Meanwhile, in the Fortune 500 there are highly successful chief executives who neither part their hair to the left or right. Such names include General Electrics Jeff Immlet, Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein. According to the magazine, Walter is credited with the theory (of parting hair to left) three decades ago, after he discovered that only a few American presidents parted their hair on the right.
Lloyd C. Blankfein, chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs Group| Photograph: Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty Images
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