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Women CEOs in the Fortune 500

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May 9, 2013, 2:17 PM ET

The definitive list of women CEOs in the Fortune 500. Last updated on May 13, 2016.

1. Mary Barra

GM's CEO Mary Barra.

Company: General Motors (GM)

Fortune 500 Rank: 6

2. Meg Whitman

Company: HP (HP)

Fortune 500 Rank: 19

3. Virginia M. Rometty

Ginni Rometty, CEO and president of IBM, was one of the big winners in 2016

Company: IBM (IBM)

Fortune 500 Rank: 24

4. Indra K. Nooyi

Company: Pepsico (PEP)

Fortune 500 Rank: 44

5. Marillyn A. Hewson

Marillyn Hewson, Chairman, President, and CEO of Lockheed Martin

Company: Lockheed Martin (LMT)

Fortune 500 Rank: 64

6. Safra Catz

Safra Catz, co-CEO of Oracle

Company: Oracle (ORCL)

Fortune 500 Rank: 81

7. Irene B. Rosenfeld

Irene B. Rosenfeld *Ms. Rosenfeld is now Chairman and CEO of Mondelez International.

Company: Mondelez International (MDLZ)

Fortune 500 Rank: 91

8. Phebe N. Novakovic

Company: General Dynamics (GD)

Fortune 500 Rank: 100

9. Lynn Good

Company: Duke Energy (DUK)

Fortune 500 Rank: 116

10. Ursula M. Burns

Burns speaks at the Eighth Annual John Wooden Global Leadership Award Dinner at the Beverly Wilshire hotel on October 6, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Company: Xerox (XRX)

Fortune 500 Rank: 143

11. Deanna M. Mulligan

Guardian Insurance CEO Deanna Mulligan. NYC first lady Chirlane McCray joined business, civic & fashion leaders for a press conference in the Time Warner center dedicated to outlining strategies for greater & more productive youth employment.

Company: Guardian Life Insurance of America

Fortune 500 Rank: 254

12. Barbara Rentler

Pedestrians pass in front of a Ross Stores Inc. location in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. Ross Stores Inc. is gaining on rivals like Gap Inc. as its 60 percent discounts on Calvin Klein shirts and Nike sneakers win customers seeking bargains amid a slowing economy. Photographer: Noah Berger/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Company: Ross Stores (ROST)

Fortune 500 Rank: 269

13. Debra L. Reed

Company: Sempra Energy (SRE)

Fortune 500 Rank: 270

14. Kimberly Lubel

Kimberly Lubel

Company: CST Brands

Fortune 500 Rank: 277

15. Sherilyn McCoy

Sherilyn McCoy, chief executive officer of Avon

Company: Avon (AVP)

Fortune 500 Rank: 322

16. Susan Cameron

Company: Reynolds American (RAI)

Fortune 500 Rank: 337

17. Denise M. Morrison

Denise Morrison, CEO and president of Campbell Soup Company

Company: Campbell Soup (CPB)

Fortune 500 Rank: 342

18. Kathleen M. Mazzarella

Company: Graybar Electric

Fortune 500 Rank: 445

19. Ilene S. Gordon

Ilene Gordon

Under Gordon, who became CEO in 2009, the 107-year-old ingredients maker has become a highflier: This year Ingredion was one of the oldest companies to land on Fortune's Fastest-Growing Companies list. Its profit climbed a whopping 81% on average the past three years.

Company: Ingredion (INGR)

Fortune 500 Rank: 462

20. Lisa Su

Lisa Su

Company: Advanced Micro Devices

Fortune 500 Rank: 480

21. Jacqueline Hinman

Jacqueline Hinman, the Chairwoman and CEO of engineering giant CH2M, discusses the challenge of water for urban development.

Company: CH2M Hill

Fortune 500 Rank: 480

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