Influential Business Thinkers Today

Per the Wall Street Journal:

1. Paul Krugman
2. Joseph Stiglitz
3. Bill Gates
4. Michael Porter
5. Thomas Friedman
6. Eric Schmidt
7. Richard Branson
8. Malcolm Gladwell
9. Robert Reich
10. Jack Welch
11. Muhammad Yunus
12. Niall Ferguson
13. Michael Dell
14. Howard Gardner
15. Jimmy Wales

I'm surprised at the number of liberals. But does anyone in power listen to these people?