The President
the chief executive officer is the person that works for the white house.
The President as Head of State is also known as the "Chief Executive" .
The President is the chief executive of the US.
Generally speaking in most US cities, the title of Mayor is held by a city's chief executive. It's a position requiring an election.
The US Government Chief Executive is the President.
That is what the president does. He is the chief executive officer over all the US government workers except for those directly working for the members of Congress or employed by federal judges.
The President is chief executive of the Executive Branch of the US government.
The chief state executive is the governor of the state.
US states have governors, not presidents, as the chief executive. (see the related question below)
The Chief of Naval Operations, or CNO, is the highest ranking officer in the US Navy. The current CNO is ADM Gary Roughead.
The Governor is the chief executive of each of the US states
In the US government the President is higher, but in a company the CEO is the highest. In order to clarify this it should be noted that the office of CEO does not exist in the US Government. Also, in the business world a person can be both the CEO, Chief Executive Officer and President.