The 2026 Fortune Most Powerful Women list is here—and 11 CFOs made the cut
The 2026 Fortune Most Powerful Women list was released this morning. The women on the global list are leaders at 94 companies with a combined 11.8 million employees and $7.3 trillion in annual revenue. Earning the top spot is Citigroup chair and CEO Jane Fraser—the first new No. 1 since 2024. Fraser became the first woman to lead a major U.S. bank in 2021, and Citi’s stock is up more than 90% since her appointment, including nearly 80% in the past 12 months. She ranked No. 3 on the 2025 list. You can read more in Fortune‘s feature on Fraser. Collectively, the women on this year’s MPW list hold 180 board seats and work across 20 countries and territories. Behind the U.S., the countries with the most honorees are China, with nine, and France and the U.K., with six each. Fortune‘s editors scored each candidate using the metrics listed in the methodology. Fraser’s ranking reflects the dominance of finance on this year’s list, alongside tech. And 11 of the 100 honorees are finance chiefs: —Meng Wanzhou, Deputy Chair, Rotating Chair, and CFO, Huawei (No. 12)—Amy Hood, EVP and CFO, Microsoft (No. 38)—Susan Li, CFO, Meta Platforms (No. 42)—Anat Ashkenazi, SVP and CFO, Alphabet and Google (No. 48)—Colette Kress, EVP and CFO, Nvidia (No. 49)—Julie Gao, CFO, ByteDance (No. 57)—Png Chin Yee, CFO, Temasek (No. 77)—Sinead Gorman, CFO, Shell (No. 86)—Sarah Friar, CFO, OpenAI (No. 90)—Anna Manz, EVP and CFO, Nestlé (No. 91)—Melanie Kreis, CFO, DHL Group (No. 100) View the complete 2026 Fortune Most Powerful Women list here.Sheryl Estradasheryl.estrada@fortune.comUpcoming event: Join the Fortune Emerging CFO webinar, The Upskilling Imperative: Building Finance Teams for the Future, in partnership with Workday, on Tuesday, June 23, 11 a.m.–noon ET. AI and automation are reshaping finance—but competitive advantage comes from how CFOs evolve their teams alongside the tech. This conversation digs into the skills gap to close now, where AI creates new