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The 50 smartest people in tech

Posted by / July 12, 2010

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The business-minded folks at Fortune have compiled a list of the fifty smartest people in tech. Landing a spot among the exclusive fifty requires more than bulky brain power and a big bank account; the list gives points for basic intelligence, but also takes into consideration impact and vision.

Fortune broke down the list into ten categories, selecting a top choice for each.

A snippet of the brainy techie winners in a handful of categories:

Smartest CEO: Steve Jobs, CEO, Apple

Smartest Designer: Jonathan Ive, Senior VP of Industrial Design, Apple

Smartest Founder: Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Facebook

Smartest Engineer: Christophe Bisciglia, Co-Founder, Cloudera

Smartest Investor: Jim Breyer, Accel Partners

Smartest Executive: Todd Bradley, EVP, HP Personal Systems Group

Smartest Academic: Danah Boyd, Social Media Researcher, Microsoft Research

Full list at Fortune.

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