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Beth Kowitt is former a senior editor at Fortune, where she wrote features primarily on management and leadership issues, the business of food, consumer behavior, sustainability, and race and gender. Her writing received multiple awards, including several SABEW Best in Business and New York Press Club honors. She also co-edited Fortune's annual Most Powerful Women franchise and was a co-chair of Fortune's's Most Powerful Women Summit, MPW Next Gen, and the Fortune's/U.S. Department of State Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership. Beth, who joined Fortune's in 2008, is a graduate of Bowdoin College and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She lives in New York City with her children and husband, photographerKarsten Moran.

Hans Tung, managing partner at GGV Capital, says valuations are out of whack.
ConferencesVenture capitalists are bracing for a correction in the private market in 2022
By Beth KowittDecember 3, 2021
Elon Musk is the master of the markets. But how long will Tesla and the meme stocks rule?
MagazineElon Musk is the master of the markets. But how long will Tesla and the meme stocks rule?
By Beth KowittNovember 30, 2021
Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi says her cultural upbringing kept her from asking for a raise.
MPWFormer PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi explains why she ‘never ever, ever’ asked for a raise
By Beth KowittOctober 8, 2021
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MagazineRoz Brewer on what it feels like to be 1 of 2 Black female CEOs in the Fortune 500
By Beth KowittOctober 4, 2021
Are women on a collision course with the COVID ceiling?
MagazineAre women on a collision course with the COVID ceiling?
By Beth KowittOctober 4, 2021
Women’s health has long been underserved. That’s a problem—and a big potential market
NewslettersWomen’s health has long been underserved. That’s a problem—and a big potential market
By Emma Hinchliffe and Beth KowittAugust 18, 2021
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MPWMaven Clinic becomes the first U.S. ‘unicorn’ dedicated to women’s and family health
By Beth KowittAugust 17, 2021
New COVID cases are up 86% in the U.S. See the states where cases are rising the fastest
HealthNew COVID cases are up 86% in the U.S. See the states where cases are rising the fastest
By Nicolas Rapp and Beth KowittAugust 11, 2021
How the pandemic fueled the rise of the ‘Buy Nothing’ economy
RetailHow the pandemic fueled the rise of the ‘Buy Nothing’ economy
By Beth KowittJuly 30, 2021
Soylent, once favored by tech bros, is finding a new audience as it grows in retail.
RetailSoylent, once the beverage of tech bros, finds a new audience
By Beth KowittJuly 28, 2021
Alison Whritenour-New CEO Seventh Generation
RetailCan Seventh Generation’s new CEO convince people to return to green cleaners in the age of COVID?
By Beth KowittJuly 20, 2021
China is flooding the U.S. with trademark applications and no one is sure why
PoliticsChina is flooding the U.S. with trademark applications and no one is sure why
By Beth KowittJuly 1, 2021
Tristan Walker, CEO and founder of Walker and Company, spoke at a Fortune Brainstorm Design event last week.
ConferencesWhy this entrepreneur thinks retailers’ approach to stocking Black-founded brands is ‘lazy’
By Beth KowittJune 21, 2021
McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski talked franchisee relations, the restaurant recovery, and employee wages.
RetailMcDonald’s CEO weighs in on turmoil with franchisees
By Beth KowittJune 17, 2021
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is announcing a $4 billion investment in building a more resilient post-pandemic food system.
PoliticsA new $4 billion investment from the USDA aims to make the U.S. food system more resilient
By Beth KowittJune 8, 2021
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