Fortune Most Powerful Women

Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube and one of the most influential female executives in Silicon Valley, died Friday after two years of living with lung cancer. In 2016, Wojcicki spoke at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit with creator ‪Grace Helbig and Fortune’s Jennifer Reingold on the evolution of media, the creator economy, and her vision for YouTube as the future of TV. “TV is probably one of the biggest markets, from ads, from subscriptions, from time spent, and if you look at the next generation—they are completely changing the way they watch TV," she said. "They don’t watch the TV as we knew it. They watch … on their mobile phones, in their bedrooms, probably, and it’s completely different.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/ehpfAnp7

In 2021, Henley Vazquez noticed two trends. People were eager to travel as cities and borders opened back up, and women were still suffering the effects of the pandemic on their careers, whether they were still out of the workforce or struggling to return. Vazquez was a two-time founder in the travel industry, and she came up with a business model that would attempt to capitalize on both of those shifts. She’s now the cofounder of Fora Travel , a gig economy-style platform for travel agents. The travel industry has already been thoroughly disrupted by players like Airbnb, but Vazquez argues that there’s lots of room to grow in the travel agent space; only 2% of hotels worldwide are booked by travel agents and there’s more social media content about travel than ever. Read more here: bit.ly/3AjwakT

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., the 116-year-old organization, has more than 1,000 chapters in 11 countries and all 50 U.S. states. But it all started at Howard University with its alpha chapter, back in 1908. At the time of its origination, the organization’s founders were among the fewer than 1,000 Black Americans enrolled at higher education institutions. And since its founding, AKA has been dedicated to civil-rights causes and five basic tenets: high scholastic and ethical standards, unity and friendship, social stature of girls and women, a “progressive interest in college life,” and being of “service to all mankind.” Clarice Redding Louis remembers stopping at a Starbucks and running into some AKA ladies who gave her the spiel about the organization, which has now recently entered the spotlight thanks to one of its most high-profile members, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, who said being an AKA changed her life. Read more here: bit.ly/3yGuuRV

Please join us in congratulating BILL CPO Irana Wasti for being named a Fortune 2024 "Most Powerful Women" Ambassador! Irana is a powerful advocate for women in technology, and as a Fortune MPW Ambassador, she'll bring her unique perspective as an industry and innovation leader to support women everywhere. Congratulations to all of the Ambassadors: Floss Aggrey, Julia F. Alexander, Mitra Best, Shideh Sedgh Bina, Vanessa Broadhurst, Kat Cole, Jotaka Eaddy, Jennifer Scott Fonstad, Leigh Gallagher, Bonnie Gwin, Marie Hattar, Seema Hingorani, Michal Katz, Christina Crawford Kosmowski, Victoria Husted Medvec, Ellen Butler Patterson, Jana Rich, Michelle Weese, and Andrea W. We're looking forward to the Summit this October and hearing from these powerful women. https://lnkd.in/ef8DTpnU

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, a 116-year-old organization, has more than 1,000 chapters in 11 countries and all 50 U.S. states. But it all started at Howard University with its alpha chapter, back in 1908. At the time of its origination, the organization’s founders were among the fewer than 1,000 Black Americans enrolled at higher education institutions. And since its founding, AKA has been dedicated to civil-rights causes and five basic tenets: high scholastic and ethical standards, unity and friendship, social stature of girls and women, a “progressive interest in college life,” and being of “service to all mankind.” | Fortune

The Singapore-headquartered DBS Bank Group Holdings is set to undergo a leadership transition. Its CEO will be succeeded by Tan Su Shan. To encourage the bank’s thousands of employees to use AI, Tan said, at the Fortune #BrainstormAI conference in Singapore last week, that the “number one” task is getting “everyone to drink the Kool-Aid,” with the next step being to encourage employees to be responsible for implementing the new technology. Her appointment means Tan will become the first woman to lead DBS in the bank’s history, and only the second woman to lead a major bank in Singapore. Read more here: bit.ly/46zgJRH

Women can now avoid sitting beside men on flights provided by India’s biggest airline, courtesy of a new booking feature. While traveling with IndiGo, women will be shown pink icons during online check-in indicating where other women are seated. As a result, they can tailor their seat selection to avoid being seated beside a man. The feature is only visible to female passengers.IndiGo’s CEO, Pieter Elbers, said the program was based on feedback from customers as well as emerging technology allowing the feature to become a reality. Read more here: bit.ly/3WTy0BK

The Singapore-headquartered DBS Bank Group Holding is set to undergo a leadership transition. Its CEO Piyush Gupta, who has led the bank for 14 years, will retire at the upcoming annual general meeting on March 28, 2025. He will be succeeded by Tan Su Shan according to a statement from the bank on Wednesday. Her appointment means Tan will become the first woman to lead DBS in the bank’s history, and only the second woman to lead a major bank in Singapore. Read more here: bit.ly/46zgJRH

“She had the best floor routine of the day and in the Olympics.” After Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade secured gold in the women’s floor exercise final at the Paris Olympics, Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles exemplified sportsmanship by bowing to her feet during the medal ceremony, despite being the silver and bronze medalists. Their actions resonated with fans worldwide and have been praised widely on social media. Their gesture celebrated not only Andrade’s victory but also marked the first all-Black podium in Olympic gymnastics history. 📸: Getty Images Read more: bit.ly/4dxfHYD

Women run 5.6% of businesses on this year’s #Global500—down from 5.8% this time a year ago. In total, female CEOs lead just 28 out of 500 companies on the list of the world’s largest businesses by revenue.That lags behind the Fortune 500, which measures the largest U.S.-based companies by revenue. There, women have crossed the 10% threshold and now run 10.4% of Fortune 500 businesses. On this year’s Fortune 500, the share of businesses led by female CEOs stayed flat from a year prior. Female chiefs of the Global 500 include many familiar names from the Fortune 500, as some of those companies appear on both lists Read more and see the full #Global500 list here: bit.ly/4fzY0ta