{"id":30496,"date":"2020-11-21T13:52:44","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T18:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.greenmoney.com\/2025\/?p=30496"},"modified":"2020-12-30T11:50:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T16:50:04","slug":"fortunes-most-powerful-women-in-business-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.greenmoney.com\/2025\/fortunes-most-powerful-women-in-business-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortune\u2019s Most Powerful Women in Business 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
>> Back to December 2020 Issue<\/a><\/div>\n

This year, 2020, has been like no other \u2014 and it was clear to us that this year\u2019s ranking, too, must break the old rules and evolve to meet the moment. So, for the first time in the list\u2019s 23-year history (!!) we\u2019ve changed our methodology<\/a> and added a new consideration: In addition to weighing the power of each executive (by evaluating her business, career arc and influence), we asked how<\/em> she is wielding that clout. Is she, in this time of global crisis and uncertainty, using her influence to shape her company and the wider world for the better?<\/p>\n

Gratifyingly, for many of the business world\u2019s leading female executives, the answer was a resounding yes.<\/h2>\n

This year\u2019s No. 1, Accenture<\/a> CEO Julie Sweet, leads not only a massive company\u2014more than half a million employees and a market cap of nearly $150 billion\u2014but one that is devoted to helping its clients navigate the new digital world order, a task that became all the more urgent due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s joined in the top 10 by executives including Carol Tom\u00e9<\/a> (No. 5), who took the reins at UPS<\/a> at a moment when the shipping giant is playing an increasingly critical role in the coronavirus economy; incoming Citi CEO Jane Fraser<\/a> (No. 6), who is poised to break banking\u2019s highest, hardest glass ceiling; and Best Buy<\/a> CEO Corie Barry<\/a> (No. 9), who took aggressive steps to keep her employees safe\u2014and has been rewarded with strong business performance.<\/p>\n