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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.

How Fortune ranks business’s Most Powerful Women in the COVID era
MagazineHow Fortune ranks business’s Most Powerful Women in the COVID era
By Kristen Bellstrom and Beth KowittOctober 19, 2020
This week's episode of the Reinvent podcast takes listeners inside the NBA bubble.
LeadershipWhat business can learn from the NBA bubble
By Beth KowittOctober 19, 2020
Oil and gas giant BP has committed to reaching “net zero” emissions by 2050.
EnergyInside the plan to radically remake BP
By Beth KowittOctober 12, 2020
Momofuku chef and founder David Chang on the future of the restaurant industry.
LeadershipHow COVID-19 will remake the restaurant industry
By Beth KowittOctober 5, 2020
Apeel's "plastic-free" English cucumbers are launching this month in Walmart.
RetailExclusive: Startup Apeel is launching ‘plastic-free’ cucumbers at Walmart to cut back on waste
By Beth KowittSeptember 21, 2020
David Chang is focused on advocating for the restaurant industry amid the pandemic.
RetailMomofuku’s David Chang on the big changes the restaurant industry needs to make to survive
By Beth KowittSeptember 14, 2020
‘Don’t wait to be perfect:’ 4 top startup tips from a unicorn’s founder and investor
MPW‘Don’t wait to be perfect:’ 4 top startup tips from a unicorn’s founder and investor
By Beth KowittSeptember 6, 2020
McDonald's global headquarters in Chicago. The company is being sued by a group of former Black franchisees alleging discrimination.
Retail52 Black former franchisees sue McDonald’s, alleging discrimination
By Beth KowittSeptember 1, 2020
Candy makers are gearing up for a COVID-19 Halloween.
RetailHow scary will a COVID-19 Halloween be for candy companies?
By Beth KowittAugust 29, 2020
Carrot Fertility has closed a $24 million Series B
MPWExclusive: Carrot Fertility closes $24 million Series B in a sign of the sector’s strength
By Beth KowittAugust 18, 2020
The one major metric missing from ‘Best Hospital’ rankings
HealthThe one major metric missing from ‘Best Hospital’ rankings
By Beth KowittAugust 16, 2020
More than half of U.S. states are seeing coronavirus cases decrease
HealthMore than half of U.S. states are seeing coronavirus cases decrease
By Nicolas Rapp, Alan Murray and Beth KowittAugust 12, 2020
Former McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook in 2018. The company filed a lawsuit against him on Monday.
MPWMcDonald’s takes on accusations of ‘sexual harassment problem’ with lawsuit against former CEO
By Beth KowittAugust 12, 2020
Why some Black execs are moving abroad—for good
NewslettersWhy some Black execs are moving abroad—for good
By Emma Hinchliffe and Beth KowittAugust 11, 2020
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MagazineWhy Nestlé’s CEO has been in the office every day since COVID-19 hit
By Beth KowittAugust 10, 2020
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