In business, it's not just about profit. Take Ross Perot, former CEO of NDS who staged a commando operation to rescue his kidnapped employees during the Islamic Revolution of 1979. And Aaron Feuerstein, CEO of Malden Mills, who used $25 Million of his own money to pay employees while their factory, destroyed by fire, was being rebuilt. This article is about the best the business-world has to offer.

Tweets from the Chiefs

We bring you nearly 50 CEOs who find tweeting a personal and professional delight. Twitter's growth has been astounding. As of August, for example, Digg founder Kevin Rose had only 61,000 "followers"— people who sign up to view a certain Twitter user's tweets—but now he has more than 600,000.