Major events in the private lives of CEOs have been a source of fascination for decades. However, despite gaining traction, studies on the relevant phenomena (e.g., marriage, divorce, parenthood, illness) remain scattered in parallel across disciplines. We thematically review the interdisciplinary evidence on the fast-emerging literature on CEO private life events (72 unique studies) to consolidate our understanding of how private life events can become reflected in the professional domains of CEO influence. Through this approach, we comprehensively intersect empirical progress on CEO life events with key strategic leadership outcomes (i.e., performance, strategy, socio-ethical issues, innovation, governance), allowing us to identify key gaps and highlight inconsistencies. We then propose several research opportunities and challenges to move the field from phenomenon-driven standalone studies to a more coherent research program on the blurred boundaries between the private and professional lives of CEOs.

几十年来，CEO 私生活中的重大事件一直令人着迷。然而，尽管获得了关注，但对相关现象（例如，婚姻、离婚、为人父母、疾病）的研究仍然分散在各个学科中。我们按主题回顾了关于 CEO 私人生活事件的快速兴起的文献的跨学科证据（72 项独特的研究），以巩固我们对私人生活事件如何反映在 CEO 影响力的专业领域的理解。通过这种方法，我们将 CEO 生活事件的实证进展与关键战略领导成果（即绩效、战略、社会伦理问题、创新、治理）全面交叉，使我们能够找出关键差距并突出不一致之处。