David M. Cote

About the author

David M. Cote was CEO of Honeywell for 16 years. During his tenure, Honeywell's market cap grew from $20 billion to $120 billion.

He serves as executive chairman of Vertiv Holdings, a global data center products and services provider. Cote is a member of the Aspen Economic Strategy Group and boards of the Council on Foreign Relations and Conference of Montreal. He previously served on the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.

From 2013-2017, Barron's recognized Cote as one of the world's best CEOs.