See where these leaders got their start

• Steve Bartlett
  President and CEO
  Financial Services Roundtable
  First Job: Working in a small hospital
• Rick Berman
  President
  Berman and Company
  First Job: Newspaper boy
• Monte Black
  CEO and Chairman
  MPW Industrial Services Group
  First Job: Washing trucks
• Tony Blankley
  Executive Vice President
  Edelman
  Formerly: Editorial Editor, Washington Times Newspaper
  First Job: Acting in a television commercial
• Sheila Brooks
  President and CEO
  SRB Productions
  First Job: Summer assistant at a library
• Daniel Burnham
  Retired Chairman and CEO
  Raytheon Company
  First Job: Budget Analyst
• Colonel Barett Byrd, USMC (Ret.)
  Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
  Gould and Associates, Inc.
  First Job: Veterinary Assistant
• Elaine Chao
  Former Secretary
  US Department of Labor
  First Job: Summer Assistant at a law firm
• John Connelly
  Founding Partner
  Baldwin Connelly Group
  Formerly: President and Owner, Connelly Insurance Group, Inc.
  First Job: Newspaper Delivery
• Carrie Cox
  Board Member
  Board of Cardinal Health
  Formerly: EVP & President, Global Pharmaceuticals, Schering-Plough Corporation
  First Job: Pharmaceutical assistant
• John Dasburg
  Chairman, CEO and President
  ASTAR Air Cargo
  First Job: Mowing lawns
• Michael Dell
  Chairman
  Dell, Inc.
  First Job: Newspaper Subscription Sales
• Deborah Deras
  Co-Founder and President
  Synergy Unlimited
  First Job: Cashier at Target
• Alice Elliott
  CEO
  The Elliot Group
  First Job: Administrative Assistant for clothing factory
• Mallory Factor
  Chairman
  Mallory Factor, Inc.
  Formerly: Chairman, Free Enterprise Fund
  First Job: Selling custom imprinted pens and calendars to small businesses
• Jan Fields
  President
  McDonald's USA
  First Job: Crew Member
• Al From
  Founder and CEO
  Democratic Leadership Council
  First Job: Writing box scores for football and basketball for the South Bend Tribune
• J.R. Gonzales
  President and CEO
  JRG Communications
  First Job: Grocery Store Cashier
• Warren Hardie
  President
  Brunswick Bowling Retail
  First Job: Making drill sample boards for a geologist
• Jan Jones
  SVP, Communications and Gov't
  Harrah's Entertainment
  Formerly: Mayor, City of Las Vegas, 1991-1999
  First Job: Supermarket Cashier
• Mabel Katz
  President
  Your Business Incorporated
  First Job: Bookkeeper
• General P.X. Kelley, USMC (Ret.)
  28th Commandant
  US Marine Corps
  Formerly: Vice Chairman Emeritus, Cassidy and Associates
  First Job: Life Guard
• Rob Kennedy
  Co-President and co-chief operating officer
  C-SPAN
  First Job: Newspaper boy
• Jonathan Lillard, D.D.S., F.A.A.I.D.
  Owner
  Jonathan F. Lillard, DDS, Ltd.
  First Job: Sold greeting cards door-to-door
• Harvey Mackay
  Chairman
  MackayMitchell Envelope Company
  First Job: Newspaper delivery
• Bill Margaritis
  VP, Worldwide Communications & Investor Relations
  FedEx
  First Job: Caddy at a golf course
• Sean McDermott
  President, CEO and Founder
  RealOps
  Formerly: Founder, Windward Consulting Group
  First Job: Pizza Cook
• George McGovern
  Former Senator
  South Dakota
  First Job: Mowing lawns and doing yardwork for neighbors
• Mack McLarty
  President
  Kissinger McLarty Associates
  Formerly: Chief of Staff, President Bill Clinton, 1993-1994
  First Job: Operations Manager for McLarty Leasing Systems
• Doug McMillon
  EVP, President and CEO
  Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  Formerly: Sam's Club, President and CEO
  First Job: Unloading Wal-Mart Trailers
• Michael Morris
  Chairman, President & CEO
  American Electric Power
  First Job: Newspaper boy
• Marianna Olszewski
  Founder and CEO
  Madison Financial Management
  First Job: Paper Route
• Clarence Otis, Jr.
  CEO
  Darden Restaurants
  First Job: Restaurant Server
• David Pena, Jr.
  Sr. Director of Programs
  Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and
  Formerly: Executive Director, National Hispanic Business Association
  First Job: Farm Worker
• Dave Pfanzelter
  President
  Kellogg's Specialty Channels Division
  First Job: Supermarket Bag Boy
• T. Boone Pickens
  CEO
  BP Capital
  First Job: Newspaper Boy
• Jose Plascencia
  Vice President
  California State Automobile Association
  Formerly: President, Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  First Job: Laborer for a produce packinghouse
• David Porter
  Corporate VP of Retail Stores
  Microsoft
  Formerly: Vice President/Divisional Merchandise Manager, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  First Job: Wal-Mart Custodian
• Donald Powell
  Director
  Bank of America, Corp.
  Formerly: Former Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  First Job: Ride operator at an amusement park
• Julian Ranger
  Founder
  J Ranger Ltd
  First Job: Farm Laborer
• Peggy Renken Hudson
  Vice Preident, Federal and International Affairs
  BP America, Inc.
  First Job: Credit Report Reader for the Charleston Credit Bureau
• Martin Ringlein
  CEO
  nclud, LLC
  First Job: Newspaper delivery
• Richard Schubert
  Chairman Emeritus
  International Youth Foundation
  Formerly: Former President, American Red Cross
  First Job: I delivered newspapers and also worked at a gas station.
• Jack Schuessler
  Former Chairman, President and CEO
  Wendy's International
  First Job: Loading boxes in a factory
• Robert Shapiro
  Co-Founder and Chairman
  Sonecon, LLC
  Formerly: Undersecretary, US Department of Commerce, 1998-2001
  First Job: Research Assistant in a think tank
• Susan Story
  President and CEO
  Gulf Power Company
  First Job: Society Page writer for a local newspaper
• Chris Sullivan
  Co-founder and Chairman
  Outback Steakhouse
  First Job: Newspaper boy
• Larry Thompson
  SVP, General Counsel and Secretary
  PepsiCo, Inc.
  First Job: Labor Relations Representative
• Carl Vogt
  Director
  American Science Engineering, Inc.
  Formerly: Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board, 1992-1994
  First Job: Demolition crew for abandoned farm property
• Al Weiss
  President of Worldwide Operations
  Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
  First Job: McDonald's Crew Member
• William Zollars
  Chairman, President and CEO
  Yellow Roadway Corporation
  First Job: Sales Forecaster for Eastman-Kodak