List of women CEOs of Fortune 500 companies explained

This is a list of Women CEOs of the Fortune 500, based on the magazine's 2024 list (updated yearly).[1] [2] As of Sept, 2024, women were CEOs at 10.4 percent of Fortune 500 companies.

Fortune 500 women CEOs as of 2024 (52 women)

CEO Company Fortune 500 rank Start date
6
19
20
21
22
27
45
62
89
96
100
104
109
129
148
149
167
176
181
189
201
216
228
245
268
280
288
292
301
303
313
315
327
354
361
367
368
369
400
405
413
427
445
456
458
468
474
479
481
483
485
487

Fortune 500 CEOs by gender over time

Over the last 10 years, 50-75% of Fortune 500 Women CEOs have been promoted from within their company.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hinchliffe . Emma . Women run just 10.4% of Fortune 500 companies . Fortune . 7 September 2024 . en.
  2. Web site: Women CEOs run 10.4% of Fortune 500 companies Fortune . 7 September 2024 . 14 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240614135129/https://fortune.com/2024/06/04/fortune-500-companies-women-ceos-2024/ . 2024-06-14 .
  3. Web site: Hinchliffe . Emma . Women CEOs run 10.4% of Fortune 500 companies. A quarter of the 52 leaders became CEO in the last year . WebArchive . Fortune . https://web.archive.org/web/20240725121501/https://fortune.com/2023/06/05/fortune-500-companies-2023-women-10-percent/ . 7 September 2024 . 2024-07-25 . en.