Top L to R: Kathleen Quirk, Kathy Mazzarella, Kate Johnson
Bottom L to R: Jennifer Parmentier, Jenny Johnson, Jennifer Rumsey, Jennifer Witz
The Fortune 500 is an annual ranking of the 500 largest companies in the United States by total revenue, compiled and published by Fortune magazine. Whilst the tracker does not rank companies based on profit and other such metrics, analysts often see the Fortune 500 as a useful indicator of corporate scale and economic trends.
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is a global event celebrating women’s achievements and promoting gender equality, held on 8 March every year. Since today is International Women’s Day, News in the Channel celebrates all women, and we celebrate all Female CEO’s who appear on the Fortune 500. As of the release of the 2025 Fortune 500 list (published in June 2025), a record-setting 55 women lead companies on the list, accounting for 11% of the total.
What’s in a name?
Coincidentally, 7 of the 55 women, almost 13%, are either named Kathleen or Jennifer.
Kathleen Quirk
President and CEO of Freeport-McMoRan, company ranked 168.
Kathy Mazzarella
Chairman, President and CEO of Graybar, company ranked 367.
Kathy Mazzarella’s full name is Kathleen M. Mazzarella, but she typically uses Kathy.
Kate Johnson
CEO of Lumen Technologies, company ranked 333.
In legal, financial, and corporate filings she is listed as Kathleen E. Johnson
Jennifer Parmentier
CEO of Parker-Hannifin, company ranked 216.
Jenny Johnson
CEO at Franklin Resources, Inc. also known as Franklin Templeton, company ranked 447.
In corporate filings and official documents she is listed as Jennifer M. Johnson.
Jennifer Rumsey
Chair and CEO of Cummins Inc., company ranked 132.
Jennifer Witz
Chief Executive Officer at SiriusXM, company ranked 455.
So to the Jennifers and Kathleens, and all women everywhere, we celebrate your progress on International Women’s Day 2026.
