administrator, decision maker - someone who administers a business

business executive, corporate executive - an executive in a business corporation

government minister, minister - a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance"

rainmaker - executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm

Surgeon General - the head of the United States Public Health Service

V.P., vice president - an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances

authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

governance, governing body, organisation, administration, brass, establishment, organization - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

Clinton administration - the executive under President Clinton

Bush administration - the executive under President Bush

Reagan administration - the executive under President Reagan

Carter administration - the executive under President Carter

commissioner - a government administrator

DCI, Director of Central Intelligence - the head of the United States Intelligence Community and director of the Central Intelligence Agency

chief, top dog, head - a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"

prefect - a chief officer or chief magistrate; "the prefect of Paris police"

Secretary General - a person who is a chief administrator (as of the United Nations)

triumvir - one of a group of three sharing public administration or civil authority especially in ancient Rome

Raffles, Sir Thomas Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles - British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826)

Peter Stuyvesant, Petrus Stuyvesant, Stuyvesant - the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)