Farmer, in her first full
year as CEO of BNSF, is
the first woman to run a
major U.S. railroad and a
key voice in Warren Buf-
fett’s Berkshire Hatha-
way universe. The
23,000-mile railroad—a
critical connector for
the North American
economy—experienced
a 7% decline in volume
of goods carried in 2020
amid COVID-19. But the
overall business stayed
steady, with $21 billion
in annual revenue and
growing profit margins.
Kathryn Farmer
President and CEO, 51,
BNSF Railway
4842In January Cohen be-
came the sole woman
leading a major revenue
division of the storied
Wall Street bank, co-
leading Goldman’s
growing consumer and
wealth management
business. That includes
the consumer bank Mar-
cus, which has 8-million-
plus users. Cohen, who
is in charge of over
$1 trillion in client as-
sets, is the youngest
member of the manage-
ment committee, Gold-
man’s highest echelon.Stephanie Cohen
Global Cohead of
Consumer and
Wealth Management,44,
Goldman Sachs49Erwin runs a $31 billion
unit and is overseeing
the expansion of Veri-
zon’s private 5G platform
in Europe and Asia Pa-
cific. Verizon Business
bought BlueJeans in
2020, and this year used
the videoconferencing
technology to launch a
telehealth platform for
clients. Erwin also co-led
the launch of a mentor-
ship and training pro-
gram to help women
navigate the pandemic
economy.
Ta m i E r w i n
EVP and CEO of Verizon
Business, 57, Verizon
46 4746Everything is bigger at
Amazon, and Salke’s do-
main is no exception:
She’s reportedly working
with a whopping $8 bil-
lion content budget.
Salke green-lit 56 local
originals in 11 countries
in 2020, up from 26 the
year before, with plans
for more than 100 origi-
nals this year. Over
175 million Prime mem-
bers have streamed
Amazon content in the
past 12 months, with
streaming hours up more
than 70% year over year.Jennifer Salke
Head of Amazon
Studios,
57, AmazonNEW50
Shares of the Match Group are up more than 50% since the company
separated from IAC in July of last year—and recently got an extra boost
from the news that the company would join the S&P 500 in September.
The Tinder parent has continued to grow throughout the pandemic: In
the first half of 2021, revenue surged 25% over the previous year. And
Dubey got the country’s attention when she became one of the only
public company CEOs to take a stand in opposition to a regressive
abortion law passed by Texas, Match’s home state. Dubey is personally
creating a fund that will provide aid to any Match employee who needs
to seek abortion care outside state lines. Also notable: The company’s
board is approaching gender parity, with women holding 45% of seats.Shar
Dubey
CEO, 51, Match GroupNEW
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