Video Lecture – The CEO: the rise and fall of Britain’s captains of industry

LSE: The London School of Economics and Political Science
Oct 16, 2025

The CEOs of Britain’s largest companies wield immense power, but we know very little about them. How did they get to the top? Why do they have so much power? Are they really worth that exorbitant salary? In this livestream lecture, LRI directors Dr Michael Aldous, Professor John Turner and Dr Judy Stephenson discuss the new Aldous and Turner book The CEO: The Rise and Fall of Britain’s Captains of Industry. Watch the lecture below: