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Ruth Umoh is the C-suite and Leadership editor at Fortune and the author of the weekly Next to Lead newsletter, a look into the rising stars of the corporate world.

The search for corporate America’s next Fortune 500 CEOs
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The search for corporate America’s next Fortune 500 CEOs
By Ruth UmohOctober 13, 2025
Fortune Archives: How McKinsey stays on top
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Fortune Archives: How McKinsey stays on top
By Ruth UmohOctober 12, 2025
McKinsey alumni dominate the Fortune 500 corner office. Meet the women who broke through
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McKinsey alumni dominate the Fortune 500 corner office. Meet the women who broke through
By Ruth UmohOctober 8, 2025
Can this 36-year-old former investment banker save Red Lobster? Inside Damola Adamolekun’s plan for the greatest comeback story in dining
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Can this 36-year-old former investment banker save Red Lobster? Inside Damola Adamolekun’s plan for the greatest comeback story in dining
By Ruth UmohOctober 8, 2025
Julia White, the red-headed CMO of AWS, speaks into a podcast microphone at Amazon's studio.
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How AWS’s CMO plans to turn marketing into a measurable revenue engine
By Ruth UmohOctober 6, 2025
elon musk on stage in front of Tesla signage in red letters
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What happens when C-suite pay becomes all or nothing
By Ruth UmohOctober 6, 2025
Sundar Pichai
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The consulting giant that creates more Fortune 500 chiefs than anyone else
By Ruth UmohOctober 1, 2025
Want to be CEO? These 5 employers give you the best shot
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Want to be CEO? These 5 employers give you the best shot
By Ruth UmohSeptember 29, 2025
The Wayfair exec who thinks physical stores are key to winning the e-commerce furniture game
C-Suite
The Wayfair exec who thinks physical stores are key to winning the e-commerce furniture game
By Ruth UmohSeptember 29, 2025
The McKinsey CEO pipeline: How the consulting giant built an empire of influence and filled the world’s corner offices with its alumni
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The McKinsey CEO pipeline: How the consulting giant built an empire of influence and filled the world’s corner offices with its alumni
By Ruth UmohSeptember 25, 2025
Man looking down at three multicolored arrow paths spreading before him
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Why cognitive empathy is the secret weapon that sharpens executive decision-making
By Ruth UmohSeptember 22, 2025
How an openness to risk positioned one executive to ride the biggest wealth wave in history
C-Suite
How an openness to risk positioned one executive to ride the biggest wealth wave in history
By Ruth UmohSeptember 22, 2025
Gina Mastantuono
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Why ServiceNow’s CFO says the fastest way up is to hire your successor
By Ruth UmohSeptember 15, 2025
Progressive CEO, Tricia Griffith
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Progressive’s CEO on how paranoia and a ‘surgical focus’ grew the insurer into a $75B giant
By Ruth UmohSeptember 8, 2025
Red Lobster’s CEO on weighing the risks and rewards of a turnaround role
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Red Lobster’s CEO on weighing the risks and rewards of a turnaround role
By Ruth UmohAugust 25, 2025
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