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Here are the top business minds of the pandemic: on.forbes.com/6015HW8zz

One year after the WHO declared the Covid-19 outbreak a global pandemic on March 11, the “new normal” is a reality that has affected nearly every aspect of our daily lives

Forbes profiled these leaders and pioneers over the course of this remarkable year. Below is a sample of those who reinvented the world when we needed it most

Two months into the pandemic, 5 million cases made it clear that the virus was spreading exponentially, and the best way to contain the pandemic was a vaccine. Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla was determined to deliver an answer—in a glass vial

Moderna billionaire CEO Stéphane Bancel also worked lightning fast to deliver an approved Covid-19 vaccine. “Every day we’re losing lives; we really believe that every day matters,” said Bancel

As the world changed, Zoom emerged as one of the leading tools to keep businesses afloat, students in school and friends and family connected—making its CEO and founder, Eric Yuan a billionaire #ForbesBillionaires

Founder and CEO of Ark Investment Management Cathie Wood enjoyed proving her critics wrong in 2020. “It almost makes me feel comfortable, to be honest,” she told Forbes, “because it means if we’re right, then the rewards will be pretty enormous.”

Take a look at the ten leaders and founders who carried us through the first year of Covid-19 on.forbes.com/6015HW8zz