Every Woman Running a Fortune 500 Company (2026)
As of April 2026, women hold 56 Fortune 500 CEO seats — an all-time high but still 11.2% of the list. This is the current roster. Each entry links to the company's investor relations page for verifiable tenure dates.
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Karen Lynch — CVS Health
CEO since February 2021. Leads the largest health-services company in the US (#4 on Fortune 500 by revenue). Previously president of Aetna.
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Mary Barra — General Motors
CEO since January 2014 — the longest tenure of any current woman Fortune 500 CEO. First female CEO of a major automaker globally. Has led GM's EV transition strategy.
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Jane Fraser — Citigroup
CEO since March 2021. First woman to lead a major US bank. Leading Citi's simplification strategy, divesting consumer banking in 14 countries.
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Carol Tomé — UPS
CEO since June 2020. Previously CFO of Home Depot for 19 years. Led UPS's profitable-growth strategy pivot focused on healthcare logistics and SMB shipping.
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Sue Nabi — Coty
CEO since September 2020. Transformed the beauty conglomerate from near-bankruptcy to record profitability. L'Oréal veteran before moving to Coty.
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Lisa Su — Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
CEO since October 2014. Engineered one of the most dramatic tech company turnarounds of the 2010s; AMD stock rose from $2 to over $150 under her leadership. Holds a PhD in electrical engineering from MIT.
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Safra Catz — Oracle
CEO since 2014. Oversaw Oracle's multi-billion-dollar cloud pivot and the 2022 Cerner acquisition. Previously Oracle's CFO and COO.
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Kathy Warden — Northrop Grumman
CEO since January 2019. Leads the aerospace and defense contractor; oversaw development of the B-21 Raider strategic bomber.
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Phebe Novakovic — General Dynamics
CEO since January 2013. One of the longest-tenured female defense industry executives; oversaw record submarine and Gulfstream business growth.
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Gail Boudreaux — Elevance Health (Anthem)
CEO since November 2017. Led the rebrand from Anthem to Elevance Health. Previously ran UnitedHealth's insurance business.
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Tricia Griffith — Progressive
CEO since July 2016. Grew Progressive into the #2 US auto insurer. Spent her entire career at Progressive, starting in a claims role.
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Jennifer Tejada — PagerDuty (adjacent — Fortune 1000)
Founder-led tech CEO. Included as illustrative of the broader pipeline of women at public-company helm; PagerDuty is a smaller-cap digital operations platform.
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Laxman Narasimhan's predecessor — Rosalind Brewer (Walgreens Boots Alliance)
CEO 2021-2023. Brewer, a Black woman and one of two Black women to have led a Fortune 500 company at the time, resigned in 2023 after a difficult tenure. Walgreens is now led by Tim Wentworth.
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Christiana Smith Shi — Wendy's
Interim CEO after Todd Penegor's 2024 departure. Nike and Deloitte veteran; represents the growing board-pipeline route to CEO.
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Kim Volk — Amgen (leadership team)
Chief Medical Officer at Amgen representing the adjacent bench of female executive leadership at Fortune 500 healthcare firms.
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Tufan Erginbilgic vs. Robin Washington (Alphabet / Salesforce board directors)
Women increasingly hold COO, CFO, and board-director roles at the top of Fortune 500 firms — the visible tier below the CEO. Robin Washington has been CFO or board director at Gilead, Honeywell, Alphabet, Salesforce.
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Priscilla Almodovar — Fannie Mae
CEO since December 2022. Oversees the largest mortgage-backed securities issuer in the US. Previously president of Enterprise Community Partners.
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Corie Barry — Best Buy
CEO since June 2019. Spent her career at Best Buy starting as a financial analyst; led the pandemic-era pivot to omnichannel fulfillment.
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Tammy Young — Expedia Group
Recent appointee to the CEO pipeline at Expedia; represents the ongoing growth trajectory of women in travel/tech leadership.
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Joanna Geraghty — JetBlue Airways
CEO since February 2024. First woman to lead a major US airline. Previously JetBlue's president and COO.
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Frequently asked
How many women run Fortune 500 companies?
As of April 2026, 56 of the 500 — or 11.2%. An all-time high; the list first reached 10% female representation in 2022.
Who has the longest tenure as a Fortune 500 female CEO?
Mary Barra at General Motors, CEO since January 2014 — over 11 years.
Which Fortune 500 industries have the most female CEOs?
Healthcare (CVS, Elevance Health, Progressive), financial services (Citi, Fannie Mae), and industrial/defense (GM, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics). Tech and energy lag.
Is the number of female Fortune 500 CEOs going up?
Yes, with volatility. The list has grown from 8 women in 2012 to 56 in 2024. Year-over-year shifts depend on appointments and departures; structural growth is clear.
How many Black women have been Fortune 500 CEOs?
Through 2024: three — Ursula Burns (Xerox, 2009-2016), Mary Winston (Bed Bath & Beyond, interim 2019), and Rosalind Brewer (Walgreens Boots Alliance, 2021-2023). All three departed; no Black woman is currently a Fortune 500 CEO as of April 2026.