To wit:
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Entrepreneur \En`tre*pre*neur"\, n. [F. See {Enterprise}.] (Polit. Econ.) One who takes the initiative to create a product or establish a business for profit; generally, whoever undertakes on his own account an enterprise in which others are employed and risks are taken. --F. A. Walker. [1913 Webster +PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: entrepreneur n : someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it [syn: {enterpriser}]
A typical salaried CEO does not put up his own money to found/fund a business, so does not assume any greater risk of loss than any other employee. His income is guaranteed to be greater than zero -- and in many cases, much, much greater.