CNBC Unveils Third Annual CNBC Changemakers: Women Transforming Business List

List recognizes 50 female leaders around the world who are impacting society, challenging established business practices, and driving industry-wide change

CNBC to host CNBC Changemakers Summit celebrating honorees in New York City on April 16

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., February 25, 2026 - CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, today announced the third annual CNBC Changemakers: Women Transforming Business list. The list, inspired by CNBC Senior Media & Technology Correspondent Julia Boorstin's best-selling book "When Women Lead," recognizes a distinguished group of women from companies and organizations across all sectors of the economy whose accomplishments have profoundly shaped the public and private sectors, while paving a path for others to follow.

The 50 honorees have crossed meaningful financial milestones, achieved significant business results, redefined leadership, solved old problems with new approaches, and identified untapped opportunities in the past year. The women selected for this year's list serve as role models by raising the bar for success and transcending gender barriers.

Boorstin will lead special coverage across CNBC's Business Day programming and digital platforms today.

The CNBC Changemakers list was selected using a data-driven approach that analyzes the quantitative and qualitative significance of each nominee's contribution to their industry or sector in 2025. The full methodology can be found here.

Following are the 2026 CNBC Changemakers listed in alphabetical order:

• Allison Ellsworth, Poppi Co-Founder
• Amy Butte, Navan Strategic Advisor
• Amy Howe, FanDuel CEO
• Amy Scheer, Professional Women's Hockey League Executive Vice President of Business Operations
• Artemis Patrick, Sephora North America President & CEO
• Asahi Pompey, Goldman Sachs Global Head of the Office of Corporate Engagement (OCE), Chair of the Urban Investment Group (UIG), President of the Goldman Sachs Foundation & President of Goldman Sachs Gives
• Cristina Junqueira, Nubank Co-Founder
• Eimear Bonner, Chevron CFO
• Elena Gomez, Toast President & CFO
• Elyse Cohen, Rare Beauty Chief Impact Officer & Rare Impact Fund President
• Felicia Curcuru, Binti CEO
• Fran Katsoudas, Cisco Executive Vice President & Chief People, Policy & Purpose Officer
• Gail Boudreaux, Elevance Health President & CEO
• Gina Mastantuono, ServiceNow President & Chief Financial Officer
• Hanneke Faber, Logitech CEO
• Helen Sabzevari, Precigen President & CEO
• Jane Sun, Trip.com Group CEO
• Jayna Hefford, Professional Women's Hockey League Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations
• Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton President & CEO
• Johanna Mercier, Gilead Sciences Chief Commercial Officer
• Kara Nortman, Monarch Collective & Angel City Co-Founder
• Kendra Scott, Kendra Scott Founder & Chief Visionary Officer
• Kim Kardashian, SKIMS Co-Founder & CEO
• Kristin Lemkau, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management CEO
• Kristina Saffran, Equip Co-Founder & CEO
• Laura Ipsen, Ellucian President & CEO
• Lindsay Jurist-Rosner, Wellthy CEO & Co-Founder
• Lisa Anderson, Paragonix Technologies President & Co-Founder
• Luana Lopes Lara, Kalshi Co-Founder & COO
• Marie Myers, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Executive Vice President & CFO
• Mary Claire Haver, The 'Pause Life Founder
• Mary Powell, Sunrun CEO
• Minna Song, Elise AI Co-Founder & CEO
• Mira Murati, Thinking Machines Lab Co-Founder & CEO
• Natalie Gordon, Babylist CEO
• Nicole Hockley, Sandy Hook Promise Co-Founder & CEO
• Pamela Abdy, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group Co-Chair & CEO
• Pearlena Igbokwe, NBC Entertainment & Peacock Scripted Television Studios Chairman
• Rachel Blank, Allara Health CEO
• Reshema Kemps-Polanco, Novartis Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer
• Sarah Buchner, Trunk Tools Founder & CEO
• Selena Gomez, Rare Beauty & Rare Impact Fund Founder
• Sherrie Westin, Sesame Workshop President & CEO
• Sophie Goldschmidt, U.S. Ski & Snowboard President & CEO
• Suchi Saria, Bayesian Health CEO & Founder
• Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Xero Limited CEO
• Susie Wolff, F1 Academy Founder & Managing Director
• Tekedra Mawakana, Waymo Co-CEO
• Val Ackerman, The BIG EAST Conference Commissioner
• Vinita Gupta, Lupin Inc. CEO

CNBC will host the CNBC Changemakers Summit, featuring on-stage interviews and panels with the inspiring honorees from the 2026 CNBC Changemakers list in New York City on April 16th. To learn more, visit: cnbcevents.com/cnbc-changemakers-2026/

For more information contact:

Stephanie Hirlemann
CNBC
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