<p>People continually bring up "top CEO" lists. The reason Ivy grads don't shine here is simple, most enter professional services as opposed to direct industry placements. Consulting has been a relatively recent phenomenon (last 25 years) in terms of its relevance, so before that you saw more Ivy grads within industry. Now those grads, one of which might have been CEO, are not taking the industry jobs - hence the prevelance of CEOs from more local schools.</p>