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
m: 201.397.2838
e: steph.hirlemann@versantmedia.com

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