Richard Schulze
Title: Chairman emeritus, Best Buy Co. Inc.
Summary: Forced off the board in 2012, Schulze was welcomed back as chairman emeritus by new CEO Hubert Joly.
What happened: Comfortable with Joly's leadership, Schulze said he would focus on donating nearly $1 billion in coming years to his Schulze Family Foundation, which focuses on education, youth and health issues. In recent months, he has sold more than $200 million in Best Buy stock to finance the foundation.
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