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Emma Burleigh

Emma Burleigh is a reporter at Fortune, covering success, careers, entrepreneurship, and personal finance. Before joining the Success desk, she co-authored Fortune’s CHRO Daily newsletter, extensively covering the workplace and the future of jobs. Emma has also written for publications including the Observer and The China Project, publishing long-form stories on culture, entertainment, and geopolitics. She has a joint-master’s degree from New York University in Global Journalism and East Asian Studies.

Ken Griffin and Palm Beach.
Success
Step inside ‘Billionaire’s Beach,’ where the world’s richest people are flocking to buy mega mansions and Donald Trump would be your neighbor
By Emma BurleighJanuary 18, 2026
The CEO of Informatica, Amit Walia
Success
Like DoorDash and Google’s CEOs, $7.6 billion Informatica boss is a McKinsey alum—he says being ‘pushed around’ by smart consultants helped him grow
By Emma BurleighJanuary 17, 2026
Jeffrey Sprecher, President and Founder, CEO of Intercontinental Exchange
Success
Meet the self-made billionaire who bought a nearly bankrupt company off Warren Buffett for $1,000 and turned it into a $98 billion giant
By Emma BurleighJanuary 16, 2026
Rich young man walking into office
Success
The wealthy kids of property-rich U.K. parents get the highest-paying jobs, especially sons—and new research has revealed why
By Emma BurleighJanuary 15, 2026
Academy Award-winning actress Zoe Saldaña
Success
Zoe Saldaña has been crowned the highest-grossing actor, with a $15.5 billion Hollywood portfolio—beating Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson to the top spot
By Emma BurleighJanuary 14, 2026
Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast
Success
Despite his $2.6 billion net worth, MrBeast says he’s having to borrow cash and doesn’t even have enough money in his bank account to buy McDonald’s
By Emma BurleighJanuary 13, 2026
Young teacher in classroom
Success
Just like during Great Recession-era job struggle, Gen Z graduates are pouring into education as Teach For America reports a 43% surge in new teachers
By Emma BurleighJanuary 12, 2026
An exec at $62 billion giant Colgate says Gen Z workers, despite getting flak for being woke and lazy, are actually ‘pushing us to get better’
Success
An exec at $62 billion giant Colgate says Gen Z workers, despite getting flak for being woke and lazy, are actually ‘pushing us to get better’
By Emma BurleighJanuary 10, 2026
Outgoing Walmart CEO Doug McMillon
Success
Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon out-earns the average American’s salary in less than 20 hours—during a typical 30-minute commute, he’s already made $1,563
By Emma BurleighJanuary 9, 2026
Lonely young woman in office
Success
Staff at a major Swedish pharmacy chain are being paid to take time off with friends to combat loneliness—they can even text loved ones during the $100 ‘friendship hour’
By Emma BurleighJanuary 7, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett
Success
Warren Buffett left his Berkshire Hathaway job with a parting lesson for young Gen Z workers: ‘Be very careful who you work with’
By Emma BurleighJanuary 6, 2026
Left: Greg Abel. Right: Warren Buffett.
Success
Meet Greg Abel, the new boss of Berkshire Hathaway—Warren Buffett’s successor started out by selling empty soda bottles for 5 cents and now he’s a billionaire CEO
By Emma BurleighJanuary 5, 2026
Person checking their phone in bed
Success
Even top CEOs check their phones first thing in the morning—these are the apps business executives are reaching for
By Emma BurleighJanuary 2, 2026
Man hikes in snowy woods
Success
CEOs say they are unplugging from the top job by cancelling all meetings and playing with Legos over the holidays
By Emma BurleighJanuary 1, 2026
Melinda French Gates
Success
Melinda French Gates got her start at Microsoft because an IBM hiring manager told her to turn down its job offer—’It dumbfounded me’
By Emma BurleighDecember 31, 2025
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