Female CEOs Lead These Top Companies
Not all employers are slow to make diverse hires in the C-suite.
Want to work for a winner? Some of the top companies are helmed by female CEOs—and they just so happen to hire on Monster.
Why would you want to consider jobs at companies with female CEOs? There have been many studies on the benefits of gender diversity in the workplace—that includes the economic upsides of having women in high-ranking positions. Research by S&P Global showed that companies led by women often have better stock prices than companies led by men.
And yet, top companies are slow to make more diverse hires in the C-suite. The percentage of women in senior vice president roles went from 23% to 28%, and the percentage of women in the C-suite went from 17% to 21%, between January 2015 and January 2020, according to McKinsey and Lean In’s Women in the Workplace report.
And among Fortune 500 companies, only around 8% have female CEOs—which, believe it or not, is the highest percentage ever—and only four women of color are on the list: Rosalind Brewer (Walgreens), Lisa Su, (Advanced Micro Devices), Sonia Syngal (Gap), and Joey Wat (Yum China). These mega companies are serving the entire population, so shouldn’t their workers—at all levels—represent the entire population? (That was a rhetorical question.)
Want to get a job at an employer that sees the benefit of diverse leadership? Check out this list of companies with women CEOs that hire on Monster.
Female CEOs lead these top companies
1. Accenture
Industry: Public utility company
CEO: Julie Sweet, since September 2019 Number of employees: 506,000
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2. American Water Works Company, Inc.
Industry: Public utility company CEO: Susan N. Story, since May 2014 Number of employees: 7,100
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3. Anthem, Inc.
Industry: Health care
CEO: Gail Boudreaux, since November 2017 Number of employees: 58,000
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4. Arista Networks
Industry: Technology CEO: Jayshree V. Ullal, since September 2008
Number of employees: 2,300
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5. Best Buy, Inc.
Industry: Retail
CEO: Corie Barry, since June 2019 Number of employees: 125,000
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6. Citigroup
Industry: Investment banking
CEO: Jane Fraser, as of March 1, 2021 Number of employees: 204,000
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7. The Clorox Company
Industry: Manufacturer of consumer and professional products CEO: Lisa Rendle, since September 2020
Number of employees: 8,800
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8. CVS Health
Industry: Health care
CEO: Karen S. Lynch, since February 2021 Number of employees: 300,000
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9. Dick’s Sporting Goods
Industry: Sporting goods retailer
CEO: Lauren Hobart, since February 1, 2021 Number of employees: 45,000
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10. Duke Energy Corporation
Industry: Electricity company CEO: Lynn J. Good, since July 2013 Number of employees: 29,060
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11. Franklin Resources
Industry: Financial holding company CEO: Jennifer M. Johnson, since 2019 Number of employees: 11,800
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12. Gap
Industry: Retail
CEO: Sonia Syngal, since March 2020 Number of employees: 129,000
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13. General Dynamics Corporation
Industry: Aerospace and defense
CEO: Phebe N. Novakovic, since January 2013 Number of employees: 98,600
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14. General Motors
Industry: Automotive
CEO: Mary T. Barra, since January 2014 Number of employees: 180,000+
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15. Hershey Company
Industry: Food and beverage
CEO: Michele Buck, since March 2017 Number of employees: 21,000
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16. Kohl’s Corporation
Industry: Retail
CEO: Michelle Gass, since May 2018 Number of employees: 137,000
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17. Northrop Grumman
Industry: Aerospace and defense CEO: Kathy Warden, since January 2019 Number of employees: 85,000
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18. Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Industry: Petroleum and natural gas CEO: Vicki Hollub, since April 2016 Number of employees: 11,000
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19. Oracle Corporation
Industry: Technology
CEO: Safra A. Catz, since September 2014 Number of employees: 138,000
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20. The Progressive Corporation
Industry: Insurance
CEO: Tricia Griffith, since July 2016 Number of employees: 33,000
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21. Ross Stores, Inc.
Industry: Retail
CEO: Barbara Rentler, since June 2014 Number of employees: 79,000
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22. Ulta Beauty, Inc.
Industry: Cosmetics and skincare CEO: Mary Dillon, since July 2013 Number of employees: 34,700
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23. United Parcel Service
Industry: Logistics
CEO: Carol Tomé, since June 1, 2020 Number of employees: 540,000
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24. Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Industry: Health care
CEO: Reshma Kewalramani, MD, since 2017 Number of employees: 3,000
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25. Walgreens Boots Alliance
Industry: Health care
CEO: Rosalind Brewer, as of March 15, 2021 (Brewer is the only Black female CEO leading a Fortune 500 company)
Number of employees: 225,000
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