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.
SuccessWith millions of Gen Zers unemployed globally, the U.K. is investing $965 million to get young people working in AI, hospitality, and engineering
By Emma BurleighDecember 9, 2025
SuccessNvidia CEO Jensen Huang says people need to find success in traditional factory jobs again: ‘Every successful person doesn’t need to have a PhD’
By Emma BurleighDecember 8, 2025
SuccessKimberly-Clark exec is one of 76 women in the Fortune 500 with her title—she says bosses used to compare her to their daughters when she got promoted
By Emma BurleighDecember 7, 2025
SuccessPeople making six-figure salaries used to be considered rich—now households earning nearly $200K a year aren’t considered upper-class in some states
By Emma BurleighDecember 5, 2025
SuccessNearly 4 million new manufacturing jobs are coming to America as boomers retire—but it’s the one trade job Gen Z doesn’t want
By Emma BurleighDecember 4, 2025
SuccessThe wealthy 1% are turning to new status symbols that can’t be bought—and it’s hurting Dior, Versace, and Burberry
By Emma BurleighDecember 3, 2025
SuccessAs AI wipes jobs, Google CEO Sundar Pichai says it’s up to everyday people to adapt accordingly: ‘We will have to work through societal disruption’
By Emma BurleighDecember 2, 2025
SuccessTrump’s new tax policies will cut the wealthy’s philanthropy by over $4 billion—and middle-class donors can’t match the donations of MacKenzie Scott
By Emma BurleighDecember 1, 2025
SuccessMeet the world’s 29 ‘super-billionaires’ fueling the wealth gap and boasting a collective fortune of $4 trillion
By Emma BurleighNovember 26, 2025
SuccessAs boomers are forced back to work because they can’t afford to retire, Robinhood CEO says Gen Zers are opening retirement accounts at just 19 years old
By Emma BurleighNovember 24, 2025
SuccessFounder of $100 million company never unplugs from work, but encourages her team to have work-life balance: ‘They didn’t sign up to be entrepreneurs’
By Emma BurleighNovember 23, 2025
SuccessGoogle cofounder Larry Page overtakes Jeff Bezos as the third richest person in the world following an Alphabet stock surge
By Emma BurleighNovember 21, 2025
SuccessSouth Korean banks offer baby bonuses, flexible schedules, and years-long sabbaticals while U.S. women leave the workforce in droves
By Emma BurleighNovember 20, 2025
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