Only a handful of females run large corporations. These extraordinary women are determined and poised to rectify that. “Every single one of our women in our C-Ahead program has thepotential to be a CEO.“ — Kimber Maderazzo, C200 chair The Fortune 500 consists of only 34 female CEOs....

[caption id="attachment_8601" align="alignleft" width="223"] Photograph by fabiocamarastudios.com[/caption] By embracing change and learning to listen to her inner voice, Valerie Jarrett has forged a life of purpose and fulfillment. by JackieKrentzman In her new memoir, Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward, Valerie...

The road to the C-suite for women, and in particular women of color, is still rocky. Four chief human resource officers explain how they are smoothing the path. By Tanisha A. Sykes In 1948, a century after the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York,...

New Catalyst CEO Lorraine Hariton believes we are at a juncture in the workplace as seismic as the Industrial Revolution, and Catalyst is ready to lead the way by Jackie Krentzman As the new CEO of Catalyst, the premier nonprofit working to “build workplaces that work for...

Elise Peters Carey has blazed her own trail—and is poised to take over as CEO of her family’s considerable business holdings by Carolyn M. Brown Growing up, Elise Peters Carey observed her parents in their business endeavors when she would accompany them to work. She has a...

Three African American C-suite leaders share their stories and offer insights on how women can break through the gender and race barriers in STEM industries by Jackie Krentzman Photography by Eric Marshall When Robin Washington graduated from the University of Michigan, her first two jobs were in accounting...