December 9, 2013 / Fortune Asia / Volume 168 / Number 9 / THE 2013 BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR

41 THE 2013 BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR

42 THE LIST: 2013’S TOP PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
Fortune’s annual list is filled with executives who defied expectations, executed big turnarounds, and delivered great results for their shareholders.
BY MARILYN ADAMO AND COLLEEN LEAHEY

48 THE SHARED GENIUS OF ELON MUSK AND STEVE JOBS
Yes, these two iconoclasts have disrupted multiple industries. But what Musk and Jobs really have in common is a rare form of design thinking powered by unfettered conviction.
BY CHRIS ANDERSON

59 THE BEST IN BUSINESS 2013
The top products, mergers, profits, movies, babies, buildings, takeovers, fads, sayings, and more.
BY CATHERINE DUNN, ERIKA FRY, AND ANNE VANDERMEY

66 TED TURNER AT 75
The media mogul and philanthropist talks to Fortune about religion, population, CNN, and the highs and lows of his extraordinary career.

INTERVIEW BY PATRICIA SELLERS

6 FIRST
Closer Look
An unusual real estate scramble inside Brazil’s shantytowns.
BY VIVIENNE WALT

8 FIRST
Wall Street
The SEC takes up a strange scandal in which the ”victims” seem to be benefiting.
BY STEPHEN GANDEL

9 FIRST
Sports
How the NFL will harness big data to improve football.
BY COLLEEN LEAHEY

10 FIRST
Mining
In Zambia, Chinese-owned businesses are drawing ire.
BY ALEXIS OKEOWO

12 FIRST
Chartist
A graphic profile of the tobacco trade.
BY NICOLAS RAPP AND RYAN BRADLEY

15 PURSUITS
Fortune’s 2013 Gift Guide
Twenty ways to make the people you love feel special this holiday season.
BY KATE FLAIM

20 VENTURE
How I Got Started
Wolfgang Puck changed how Americans look at restaurants.
INTERVIEW BY DINAH ENG

23 VENTURE
Verne Harnish
Four good ideas worth pursuing in 2014.

25 TECH
Mobility @ Work
With the startup Stripe, two Irish brothers are helping other web entrepreneurs get paid for their wares.
BY MIGUEL HELFT

28 TECH
Rail-Time Feedback
Can a train trip across the Irish countryside turn you into a VC darling?
BY VIVIENNE WALT

29 TECH
Connected
Brooks Running CEO Jim Weber on why his hot sneaker company is a perfect fit for Berkshire Hathaway.
INTERVIEW BY ADAM LASHINSKY

30 INVEST
Interview
Oppenheimer’s Justin Leverenz tells Fortune why he’s sticking with emerging markets.
BY SCOTT MEDINTZ

32 INVEST
Wealth Adviser
It may be time to bet on Brazil.
BY JANICE REVELL

72 Bing!
INSIGHTS

34 Allan Sloan
The biggest turkeys of 2013.

35 Nina Easton
How Twitter is driving change in Saudi Arabia.

36 Dan Primack
Rewarding failure at Harvard’s endowment.

37 Sheila Bair and Jutta Urpilainen
How Europe can avoid costly taxpayer bank bailouts.

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48 Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors is proving that cars can be green and sexy.
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