List of women CEOs of Fortune 500 companies

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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.

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Fortune 500 women CEOs as of 2024 (52 women)

CEOCompanyFortune 500 rankStart date
Karen S. Lynch CVS Health 6February 1, 2021
Mary T. Barra General Motors 19January 1, 2014
Gail K. Boudreaux Elevance Health 20November 1, 2017
Jane Fraser Citigroup 21February 1, 2021
Sarah London Centene 22March 1, 2022
Priscilla Almodovar Fannie Mae 27December 1, 2022
Carol B. Tomé United Parcel Service 45June 1, 2020
Susan Patricia Griffith Progressive 62July 1, 2016
Safra A. Catz Oracle 89September 1, 2014
Thasunda Brown Duckett Tiaa 96May 1, 2021
Corie S. Barry Best Buy 100June 1, 2019
Phebe N. Novakovic General Dynamics 104January 1, 2013
Kathy J. Warden Northrop Grumman 109January 1, 2019
Jennifer Rumsey Cummins 129August 1, 2022
Lynn J. Good Duke Energy 148July 1, 2013
Vicki A. Hollub Occidental Petroleum 149April 1, 2016
Patricia K. Poppe PG&E 167January 1, 2021
Heidi G. Petz Sherwin-Williams 176January 1, 2024
Lisa T. Su Advanced Micro Devices 181August 1, 2014
Christine A. Leahy CDW 189January 1, 2019
Barbara Rentler Ross Stores 201June 1, 2014
Jennifer A. Parmentier Parker-Hannifin 216January 1, 2023
Maria Black Automatic Data Processing 228January 1, 2023
Beth E. Ford Land O'Lakes 245August 1, 2018
Kim Dang Kinder Morgan 268August 1, 2023
Karla R. Lewis Reliance 280January 1, 2023
Stephanie L. Ferris Fidelity National Information Services 288January 1, 2023
Kathleen E. Johnson Lumen Technologies 292November 1, 2022
Judith F. Marks Otis Worldwide 301April 1, 2020
Penny Pennington Jones Financial (Edward Jones) 303January 1, 2019
Lauren R. Hobart Dick's Sporting Goods 313February 1, 2021
Ariane Gorin Expedia 315May 1, 2024
Lori D. Koch DuPont 327June 1, 2024
Ellen G. Cooper Lincoln National 354May 1, 2022
Michele G. Buck Hershey 361March 1, 2017
Kathleen M. Mazzarella Graybar Electric 367June 1, 2012
Joey Wat Yum China Holdings 368March 1, 2018
Lori J. Ryerkerk Celanese 369May 1, 2019
Reshma Kewalramani Vertex Pharmaceuticals 400April 1, 2020
Teresa J. Rasmussen Thrivent Financial For Lutherans 405October 1, 2018
Joanna Geraghty Jetblue Airways 413February 1, 2024
Joyce A. Mullen Insight Enterprises 427December 1, 2021
Kristin C. Peck Zoetis 445January 1, 2020
Adaire Fox-Martin Equinix 456June 1, 2024
Mary N. Dillon Foot Locker 458September 1, 2022
Jennifer M. Johnson Franklin Resources 468February 1, 2020
Laura J. Alber Williams-Sonoma 474May 1, 2010
Toni Townes-Whitley Science Applications International 479October 1, 2023
Gina R. Boswell Bath & Body Works 481December 1, 2022
Sheryl D. Palmer Taylor Morrison Home 483November 1, 2012
Linda Rendle Clorox 485September 1, 2020
Heather H. Lavallee Voya Financial 487January 1, 2023

Fortune 500 CEOs by gender over time

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

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