[michaelochurch]

On their own terms, yes.

The serial killers are the lower classes of psychopaths, usually with other mental issues.

They don't all become CEOs but they generally rise to the highest level permissible by their intelligence. An 80-IQ psychopath isn't going to rise to the top of a bank, but he will end up in a position of power over other people.

Of course, they blow themselves up every few years or so, but they usually move away unharmed.