Sophie Bellon

Sophie Bellon manages a food and beverage business that caters to 80 million people every day—including the hungry fans at New Orleans' Superdome during the 2025 Super Bowl. The second-generation French business leader took over as chair and then CEO of the 23.8 billion euro business after the 2022 death of her father, Sodexo founder Pierre Bellon. She remains committed to his philosophy of “preserving the advantages of a large company without losing the benefits of a small one.” Bellon has spun off non-core businesses like employee benefits platform Pluxee, in 2024, to focus on her ambition of turning Sodexo into the leader in sustainable food catering, with vegetarian sausages and ingredients sourced from local hydroponic farms.