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 (published March 2008) is based upon. There are four key elements of success that unite the members of the Superclass, and gives them unparalleled power over world affairs. These elements are: geography, pedigree, networking and luck.[1]
The verified list
[edit]In the book Rothkopf writes that his list from 2008 contains 6,000 individuals. The grouping is, however, only defined roughly and as a statistical reality. Rothkopf also writes that list (one in a million, globally), is always in flux. (Note, world population is now 6.9 – 7 billion. so, if published today, the list may contain 7,000 names.)
Rothkopf states that his list is not to be shown in public as there will be so much discussion 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.
Australia
[edit]Belgium
[edit]Brazil
[edit]Chile
[edit]China
[edit]- Hu Jintao[2]
- Fu Chengyu[1]
- Ding Lei[1]
- Lou Jiwei[1]
- Yang Huiyan[2]
- Zhou Xiaochuan[2]
- Richard Li Tzar Kai[2]
Colombia
[edit]Egypt
[edit]Denmark
[edit]France
[edit]Germany
[edit]India
[edit]- 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]
Iran
[edit]Ireland
[edit]Italy
[edit]Netherlands
[edit]Japan
[edit]Kenya
[edit]Kuwait
[edit]Lebanon
[edit]Liberia
[edit]South Africa
[edit]Mexico
[edit]- Mario Molina[1]
- Genaro Larrea Mota Velasco[1]
- Guillermo Ortiz Martinez[2]
- Carlos Slim Helú[2]
- Joaquín Guzman[citation needed]
Nigeria
[edit]North Korea
[edit]Pakistan
[edit]Qatar
[edit]Russia
[edit]Saudi Arabia
[edit]Singapore
[edit]South Africa
[edit]- Nelson Mandela (deceased 2013)[2]
- Patrice Motsepe[2]
Anton Rupert Nicky Oppenheimer Douw Steyn
South Korea
[edit]Portugal
[edit]Sweden
[edit]About 20–30 Swedes are on the list.[5]
Switzerland
[edit]Turkey
[edit]United Arab Emirates
[edit]United Kingdom
[edit]- Mike Turner[1]
- Richard Branson[1]
- Bernie Ecclestone[2]
- Lakshmi Mittal[2]
- John Silvester Varley[2]
- Mark Thompson[2]
- Stacy Shannon[1]
United States
[edit]- 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[2]
Vatican
[edit]Venezuela
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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 Latif, Iqbal (January 6, 2008). "The New 'Superclass' – Hype -vs- Reality". Global Politician. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
- ^ 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 Rothkopf, David (April 7, 2008). "Who Is the Superclass?". Retrieved September 24, 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Svenskarna som ingår i den globala makteliten". Dagensps.se (in Swedish). Retrieved September 24, 2008.
- ^ a b "Finanskrisen: Han pekar ut de skyldiga". di.se (in Swedish). Retrieved September 24, 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Han har koll på makten". DN.se (in Swedish). Retrieved September 24, 2008.
- ^ http://www.newsweek.com/id/130932/output/print |title= Who Is the Superclass? |last= Rothkopf |first= David |author-link= David Rothkopf |date= 2008-04-07 |accessdate= 2008-09-24}}