Of the 500 businesses that claim spots on the ranking of the largest U.S. companies by revenue, female CEOs lead 55 of them. After two years at 10.4%, 11% is a slight increase.

Women run 11% of companies on 2025's Fortune 500. My colleague Nina Ajemian (who curates the second half of this newsletter each day!) has a rundown of this year’s female Fortune 500 CEOs. After ...

There are now 55 female CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, or a record 11%, up from 52 (that's 10.4%) in 2024. Ohio, and Cleveland in particular, is well-represented in this category. There are four ...

The 2025 Fortune 500 list shows that women are running 11% of these companies, just two years after women hit their previous milestone by finally crossing the 10% mark. Female CEOs at the leading ...

While they feature prominently in the top 10 list of highest-compensated female executives, pole position was held by Safra Ada Catz, Oracle CFO and President, according to Find the ...

The number of female CEOs leading Fortune 500 companies was flat at 52 between 2023 and 2024; in 2025, it’s up to 55. The Fortune 500 has for 71 years ranked the largest U.S. companies by revenue.

That adds SiriusXM CEO Jennifer Witz to the cohort of Fortune 500 chiefs; like her fellow female CEOs, she was promoted to the job in 2021 after two decades at the company (starting when it was ...

In 2023, there were more CEOs in Canada named Michael (7) than female CEOs (6), according to Morningstar.. And in the Canada’s tech workforce specifically, the gender pay gap has almost tripled since ...

"The reality is, yes, there are very few Japanese female CEOs," Ono says. "But for myself, I didn't feel it's a very special thing," she adds. The 64-year-old was chosen for the role because of ...

"Traditional CEOs assume that ESG [environmental, social, and corporate governance] programs are cost centers, but I think they're revenue, business, and loyalty drivers," she says. "The companies ...

CEO compensation at S&P 500 companies surged nearly 10% in 2024, fueled by soaring stock prices and corporate profits. The typical CEO pay package reached $17.1 million, widening the gap with the ...