forth) to protect the identities of those who might be embarrassed.

• *Douglas G. Bain

  Senior Vice President and General Counsel,The Boeing Company

• *Andrew N. "Drew" Baur

  Chairman and CEO, Southwest Bank

• *Richard R. Bell

  Chairman, CEO, and President, HDR, Inc.

• William O. Boykin

  Major General, United States Special Operations Command

• Charles Brennan

  Radio Announcer

• Michael Cannon

  Executive Vice-Chancellor and General Counsel,Washington University

• *Norma B. Clayton

  Vice President-General Manager, Aerospace Support Center—Maintenance and Modification, The Boeing Company

• William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton

  Former President of the United States

• *Adam Clymer

  Washington Correspondent, the New York Times

• William Cohen

  Former United States Senator and Secretary of Defense

• Adam Creighton

  Former Center, Chicago Blackhawks and other NHL teams

• *Sheryl Crow

  Singer, Songwriter

• *John C. "Jack" Danforth

  United States Senator (retired);Special Counsel, Waco Investigation;Special Envoy to the Sudan; Partner, Bryan Cave LLP

• James DeVita

  Former Assistant United States Attorney

• *Robert J. "Bob" Dole

  Former United States Senator

• *Edward L. "Ed" Dowd Jr.

  Former United States Attorney, numerous Department of Justice posts

• Joseph Durant

  CEO, Westar Corp.

• Mark Eggert

  Deputy General Counsel, Washington University

• *Patrick J. "Pat" Finneran Jr.

  Vice President and General Manager,Navy and Marine Corps Programs, The Boeing Company

• *Samuel "Sam" Fox

  Chairman and CEO (Founder), The Harbour Group, Ltd.

• *Ronald J. Gafford

  President and CEO, Austin Industries

• *Richard A. Gephardt

  Congressman, Former Minority Leader, United States House of Representatives

• *Joel Gotler

  Joel Gotler & Associates

• *Earl G. Graves

  Chairman and CEO, Founder, and Publisher, Black Enterprise magazine

• *Thomas M. "Tom" Gunn

  Senior Vice President of Business Development (retired),McDonnell Douglas Corporation

• Dr. William Hamree

  Former Deputy Secretary of Defense

• Ronald Henderson

  United States Marshall and former Police Chief, St. Louis

• *Juanita H. Hinshaw

  Senior Vice President and CFO,Graybar Electric Company, Inc.

• Eric Holder

  Former Deputy Attorney General

• Walter Jockety

  General Manager, St. Louis Cardinals

• Virginia Johnson

  Sexual Researcher and Author (deceased)

• Roger Kennedy

  Former Director of the Smithsonian Institution

• *Dr. Joshua Korzenik

  Assistant Professor, Washington University School of Medicine

• *Stephen K. Lambright

  Group Vice President and General Counsel,Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

• William Lindsley

  Former Franchise Owner, The Princeton Review

• *Christopher "Chris" Lloyd

  Television Executive Producer, "Frasier," and other television shows

• *J. W. "Bill" Marriott Jr.

  Chairman and CEO, Marriott International, Inc.

• William Masters

  Sexual Researcher and Author (deceased)

• Walter L. Metcalfe Jr.

  Chairman, Bryan Cave LLP

• Patrick G. Murphy

  United States District Judge

• Sandra Day O'Connor

  Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court

• *Thomas J. "Tom" O'Neill

  President and CEO, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.

• James C. Palmer

  Director, The Beekman Estate

• *James F. "Jim" Parker

  CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board, Southwest Airlines

• Richard Parker

  Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

• Aaron Priest

  Literary Agent

• *Admiral Joseph Prueher

  Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet;United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China (retired)

• William H. Rehnquist

  Chief Justice, United States Supreme Court

• *Janet Reno

  Former Attorney General of the United States

• *Dave G. Ruf Jr.

  Chairman and CEO, Burns & McDonnell

• *Joseph Ryan

  Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Marriott International, Inc.

• *Lt. Gen. John B. Sams Jr.

  Commander, Fifteenth Air Force (retired)

• *Jack Schmitt

  Owner, CEO, The Jack Schmitt Companies

• *Bruno Schmitter

  President and CEO, Hydromat, Inc./Turmatic Systems, Inc.

• Peter Schoomaker

  General, United States Special Operations Command (retired)

• *Michael M. "Mike" Sears

  Executive Vice President and CFO, The Boeing Company

• Charles Shaw

  United States District Judge

• *William "Bill" Shaw

  President and COO, Marriott International, Inc.

• Wendy Sherman

  Literary Agent

• *Gina Shock

  Drummer, the Go-Go's

• *Alan K. Simpson

  Former United States Senator

• Arlen Specter

  United States Senator

• William L. Stowers

  Vice President, Supplier Management and Procurement,The Boeing Company

• *Barrett A. Toan

  Chairman and CEO, Express Scripts, Inc.

• Clyde C. Tuggle

  Vice President and Director of Worldwide Communications,Coca-Cola

• *Hendrik A. Verfaillie

  Former President and CEO, Monsanto Company

• Joseph D. Whitley

  Partner, Alston & Bird, former Associate Attorney General

• *William "Bill" Winter

  Chairman Emeritus, Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.