When Profiles in Diversity Journal launched its inaugural Women Worth Watching® issue in 2002, there were only 11 women at the helm of a Fortune 1000 company. Today, there are several dozen spanning Fortune 1000, Fortune 500 and Fortune 100, a good number of whom were recognized as Women Worth Watching before stepping into that role.
Over the years, we have recognized thousands of talented women who were nominated by their organizations for their impact on their workplaces and our world. In doing so, we have chronicled a movement and revealed a developing pipeline of leaders whose passion and potential simply cannot be ignored.
Below is a list of our CEO alumni that we’re proud to say have been Women Worth Watching®.
| Name | Company | Year WWW | CEO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Shaw |  |
 |
2021 | 2021 |
| Lily Shen |  |
 |
2021 | 2020 |
| Karen S. Lynch |  |
 |
2019 | 2021 |
| Jennifer M. Keough (2014, 2017) |
 |
 |
2014, 2017 | 2016 |
| Lori Singleton |  |
 |
2016 | 2017 |
| Rachel Taylor |  |
 |
2016 | 2017 |
| Alex Johnston |  |
 |
2015 | 2020 |
| Stacey D. Stewart |  |
 |
2015 | 2016 |
| Frances Allen |  |
 |
2014 | 2020 |
| Maggie Chan Jones |  |
 |
2014 | 2017 |
| Dr. Rhonda Medows |  |
 |
2013 | 2018 |
| Jennifer Sherman |  |
 |
2013 | 2016 |
| Rita Johnson-Mills |  |
 |
2011 | 2020–2021 |
| Joyce Aiko McCulloch |  |
Ai Inclusion |
2011 | 2019 |
| Carrie Young |  |
 |
2011 | 2019 |
| Sharon Rossi |  |
 |
2011 | 2017 |
| Mary T. Barra |  |
 |
2011 | 2013 |
| Kathleen Gibson |  |
 |
2011 | 2012 |
| Mary Tuuk Kuras |  |
 |
2010 | 2019 |
| Deborah Gillis |  |
 |
2010 | 2014-2018 |
| Patricia Kampling |  |
 |
2010 | 2012 |
| Stacy Brown-Philpot |  |
 |
2009 | 2016–2020 |
| Heidi Shyu |  |
Heidi Shyu Inc. |
2008 | 2016 |
| Lynne Doughtie |  |
 |
2008 | 2015 |
| Karen Sock |  |
Sock Enterprises Inc. |
2008 | 2008 |
| Kerry Carter |  |
 |
2007 | 2020 |
| Julie Fream |  |
 |
2007 | 2013 |
| Lin Cummins |  |
 |
2007 | 2012 |
| Lisa DeBois |  |
GrowthFunding 1 Main Street Capital |
2007 |
2012–2013 2013–2016 |
| Mary Delaney |  |
Luceo Solutions LLC
|
2007 |
2011–2014 2011–2016 |
| Ellen Costello |  |
 |
2007 | 2011–2013 |
| Beth Mooney |  |
 |
2007 | 2011 |
| Cassandra Chandler |  |
 |
2006 | 2019 |
| Helena Foulkes |  |
 |
2006 | 2018–2020 |
| Laurie Burns |  |
 |
2006 | 2017 |
| Michelle VanDyke |  |
 |
2006 | 2016 |
| Lois Cooper |  |
Human Capital Solutions Lois M. Cooper |
2006 |
2015–2018 2018 |
| Cynthia Hardy Young |  |
 |
2006 | 2014 |
| Pam Gardner |  |
Your Mind at Work |
2006 | 2013 |
| Donnalee DeMaio |  |
|
2006 |
2012–2017 2018–2019 |
| Mary Howell |  |
Howell Strategy Group |
2006 | 2010 |
| Julie Fasone Holder |  |
 |
2006 | 2009 |
| Julie Gilbert |  |
Wolf Means Business
The Julie Gilbert Group |
2006 |
2009–2016 2010–2018 2018–2020 |
| Mary Jane Hellyar |  |
TechnoCorp Energy OLED |
2006 | 2009–2010 |
| Catherine King |  |
Hudson |
2006 |
2008–2009 2010–2011 |
| Maria Coyne |  |
 |
2005 | 2021 |
| Marise Kumar |  |
 |
2005 | 2021 |
| Michele Buck |  |
 |
2005 | 2017 |
| Sandra Hanington |  |
 |
2005 | 2015–2018 |
| Marilyn Tavenner |  |
 |
2005 | 2015–2018 |
| Marillyn Hewson |  |
 |
2005 | 2013 |
| Pamela Miller Esq. |  |
Summit Global |
2005 | 2012 |
| Karel Czanderna |  |
 |
2005 | 2012–2018 |
| Margaret McGlynn |  |
 |
2005 | 2011–2015 |
| Maritza Gomez Montiel |  |
 |
2005 | 2011–2013 |
| Ana Mollinedo Mims |  |
 |
2005 | 2010 |
| Launi Skinner |  |
 |
2005 | 2010 |
| Linda Hudson |  |
|
2005 |
2009–2014 2014–2020 |
| Jean Blackwell |  |
 |
2005 | 2008–2013 |
| Ilene H. Lang |  |
|
2005 | 2008-2013 |
| Dawn Sweeney |  |
 |
2005 | 2007–2019 |
| Katherine Harless |  |
 |
2005 | 2006–2008 |
| Tiffany Olson |  |
 |
2005 | 2005–2008 |
| LaVerne Council |  |
 |
2004 | 2019 |
| Judy Marks |  |
 |
2004 | 2017 |
| Claire Watts |  |
 |
2004 | 2011–2014 |
| Ellen Kullman |  |
|
2004 |
2009-2015 2019 |
| Patricia Woertz |  |
 |
2004 | 2009-2014 |
| Ursula Burns |  |
 |
2003 | 2009-2016 |
| Lynn L. Elsenhans |  |
 |
2003 | 2008-2012 |
