About The CEO Library

What this site is

The CEO Library collects the books that founders, CEOs, investors and other leaders recommend, with the reasons in their own words and a link to each source: an interview, an article, a post or one of their own books.

How it works

Every recommendation names the person, the book and the place where they recommended it. A book page shows everyone who recommends that book. A person page shows every book that person recommends, with their reason under each one, and the books they wrote.

The site lists 3,414 books and 6,148 recommendations from 1,089 people, in 71 collections and 234 interviews about how leaders read. The data was last updated in October 2026. The What Leaders Read study summarizes it.

Who runs it

The CEO Library was founded in September 2017 by Bobby Voicu.

Corrections

If a quote, a source or an attribution is wrong, please tell us on the contact page, with the address of the page and what should change.

Affiliate disclosure

As an Amazon Associate, The CEO Library earns from qualifying purchases. Links to other bookstores may also earn a commission.