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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.

Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol has led the fast casual chain through a pandemic that has decimated much of the restaurant sector.
RetailHow Chipotle survived a food safety crisis and a pandemic to debut on this year’s Fortune 500
By Beth KowittJune 2, 2021
Ro CEO Zachariah Reitano and Modern Fertility co-founders Afton Vechery and Carly Leahy. Ro has acquired Modern Fertility in a deal valued at more than $225 million.
MPWHealth care startup Ro acquires Modern Fertility in a deal signaling growth in women’s health sector
By Beth KowittMay 20, 2021
PepsiCo is pushing to expand regenerative agriculture practices to 7 million acres.
RetailPepsiCo is betting big on regenerative agriculture
By Beth KowittApril 20, 2021
Celmatix founder and CEO Piraye Beim wants to delay menopause by 15 years.
MPWThis biotech startup thinks it can delay menopause by 15 years. That would transform women’s lives
By Beth KowittApril 19, 2021
McDonald's employees protest outside their workplace on April 9, 2021.
RetailMcDonald’s rolls out new standards to fight harassment and discrimination in its restaurants
By Beth KowittApril 14, 2021
McFamily Feud: Scandal, lawsuits, and cultural upheaval at McDonald’s
MagazineMcFamily Feud: Scandal, lawsuits, and cultural upheaval at McDonald’s
By Beth KowittApril 5, 2021
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RetailExclusive: McDonald’s hires new general counsel
By Beth KowittMarch 29, 2021
Companies are missing a critical first step when it comes to progress on diversity
LeadershipCompanies are missing a critical first step when it comes to progress on diversity
By Beth KowittMarch 5, 2021
HBCUs are nurturing corporate America’s most effective female leaders
NewslettersHBCUs are nurturing corporate America’s most effective female leaders
By Emma Hinchliffe and Beth KowittMarch 5, 2021
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LeadershipHow HBCUs are changing the face of business and political leadership
By Beth KowittMarch 4, 2021
The inside story behind Aunt Jemima’s new name
RetailThe inside story behind Aunt Jemima’s new name
By Beth KowittFebruary 11, 2021
The Prince of Wales wants business leaders to put climate first.
LeadershipPrince Charles tells CEOs to stop ‘deferring’ hard climate choices to the next generation
By Beth KowittJanuary 30, 2021
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla spoke about coronavirus variants at Fortune's virtual Davos confab.
LeadershipPfizer is investing in a ‘surveillance network’ to detect coronavirus variants
By Beth KowittJanuary 28, 2021
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg spoke at a Fortune virtual event tied to the annual Davos meeting of the World Economic Forum.
TechSheryl Sandberg on banning Trump and why we shouldn’t take the open internet for granted
By Beth KowittJanuary 28, 2021
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MPWNew Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer will be the only Black woman chief executive in Fortune 500
By Claire Zillman and Beth KowittJanuary 26, 2021
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