These Are the Top Women CEOs in America

The number of women leading America’s largest corporations is still very small, but this number is growing steadily. Currently, women hold 30 (6.0%) CEO positions in S&P 500 companies, including in tech companies as well. Detailed below are the top women CEOs in America.

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Top Women CEOs in America

We have used the Fortune 500 ranking of companies in 2020 to come up with the list of the top women CEOs in America. Following are the top women CEOs in America:

10. Lisa Su (AMD)

Su has been AMD’s CEO and president since 2014. In 2012, she joined AMD as its senior vice president and general manager of the global business units. Su, who has served as AMD’s COO as well, has successfully steered the company from near bankruptcy. She has a bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from MIT.

9. Sonya Syngal (Gap)

Syngal was appointed as Gap’s CEO in March 2020. Prior to this, she was the CEO of Old Navy, which is one of Gap's brands. In 2020, she diverted some of the company’s resources to make face masks. Such efforts resulted in a sale of $130 million, or about 4% of Gap’s sales in the second quarter.

8. Safra Catz (Oracle)

In 2014, Catz and Mark Hurd were appointed as the CEOs of Oracle. After the death of Mark Hurd in 2019, Catz became Oracle’s sole CEO. She has also served as the CFO of the tech company. Oracle adopted an aggressive acquisition strategy under Catz, acquiring over 130 companies. She ranks 15^th on Forbes' list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World 2020.

7. Thasunda Brown Duckett (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America)

Duckett became the CEO of TIAA in February 2021. The retirement and investment manager has over $1 trillion in assets under management. Prior to this, Duckett was CEO of Chase Consumer Banking. Duckett completed her graduation from the University of Houston and an MBA from the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University. Her first job was at Fannie Mae, and then in 2004, she joined Chase.

6. Carol Tomé (United Parcel Service)

In 2019, Tomé retired as CFO of Home Depot, and in June 2020, she became the CEO of UPS. She is UPS' first "outsider" CEO and its first female chief executive. In her early days as UPS’ CEO she had to deal with the logistics for the 2020 holiday season and then delivery of a COVID-19 vaccine. She ranks 11^th on Forbes' list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World 2020.

5. Jane Fraser (Citigroup)

Fraser, who joined Citi in 2004, assumed the role of CEO at Citigroup in February 2021. Prior to this, she was the head of consumer banking at Citigroup. Fraser has also held the role of CEO of Citigroup Latin America, CEO of CitiMortgage and CEO of Citi's global private bank. She is the first woman to lead a major Wall Street Bank and ranks 23^rd on Forbes' list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World 2020.

4. Gail Boudreaux (Anthem)

Boudreaux became Anthem’s CEO in 2017. The shares of the largest health insurer in the U.S. jumped by about 20% in the first two years of her tenure. Anthem completed the acquisition of Aspire Health, America's 1st Choice and HealthSun. She ranks 10^th on Forbes' list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World 2020. Boudreaux, 60, did her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Columbia University.

3. Rosalind Brewer (Walgreens Boots Alliance)

Brewer assumed the role of Walgreens’ CEO this year. Prior to this, she was the COO of Starbucks, and before that she was the president and CEO of Sam’s Club. Brewer is only the third Black woman to run a Fortune 500 company. She is 48^th on Forbes' list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World 2020.

2. Mary Barra (General Motors)

Barra took over the job of GM’s CEO from Daniel Akerson in January 2014. She is the first female CEO of a major U.S. auto company. Barra is working to transition GM to electric vehicles by 2035. Last year, she moved GM's production to allow Ventec Life Systems to make ventilators. She ranks sixth on Forbes' list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World 2020.

1. Karen Lynch (CVS)

Karen assumed the role of CVS CEO in February this year. Prior to this, she worked as the executive vice president of CVS Health and the president of Aetna. CVS is the biggest health provider in the world. Lynch is an advisory board member of IBM Watson Health and sits on the board of U.S. Bancorp. Karen is also part of Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women in the World 2020 list.