2026 St. Louis Business 500

via St. Louis Magazine

The St. Louis Business 500 highlights some of the metro area's most impactful, innovative, and inspirational leaders, from C-suite executives to under-the-radar entrepreneurs across an array of industries.

Beyond the brief bios below, we created a questionnaire to shed light on some of these leaders' achievements, aspirations, and interests beyond the office.

We hope this special edition will serve as a helpful reference tool, a keepsake, and an avenue to connect top executives and entrepreneurs in St. Louis. Most of all, though, we hope this issue will make you proud to live in such a vibrant area, among such thoughtful, inspirational leaders.

Jim Kavanaugh

World Wide Technology has extended its global reach while deepening investments in AI and advanced infrastructure services. In 2025, the company made its largest acquisition to date with a $1.3 billion deal for Microsoft partner Softchoice.