CEO features an astute, active businesswoman on the move. The name of the sculpture was given out of respect for women business leaders. Goodacre is the CEO of her own corporation, which was established in 1979.

CEO was a gift of the artist in 2016, given in memory of her parents Homer G. Maxey (TTU Class of 1931) and Melba Tatom Maxey (TTU Class of 1933).