Concentration of power & wealth: Do tech CEOs have more authority, influence than elected officials?

The resignation of Nvidia founder Jensen Huang has thrown one of the world's most iconic technology companies into a leadership crisis, whose ripple effects extend far beyond Silicon Valley. Nvidia occupies a unique position in a booming AI industruy marked by intensifying competition between the United States and China.

Its leadership upheaval raises immediate questions about corporate succession. But it is also fueling a broader debate about economic resilience, national security and the political influence of big tech titans.

For Gavin Bade, trade and economic policy reporter at The Wall Street Journal, the controversy illustrates the extraordinary concentration of economic power in a handful of corporations and the individuals who lead them. “Do these CEOs actually have more authority and more influence than our elected officials?”