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Amanda Gerut

Amanda Gerut has been a journalist and editor for more than 20 years and currently serves as Fortune’s West Coast Editor. She edits and reports on publicly traded businesses, executive compensation, Securities and Exchange Commission regulations and investigations. Amanda previously worked for 13 years at the Financial Times’ Agenda, a publication for corporate board members of publicly traded companies. She is the former managing editor of BoardIQ, an FT publication dedicated to the governance and oversight of mutual funds. She previously worked as a reporter at New Jersey’s Star-Ledger and The Herald News.

These two founders didn’t know each other well—until they both got sued by conservative legal activists following the fall of affirmative action. With the cases behind them, they reflect on lessons learned and how other businesses can prepare.  
Conferences
They were sued over grants for Black entrepreneurs. Now, these CEOs are raising millions to fund small businesses
By Amanda GerutOctober 16, 2024
Lauren Samuels, Actor; Singer; “Elphaba” in WICKED
Conferences
Defying gravity, making history, and changing the game in health
By Alex Scimecca and Amanda GerutOctober 15, 2024
Hollywood actress and entrepreneur Halle Berry speaking at Fortune's Most Powerful Women conference in Laguna Niguel, California on Oct. 15, 2024.
Conferences
A herpes misdiagnosis sent Hollywood icon Halle Berry on a crusade for all women 
By Amanda GerutOctober 15, 2024
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MPW
The most powerful women on leading a workforce into the future, true grit, and Lizzo’s next album
By Alex Scimecca and Amanda GerutOctober 15, 2024
The 100k+ club: High-earning women thank the sports of their childhoods
MPW
The 100k+ club: High-earning women thank the sports of their childhoods
By Amanda GerutOctober 14, 2024
A striking Boeing worker's sign is seen in front of a Boeing sign at a factory in Seattle.
Finance
Boeing to slash 10% of workforce, laying off 17,000 employees
By Brooke Seipel and Amanda GerutOctober 11, 2024
Sheila Johnson (right) with Fortune’s Diane Brady
Leadership
After selling a company for billions, a self-made entrepreneur said her story wasn’t finished—‘I needed another act in my life’
By Amanda GerutOctober 8, 2024
Bald and bearded men uses laptop and smartphone at sunset
Finance
A UK man allegedly used genealogy sites to hack execs’ email accounts and make millions on stock trades
By Amanda GerutSeptember 28, 2024
DraftKings co-foundersand CEO Jason Robins is seen at the company's new headquarters.
Finance
DraftKings fined over CEO’s LinkedIn post
By Amanda GerutSeptember 26, 2024
A laid-off Foot Locker employee shorted the stock and made over $100,000, authorities say
Retail
A laid-off Foot Locker employee shorted the stock and made over $100,000, authorities say
By Amanda GerutSeptember 24, 2024
Elliott Hill
Retail
Nike welcomes new CEO with $27 million payday
By Amanda GerutSeptember 19, 2024
Larry Ellison is seen in a gray shirt.
Tech
Larry Ellison and Elon Musk ‘begged’ Nvidia’s Jensen Huang for more GPUs over a fancy sushi dinner
By Amanda GerutSeptember 16, 2024
Maria Dickerson
Finance
California beauty queen accused of stealing millions from friends in Ponzi scheme
By Amanda GerutSeptember 4, 2024
John Randal Tyson, the former CFO of Tyson Foods.
Leadership
Troubled Tyson Foods scion out as CFO
By Lila MacLellan and Amanda GerutAugust 29, 2024
A decade of ‘I love you’ texts led to 2 execs’ firings. Now a bank wants to claw back millions in pay
Finance
A decade of ‘I love you’ texts led to 2 execs’ firings. Now a bank wants to claw back millions in pay
By Amanda GerutAugust 29, 2024
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