Editing Chief executive officer (section)

===United States===
[[File:Brad D. Smith at Web Summit 2014.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Brad D. Smith]], former CEO of [[Intuit]]]]

In the US, the term "chief executive officer" is used primarily in business, whereas the term "executive director" is used primarily in the not-for-profit sector.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heaslip |first=Emily |date=2021-03-08 |title=Executive Job Titles一What Do They Mean? |url=https://www.uschamber.com/co/start/strategy/executive-job-titles-explained |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.uschamber.com |language=en-US}}</ref> These terms are generally mutually exclusive and refer to distinct legal duties and responsibilities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Difference Between an Executive Director & a Chief Executive Officer |url=https://smallbusiness.chron.com/difference-between-executive-director-chief-executive-officer-21800.html |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Small Business - Chron.com |date=3 September 2011 |language=en-US}}</ref> The CEO is the highest-ranking executive in a company, making corporate decisions, managing operations, allocating resources, and serving as the main point of communication between the board of directors and the company.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Grover |first1=Varun |last2=Jeong |first2=Seung-Ryul |last3=Kettinger |first3=William J. |last4=Lee |first4=Choong C. |title=The Chief Information Officer: A Study of Managerial Roles |journal=Journal of Management Information Systems |date=September 1993 |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=107–130 |doi=10.1080/07421222.1993.11518002}}</ref>