– Another one. Something’s in the air in recent weeks—female CEOs are leaving their jobs left and right. The latest major CEO ...

In the 2025 Fortune 500, nine companies are led by Black CEOs, with only two of them being women. That’s just 1.8% of the largest U.S. businesses, up slightly from 1.6% in both 2023 and 2024 ...

Even though the number of female CEOs is up, that’s still only 7.4% of the Fortune 500 ranked businesses compiled annually by the magazine. Last year there were 33, which was up from 24 from 2018.

Fortune Next to Lead today unveiled its inaugural Most Powerful Rising Executives list, highlighting 25 high-performing and fast-advancing leaders at Fortune 500 companies who demonstrate the ...

The company that provides security to 80% of Fortune 500 companies says CEOs and executives should be asking these questions as safety concerns soar. Story by Brit Morse • 3d.

When Fortune, in collaboration with Deloitte, surveyed in April CEOs from Fortune 500 companies, Fortune Global 500 firms, and members of our wider business community, we found a massive 40 ...

Women have made strides in the executive ranks, but at the biggest companies, the top boss is almost always male. Here are brief profiles of the women who currently lead Fortune 500 firms.

The Fortune 500 includes 37 female CEOs this year, a small jump from last year’s previous record of 33. Despite the increase, the number is still a small fraction of the larger 500.

Are most Fortune 500 C-suite executives internal or external hires? What is their average job tenure? How diverse is the C-suite? To find out, Spencer Stuart researchers examined the executive leader ...

Chenault (who was only the third black CEO to run a Fortune 500 company) was eventually joined by Don Thompson at McDonald’s, Ursula Burns at Xerox, Roger Ferguson at TIAA-CREF, Kenneth Frazier ...

Most Fortune 500 CEOs have little power. Most Fortune 500 CEOs have little power and can be fired at anytime by their board (who are very attune to the current stock price).