#8. Scott Hartz, 51
Global Managing Partner/PricewaterhouseCoopers

In the wake of one of the profession's most complex mergers to date, the $7 billion consulting services arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers experienced a year of sluggish sales. Or at least that's what certain analysts anticipated. The fact is that PwC's consulting arm grew by 24 percent in 1999, nearly 18 percent more than Andersen Consulting, its most ardent rival. So, what gives? As evidence mounts, all clues point to Scott Hartz, the firm's devoted leader, who  — in addition to being a savvy merger manager — is credited with driving a massive globalization of the firm.
We are told that the faster the rate of change, the more leadership emerges — at least on the winning side. As PwC consulting prepares to forfeit its PwC handle and split off from its parent company to escape mounting regulatory scrutiny, there's little doubt that Hartz will be on the rise once more.
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