CNBC is now accepting nominations for its second annual Changemakers list.
The list recognizes women who are transforming business and philanthropy, and female leaders who have achieved meaningful results in 2024. The purpose of our list is to highlight pioneering women who rose above the odds. Approximately 10% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women, and there are many female founders. Less than 2% of venture capital dollars. Like the 50 women featured on CNBC’s inaugural list last February, changemakers are taking fresh approaches to old business problems and identifying new business opportunities.
Companies and organizations (including philanthropy) with annual revenues of $25 million or more in at least one of the past three years, or an enterprise value of $100 million for private companies or $250 million for publicly traded companies. Women who are leaders in can submit nominations. .
The submission deadline has been extended to Monday, November 18th at 11:59pm EST.
The list will be announced in February 2025, and the second annual Changemakers Summit will be held in the spring.
Additionally, we have created an advisory board of experienced leaders across business and philanthropy to help determine the weighting of criteria for selecting women to be recognized and identify an inclusive group of women. has been expanded.
The first members of the CNBC Changemakers Advisory Board are Dina, Vice Chairman and President of Global Client Services, Partner at BDT-MSD, and former Vice President for National Security Strategy for President Donald Trump; – Mr. Powell McCormick. She joins me along with other returning members of last year’s advisory board.
Marcela Miguel Berland, Founder and President, Latin Insights; Tory Burch, Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Tory Burch LLC; Tory Burch Foundation Founder Emma Carrasco, NBCUniversal News Group Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs Srikanth Datar, Harvard Business School Dean Karen Finerman, CEO and Co-Founder of Metropolitan Capital Advisors, CNBC Contributor Ken Frazier, Chairman of General Catalyst’s Health Assurance Initiative; Former Merck Chairman and CEO Desiree Gruber, Full Story Founder and CEO Oscar Munoz, Former United Airlines Chairman and CEO, CNBC Contributor Laurene Powell Jobs, Emerson Collective Founder and President Marline Santil, Rocket Lab Principal Independent Director. Black Women on Boards Co-Founder Sheryl Sandberg, LeanIn.org and OptionB.org Founder Dr. Stacey Smith, Annenberg Inclusion Initiative Founder
This year’s nomination process begins as women leaders have made meaningful progress, according to several indicators.
The percentage of women on S&P 500 boards hit a historic high this year, according to a report released last week by executive search firm Spencer Stewart. Thirty-four percent of board seats are now held by women, an increase of 15 percentage points over the past decade. The company also tracks the increase in the number of female CEOs in S&P 500 companies, increasing from 39 to 43 in 2023. But the pipeline to increase the number of female CEOs is “fragile,” says Sheryl Sandberg. Based on current rates of change, it will take white women 22 years to reach parity in the workforce and 48 years for women of color, according to the latest Women in the Workplace Report from LeanIn and McKinsey. It is said that it will take a year.
It is this fragile nature of progress that underscores the importance of Changemakers’ mission to shine a light on a new wave of executives who transcend gender barriers and serve as role models for all.
Submit your nominations for the 2025 Changemakers list.
