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- To say that the pandemic has been transformative for businesses is an understatement.
So it is perhaps not surprising that three of the top 10 women named in Fortune's 2021 Most Powerful Women list, released Monday, run healthcare companies, or that half of them have become CEOs in the past. the covid crisis.
CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch is ranked # 1.
Lynch was ranked number one for two big reasons: shortly after taking office in February this year, he made CVS a central player in the response to the U.S. pandemic, turning it into a COVID vaccine and testing center. .
And now he wants to transform the way primary health care is delivered by turning many neighborhood CVS stores into super health care clinics.
CVS begins offering booster doses of Pfizer vaccine at nearly 6,000 US locations.
At No. 2 is Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup.
Upon taking office earlier this year, she became the first female director of a large Wall Street bank.
Among Fraser's accomplishments to date, Fortune notes that it unified Citi's wealth management business and planned to sell off segments of the company's consumer operations that have not performed adequately.
Accenture President and CEO Julie Sweet, who was the highest ranked woman on Fortune's list last year, is ranked third.
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Under his tenure, according to Fortune, the consultancy saw its revenue increase by 14% in fiscal 2021, has invested heavily in cutting-edge technologies such as 5G and blockchain, and has set ambitious environmental goals, such as having zero net emissions. of carbon and net zero waste by 2025.
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Also on the Fortune ranking are Rosalind Brewer (# 6) CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, and Thasunda Brown Duckett (# 10), president and CEO of investment firm TIAA.
Brewer and Duckett are currently the only two black female CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, of which there have only been four.
In addition to running complex and multi-million dollar companies, both have prioritized promoting equity.
Brewer has made vaccine equity a priority, and Duckett is known for her efforts to make the financial system more inclusive of people of color.
Here are the top 10 executives on Fortune's 2021 Most Powerful Women list:
Karen Lynch, CEO of CVS Health
Jane Fraser, CEO, Citi
Julie Sweet, President and CEO, Accenture
Carol Tomé, CEO, UPS
Mary Barra, President and CEO of GM
Rosalind Brewer, CEO, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Gail Broudreaux, President and CEO, Anthem
Abigail Johnson, President and CEO, Fidelity Investments
Ruth Porat, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Alphabet
Thasunda Brown Duckett, President and CEO, TIAA
(Here is the complete list of the 50. Please note that a subscription is required to view).
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