| 2016 | Nov | John Vincent | co-founder Leon |
| 2015 | April | Thomas Heatherwick | founder Heatherwick Studios |
| 2015 | March | James Daunt | chief executive Amazon |
| 2014 | Sep | Gavin Patterson | chief executive BT |
| 2014 | July | Sir Peter Bazalgette | chairman The Arts Council |
| 2014 | March | Greg Dyke | chairman The FA |
| 2013 | Sep | Adam Crozier | chief executive ITV |
| 2012 | Oct | book review | The Click Moment by Frans Johansson |
| 2011 | Sep | Chris Townsend | commercial director London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games |
| 2011 | Oct | John Smith | chief executive BBC Worldwide |
| 2011 | Nov | book review | Thinking Fast and Slow’ by Daniel Kahneman |
| 2010 | Feb | Charles Dunstone | chief executive Carphone Warehouse |
| 2010 | April | Jasmine Whitbread | chief executive Save The Children |
| 2009 | April | book review | Dance With Chance’ by Spyros Makridakis Robin Hogarth and Anil Gaba |
| 2009 | Sep | Mark Thompson | director general BBC |
| 2008 | Jun | Jonathan Faiman | Jason Gissing and Tim Steiner founders Ocado |
| 2008 | Nov | Sir Gulam Noon | founder Noon Products |
| 2007 | Jan | Philip Beresford | founder Sunday Times Rich List |
| 2007 | Jan | Peter Erskine | chief executive 02 |
| 2007 | Mar | Tony Juniper | executive director Friends of the Earth |
| 2007 | Sep | Julia Cleverdon | chief executive Business In The Community |
| 2006 | Jan | Graham Mackay | chief executive SAB Miller |
| 2006 | April | Stephen Carter | chief executive Ofcom |
| 2005 | Mar | Adam Applegarth | chief executive Northern Rock |
| 2005 | April | Mike Aaronson | director general Save The Children |
| 2005 | June | Nick Buckles | chief executive Group 4 Securicor |
| 2005 | Nov | Simon Thurley | chief executive English Heritage |
| 2004 | Jan | Barbara Stocking | director Oxfam GB |
| 2004 | Mar | Jean-Paul Garnier | chief executive GlaxoSmithKline |
| 2004 | April | Rupert Gavin | chief executive BBC Worldwide |
| 2004 | July | John Gieve | permanent secretary Home Office |
| 2004 | Aug | Victoria Barnsley | chief executive Harper Collins UK |
| 2004 | Sep | Paul Walsh | chief executive Diageo |
| 2003 | Feb | Sir Nicholas Serota | director Tate Gallery |
| 2003 | Mar | Peter Phillipson | chief executive Tussauds |
| 2003 | Mar | Nigel Crisp | chief executive NHS |
| 2003 | April | Rupert Howell’s | 10 steps to start-up |
| 2003 | April | Roy Gardner | chief executive Centrica |
| 2003 | July | Nick Land | chairman Ernst & Young |
| 2003 | Aug | John Makinson | chief executive Penguin |
| 2002 | Jan | Sir Howard Davies | founder Financial Services Authority |
| 2002 | Feb | Sir Christopher Frayling | rector Royal College of Art |
| 2002 | Mar | Martin Taylor | former chief executive Barclays |
| 2002 | April | Laura Tyson | dean London Business School |
| 2002 | May | Digby Jones | director general CBI |
| 2002 | June | Matt Barrett | chief executive Barclays |
| 2002 | July | James Strachan | chief executive Royal National Institute for Deaf People |
| 2002 | Aug | Richard Branson | founder Virgin |
| 2002 | Oct | Vittorio Radice | chief executive Selfridges |
| 2002 | Dec | Derek Simpson | secretary Amicus |
| 2001 | Jan | Brent Hoberman | founder LastMinute.com |
| 2001 | Feb | Jon Moulton | founder Alchemy |
| 2001 | Mar | Stuart Rose | chief executive Arcadia |
| 2001 | April | John Kao | founder Ideas Factory |
| 2001 | April | Dan Wagner | founder MAID |
| 2001 | May | Sir Alan Sugar | founder Amstrad |
| 2001 | June | Reuben Singh | founder Miss Attitude |
| 2001 | July | Sir Alastair Morton | chairman Strategic Rail Authority |
| 2001 | Aug | Val Gooding | chief executive BUPA |
| 2001 | Sep | Smart Luck | |
| 2001 | Oct | Peter Ellwood | chief executive Lloyds TSB |
| 2001 | Nov | Sir Richard Greenbury | former chief executive Marks & Spencer |
| 2001 | Dec | Tony Hall | chief executive Royal Opera House |
| 2000 | Jan | Clara Freeman | head of UK stores Marks & Spencer |
| 2000 | Feb | Gavyn Davies | chief economist Goldman Sachs |
| 2000 | Mar | Robin Saxby | chairman ARM |
| 2000 | April | Malcolm Miller | chief executive Pace Micro |
| 2000 | May | Niall Fitzgerald | co-chairman Unilever |
| 2000 | Jun | Mike Lynch | founder Autonomy |
| 2000 | July | Sir Peter Bonfield | chief executive BT |
| 2000 | Aug | Alan Giles | chief executive HMV Media |
| 2000 | Oct | Luke Johnson | chairman Belgo |
| 2000 | Sep | Denise Kingsmill | deputy chairman Competition Commission |
| 2000 | Nov | Into The Valley | Silicon Valley California interviews |
| 2000 | Nov | Michael Grade | chief executive Pinewood Studios |
| 2000 | Dec | Adam Crozier | chief executive FA |
| 1999 | Jan | Terry Green | chief executive Debenhams |
| 1999 | Feb | Nick Scheele | chairman Jaguar |
| 1999 | Mar | Dino Adriano | chief executive Sainsburys |
| 1999 | April | Gerrry Robinson | chairman Arts Council of England |
| 1999 | May | Richard Rogers | founder Richard Rogers Partnership |
| 1999 | June | Sir Christopher Bland | chairman BBC |
| 1999 | Jul | Wilfred and Jeanette Cass | founders Sculpture at Goodwood |
| 1999 | Jul | James Dyson | founder Dyson |
| 1999 | Aug | Barbara Cassani | chief executive Go airline |
| 1999 | Sep | Caroline Marland | managing director Guardian newspaper |
| 1999 | Oct | Guy Hands | managing director Nomura Principal Finance Group |
| 1999 | Nov | Charles Dunstone | founder Carphone Warehouse |
| 1999 | Dec | John Browne | chief executive BP |
| 1998 | Jan | Adair Turner | director general CBI |
| 1998 | Feb | Alan Langlands | chief executive NHS |
| 1998 | April | John Allan | chief executive Ocean Group |
| 1998 | May | Ian Robinson | chief executive Scottish Power |
| 1998 | June | Ian Harley | chief executive Abbey National |
| 1998 | July | Sir Michael Bishop | chairman British Midland |
| 1998 | Aug | David Varney | chief executive BG |
| 1998 | Sep | Bill O’Connor | chairman GTECH |
| 1998 | Oct | Bill Alexander | chief executive Thames Water |
| 1998 | Nov | Richard Harvey | chief executive Norwich Union |
| 1998 | Dec | Bill Castell | chief executive Nycomed Amersham |
| 1997 | Jan | Sir Richard Evans | chief executive British Aerospace |
| 1997 | Feb | John Monks | general secretary TUC |
| 1997 | Mar | Sir Clive Thompson | chief executive Rentokil |
| 1997 | May | David Montgomery | chief executive Mirror Group |
| 1997 | June | David Potter | founder Psion |
| 1997 | July | Peter Job | chief executive Reuters |
| 1997 | Aug | Sir Dominic Cadbury | chairman Cadbury |
| 1997 | Sep | Allan Leighton | chief executive Asda |
| 1997 | Oct | Keith Henry | chief executive National Power |
| 1997 | Nov | Niall Fitzgerald | chairman Unilever |
| 1997 | Dec | Roger Carr | chief executive Williams |
| 1996 | Jan | Derek Lewis | director general of the prison service |
| 1996 | Feb | Peter Greenall | managing director Greenalls |
| 1996 | Mar | Anita Roddick | founder Body Shop |
| 1996 | April | Martin Taylor | chief executive Barclays |
| 1996 | May | Peter Middleton | chief executive Salamon Bros Europe |
| 1996 | Jun | Martin Sorrell | chief executive WPP |
| 1996 | July | Graham Hearne | chief executive Enterprise Oil |
| 1996 | Aug | Jim Fifield | chief executive EMI Music |
| 1996 | Sep | Sir Graham Kirkham | chairman DFS |
| 1996 | Oct | Roberto Quarta | chief executive BBA |
| 1996 | Nov | Brian Staples | chief executive United Utilities |
| 1996 | Dec | Bill Cockburn | chief executive WH Smith |
| 1995 | Feb | Sir Rocco Forte | chairman Forte group |
| 1995 | April | Nat Puri | chairman Melton Medes |
| 1995 | Mar | Lord Stevens | chairman United Newspapers |
| 1995 | May | Sir Michael Perry | chairman Unilever |
| 1995 | June | Gerry Robinson | chief executive Granada |
| 1995 | July | David Simon | chief executive BP |
| 1995 | Aug | Tom Farmer | chairman Kwikfit |
| 1995 | Sep | Howard Davies | deputy governor Bank of England |
| 1995 | Oct | Robert Ayling | chief executive British Airways |
| 1995 | Nov | David Jones | chief executive Next |
| 1995 | Dec | Sir Richard Sykes | chief executive Glaxo Wellcome |
| 1994 | Feb | Frank Barlow | managing director Pearson |
| 1994 | Mar | Neville Simms | chief executive Tarmac |
| 1994 | July | Alan Bowkett | chief executive Berisford |
| 1994 | Sep | John Gardiner | chief executive Laird |
| 1994 | Oct | Sir Alastair Morton | chairman Eurotunnel |
| 1994 | Nov | Sir George Russell | chairman 3i |
| 1994 | Dec | Nigel Rudd | chairman Williams |
| 1993 | May | Ian Mcallister | chief executive Ford UK |
| 1993 | Oct | Duncan Nichol | chief executive NHS |
| 1991 | Aug | Sir John Egan | chief executive BAA |