The percentage of women and racially or ethnically diverse CEOs and CFOs at large companies has nearly doubled over the past decade, according to a new report.
The long-running Crist | Kolder Associates Volatility Report 2022, in its 19th year, gathered data for the first half of 2022 from 681 companies from the Fortune 500 and S&P 500.
The report’s latest data revealed a record percentage of female and racially or ethnically diverse company leaders. Currently, 158 CEOs and CFOs at the companies studied are female or racially or ethnically diverse (or both), nearly double the number in the 2012 report.
In 2022, 7.3% of sitting CEOs and 16% of CFOs are women, up from 3.5% and 9.7%, respectively, a decade ago; 10.7% of sitting CEOs and 10.9% of CFOs are racially or ethnically diverse, up from 5.4% and 3.6%, respectively, a decade ago. See more findings.