Wang Chuanfu
Age: 43
President & CEO, BYD
Warren Buffett's a fan of Wang, who dreams of turning BYD into China's leading automaker by 2015. BYD (short for "Build Your Dream," says Wang) got its start making batteries for cell phones and won a big vote of confidence last year when MidAmerican Energy, controlled by Berkshire Hathaway, agreed to pay $231 million for a 10% stake in BYD. The company launched it first plug-in hybrid shortly after and plans on selling BYD cars in North America next year.
