Tag: career
‘Best of the best,’ What we know about the 3 L.A. County sheriff’s detectives killed in explosion
The three Los Angeles County sheriff’s detectives killed in an explosion Friday were described as the “best of the best,” who served their...
Diageo CEO’s exit loses a female CEO from FTSE 100
– Another one. Something’s in the air in recent weeks—female CEOs are leaving their jobs left and right. The latest major CEO to do...
How a former WNBA player became an exec with a $724 million job
– Slam dunk. This weekend, the world’s best women’s basketball players will match up in Indianapolis for the WNBA All-Star Game. For the league’s...
Why the cofounder of Nextdoor came back after five years of investing in startups
– They say you can never go home again. But Sarah Leary would disagree. In 2019, the Nextdoor cofounder stepped away from the company...
How a nonprofit CEO rallied 200 businesses to help score billions in childcare wins as part of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
– Childcare win. The recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill” will have far-reaching effects on everything from income taxes to student loans to immigration....
Did Linda Yaccarino have real power at X?
– X-it. During Linda Yaccarino’s two-year tenure as CEO of X, one question dogged her leadership: how much power did she actually have?
While...
Hershey CEO exit means Fortune 500 loses a female CEO
– Sweet and sour. The Fortune 500 will soon be down one female CEO after Hershey’s announced yesterday that longtime chief Michele Buck will...
Dacora is the first female-founded and run car company
– In the driver’s seat. In the 117-year history of the mass-produced automobile, there’s never been a car company both founded and led by...
Richard ‘Dick’ Eastland, Camp Mystic’s 74-year-old owner, died while leading campers to safety during the devastating floods
Richard “Dick” Eastland, the owner and director of Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas, died during the flash floods that struck Central Texas on Friday, his nephew confirmed on Facebook....
Carla Hayden was the first woman and African American to be Librarian of Congress before Trump ousted her. Two months later, she’s landed on her feet
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation exclusively told The Associated Press that Carla Hayden will join the humanities grantmaker Monday as a senior fellow whose...