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Fortune Names Theo Epstein World’s Greatest Leader

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Yes, you read that right. No, the topic isn’t confined to sports. In its annual list of the world’s 50 greatest leaders, Fortune has one Theo Nathaniel Epstein in the top spot.

Is the hype of the capturing the most mythically impossible task in American sports, if not all of worldwide competition, driving this a little bit? Sure, but to see Epstein listed ahead of such luminaries as Pope Francis (3), Melinda Gates (4), Shakira (27), and Chance the Rapper (46) is no small honor.

To be fair, the list does skew heavily toward pop culture.