Fortune Most Powerful Women 2018 Has New Number One

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Since 2015, General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra has ranked number one on Fortune’s Most Powerful Women list. However, this year, a new fierce female has taken the top spot.

Fortune released its Most Powerful Women 2018 list on Monday, September 24, and Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Marillyn Hewson is number one. Hewson ranks first on the list because of her leadership at aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin. She’s implemented new technology that supports U.S. national security, plus the White House’s new “Space Force” initiative. So far this year, Lockheed Martin has solidified $1 billion in contracts, which has increased its value to nearly $100 billion. We think it’s safe to say that Hewson is a badass.

The entire 2018 list includes 51 women who are really making waves in their industries. From healthcare and tech to finance and entertainment, we’ve featured many of these amazing females in past articles, so it’s no wonder they made the list.

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Marillyn Hewson, Chairman, President and CEO, Lockheed Martin
Mary Barra, Chairman and CEO, General Motors
Abigail Johnson, Chairman and CEO, Fidelity Investments
Ginni Rometty, Chairman, President and CEO, IBM
Gail Boudreaux, President and CEO, Anthem
Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook
Safra Catz, Co-CEO, Oracle
Phebe Novakovic, Chairman and CEO, General Dynamics
Ruth Porat, SVP and CFO, Google, Alphabet
Susan Wojcicki, CEO, Youtube, Google, Alphabet
Lynn Good, Chairman, President and CEO, Duke Energy
Angela Ahrendts, SVP of Retail and Online Stores, Apple
Trisha Griffith, President and CEO, Progressive
Judith McKenna, President and CEO, Walmart International
Karen Lynch, President, Aetna
Ann-Marie Campbell, EVP, U.S. Stores, Home Depot
Pam Nicholson, President and CEO, Enterprise Holdings
Cathy Engelbert, CEO, Deloitte
Marianne Lake, CFO JPMorgan Chase
Amy Hood, EVP and CFO, Microsoft
Michelle Gass, CEO, Kohl’s
Kathy Warden, President and COO, Northrop Grumman
Leanne Caret, President and CEO, Defense, Space and Security, and EVP, Boeing
Geisha Williams, President and CEO, PG&E
Margaret Keane, President and CEO, Synchrony
Mary Callahan Erdoes, CEO, JPM Asset and Wealth Management JPMorgan Chase
Barbara Rentler, CEO, Ross Stores
Vicki Hollub, President and CEO, Occidental Petroleum
Heather Bresch, CEO, Mylan
Beth Ford, President and CEO, Land O’Lakes
Lisa Davis, CEO Siemens Energy, Siemens AG
Julie Sweet, CEO North America, Accenture
Roz Brewer, COO and Group President, Starbucks
Kathleen Murphy, President, Personal Investing, Fidelity Investments
Mary Mack, Senior EVP of Consumer Banking, Wells Fargo
Anna Manning, President and CEO, Reinsurance Group of America
Jennifer Taubert, EVP, Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson
Lynne Doughtie, Chairman and CEO, KPMG U.S.
Bridget van Kralingen, SVP Blockchain, Industry Platforms, Accounts, and Partnerships, IBM
Kelly Grier, U.S. Chairman and Americas Managing Partner, EY
Crystal Hanlon, President, North Division, Home Depot
Michele Buck, President and CEO, Hershey
Jennifer Morgan, President, Americas and Asia Pacific Japan, SAP
Carolyn Tastad, Group President, North America, Procter & Gamble
Mary Dillon, CEO, Ulta Beauty
Helena Foulkes, CEO, Hudson’s Bay Company
Deanna Mulligan, President and CEO, Guardian Life Insurance
Bonnie Hammer, Chairman, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment and Cable Studio, Comcast
Anne Finucane, Vice Chairman; Chairman, BofA Merrill Lynch International, Bank of America
Kathryn Marinello, President and CEO, Hertz Global Holdings
Oprah Winfrey, CEO, OWN

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Many of these women have made the list in previous years, but there are a few newcomers. Michelle Gass, Kathy Warden, Beth Ford, Lisa Davis, Kelly Grier, Jennifer Morgan and Kathryn Marinello are all new to the 2018 Most Powerful Women list.

All 51 women are empowering and we’re excited to see many of them speak at this year’s Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit on Monday, October 1. Keep an eye out next week for coverage of the live-streamed event. We’ll be reporting on any and all career lessons and advice that these ladies have to offer.

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