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Lily Mae Lazarus
Lily Mae Lazarus is a reporter on the News and Term Sheet team where she covers the what's front of mind for investors and dealmakers and the nexus of business, politics, and culture. Lily was previously a fellow on the News team and also the Leadership team where she covered the deeper stories behind business headlines and the next generation of the C-suite. Before joining Fortune, she worked as a reporter at the Daily Beast and the Santa Barbara Independent. Lily is an alumna of Tulane University and holds a master’s in journalism from New York University.
CEO position after seven years as COO.
Newsletters
From COO to CEO: The cold reality of climbing to No. 1
By Ruth Umoh and Lily Mae LazarusJune 16, 2025
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Conferences
Xerox CEO Steve Bandrowczak on what no one tells you about the top job
By Lily Mae LazarusJune 12, 2025
Stephen Miles, CEO of the Miles Group, speaks at Fortune's 2025 COO Summit
Conferences
How overconfidence can kill a COO’s shot at the corner office
By Lily Mae LazarusJune 11, 2025
This role is most likely to open doors for women with CEO ambitions
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This role is most likely to open doors for women with CEO ambitions
By Ruth Umoh and Lily Mae LazarusJune 9, 2025
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Leadership
Women hold 24% of CEO pipeline roles, but just 8% of promotions. What’s going wrong?
By Lily Mae LazarusJune 9, 2025
Marion O. Sandler and Herbert M. Sandler
Newsletters
Just one woman has ever founded and led a Fortune 500 company. Here’s her story
By Lily Mae Lazarus and Nina AjemianJune 6, 2025
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Newsletters
How much energy it really takes to be a CEO
By Ruth Umoh and Lily Mae LazarusJune 2, 2025
Marvin Ellison, CEO of Lowe's
Leadership
The top Black CEO in the Fortune 500 is steering $83 billion in revenue
By Lily Mae LazarusJune 2, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, points on stage
Leadership
24 founders still run their Fortune 500 companies. They’re a rarity
By Lily Mae LazarusJune 2, 2025
This stealth AI supplier just leapfrogged 206 companies on the Fortune 500
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This stealth AI supplier just leapfrogged 206 companies on the Fortune 500
By Lily Mae LazarusJune 2, 2025
Jack Fusco, CEO Cheniere Energy, smiles
Leadership
The largest Fortune 500 company has 2 million employees. These 8 have under 2,000
By Lily Mae LazarusJune 2, 2025
Carlyle Group CEO Harvey Schwartz speaks at the Milken Conference
Leadership
Carlyle is trying to turn political volatility into competitive edge for its portfolio CEOs
By Lily Mae LazarusMay 27, 2025
Vincent Pilette, CEO of Gen Digital
Newsletters
This CEO said no to a 15-year wait for his dream job. He took the fast track instead: ‘I don’t have that much time’
By Lily Mae LazarusMay 12, 2025
Why today’s business leaders are turning to a 2,000-year-old philosophy
Leadership
Why today’s business leaders are turning to a 2,000-year-old philosophy
By Lily Mae LazarusMay 7, 2025
Meet the man Warren Buffett trusts with his $1.2 trillion empire
Newsletters
Meet the man Warren Buffett trusts with his $1.2 trillion empire
By Ruth Umoh and Lily Mae LazarusMay 5, 2025
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