Women in leadership are reaching a level of success that is not only exceptional but highlights novel approaches to old business problems and identification of new market opportunities.
The women named to the inaugural CNBC Changemakers list are creating a pattern of what it takes to defy the odds, innovate and thrive in a volatile business landscape. From startup founders to S&P 500 C-suite growth drivers, from personalities shaking up the media industry to figures taking women's sports further into the mainstream, the 2024 Changemakers have broken new ground and set the stage for others to follow.
Make no mistake: There is still a distinct need for more coverage of innovative women leaders, and more support from the capital markets. Women leaders are still rare — they're less than 10% of S&P 500 CEOs, while women founders draw about 2% of venture capital dollars.Â
By focusing on women who left an indelible mark on the economy and business world in 2023, CNBC Changemakers recognizes the accomplishments of names in the news and many who have flown under the radar.
These are the 2024 CNBC Changemakers
Name | Company | Title |
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Revathi Advaithi | Flex | Chief Executive Officer |
Priscilla Almodovar | Fannie Mae | Chief Executive Officer |
Anat Ashkenazi | Eli Lilly and Company | Executive Vice President & CFO |
Svanika Balasubramanian | rePurpose Global | Co-founder & CEO |
Jessica Berman | National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) | Commissioner |
Priscilla Sims Brown | Amalgamated Bank | President & CEO |
Ana Cabral | Sigma Lithium | Co-Chair & CEO |
Etosha Cave | Twelve | Co-founder & Chief Science Officer |
Jessica Chang | Upwards | Co-founder & CEO |
Keia Clarke | New York Liberty | Chief Executive Officer |
Maayan Cohen | Hello Heart | Co-founder & CEO |
Alex Cooper | Trending | Co-founder |
Thasunda Brown Duckett | TIAA | President & CEO |
Tracee Ellis Ross | PATTERN Beauty | Brand Founder and Co-CEO |
Cathy Engelbert | Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) | Commissioner |
Sandhya Ganapathy | EDP Renewables North America | Chief Executive Officer |
Dipali Goenka | Welspun Living | CEO & Managing Director |
Kathy Hannun | Dandelion Energy | Co-founder & President |
Kate Haviland | Blueprint Medicines | Chief Executive Officer |
Molly He | Element Biosciences | Co-founder & CEO |
Angela Hwang | Pfizer | Former Chief Commercial Officer & President, Global Biopharmaceuticals Business |
Ara Katz | Seed Health | Co-founder & Co-CEO |
Dr. Karen Knudsen | American Cancer Society | Chief Executive Officer |
Sarah London | Centene | Chief Executive Officer |
Laura Modi | Bobbie | Co-founder & CEO |
Dr. Geetha Murali | Room to Read | Chief Executive Officer |
Ritu Narayan | ZÅ«m | Founder & CEO |
Michelle Nunn | CARE USA | President & CEO |
Makiko Ono | Suntory Beverage & Food | President & CEO |
Naomi Osaka | Multiple companies | Professional Tennis Player & Entrepreneur |
Yvette Ostolaza | Sidley Austin | Management Committee Chair & Executive Committee Member |
Kristin Peck | Zoetis | Chief Executive Officer |
Melanie Perkins | Canva | Co-founder & CEO |
Dina Powell McCormick | BDT & MSD Partners | Vice Chairman, President & Global Head of Client Services |
Gina Raimondo | U.S. Department of Commerce | U.S. Secretary of Commerce |
Dr. Suneeta Reddy | Apollo Hospitals Group | Managing Director |
Jacqueline Reses | Lead Bank | Co-founder, Chair & CEO |
Monique Rodriguez | Mielle Organics | Founder & CEO |
Kate Ryder | Maven Clinic | Founder & CEO |
Aradhana Sarin | AstraZeneca | Executive Director & Global CFO |
Kelly Sawyer Patricof | Baby2Baby | Co-CEO |
Clara Shih | Salesforce | CEO, Salesforce AI |
Dr. Angela Shippy | Amazon Web Services | Senior Physician Executive & Clinical Innovation Lead, Global Healthcare and Nonprofit |
Fidji Simo | Instacart | Chair & CEO |
Sima Sistani | WeightWatchers | Chief Executive Officer |
Taylor Swift | N/A | Entertainer |
Raquel Urtasun | Waabi | Founder & CEO |
Dana Walden | The Walt Disney Company | Co-Chairman, Disney Entertainment |
Norah Weinstein | Baby2Baby | Co-CEO |
Michelle Zatlyn | Cloudflare | Co-founder, President & COO |