Good morning! Jane Fraser is keeping Citigroup hybrid, European asset manager Amundi is looking to make acquisitions, and we're kicking off Fortune’s annual Most Powerful Women list early this year.
- Call for nominations. For those of you who closely follow Fortune’s annual Most Powerful Women in Business list, we have some big news. This year, the annual ranking will publish in late May rather than our typical October. And that means we're ready for your submissions—even if it may feel like just months since we last put out this call!
Consider this your invitation to nominate an executive for our annual ranking of the Most Powerful Women in Business. The 2025 ranking will be a global list of 100 executives around the world; the 2024 edition spanned 19 countries and territories and 14 industries. More than half of the women on the 2024 list were CEOs, mainly of Fortune 500 and Global 500 companies, while others held influential posts at the world's biggest businesses or were rising stars of the generative AI boom. GM CEO Mary Barra topped last year's ranking; peruse the 2024 list here for a sense of the kinds of execs who typically make the cut.
Our new timing means that, for this year only, there will be just seven months between the editions of our MPW lists. We'll be eager to hear how the executives you nominate have continued to grow their influence since October 2024 and any full-year financial results that have come in since then to help us evaluate each contender on this shortened timeline. See further instructions and frequently asked questions below:
How do I nominate a candidate for the 2025 Fortune Most Powerful Women list?
To nominate an executive for the 2025 MPW list, please submit the following to mpwlist2025@fortune.com by March 7:
—The executive’s name
—Her title
—To whom she reports, her responsibilities, and how many employees she oversees
—What country she’s based in
—The candidate’s bio, including corporate boards or boards of other influential organizations
—The company’s annual revenue and profit
—If the candidate is the head of a division, the division’s annual revenue and income
—Specific accomplishments since October 2024
—A description of her influence on the broader business world (did she start an initiative that was copied by competitors? Has she influenced policy outcomes or authored a book?)
—A description of how the candidate has, in a professional context, used her power to advance the interests of employees, the community, or society at large.
What is your methodology?
Our methodology accounts for the size of the executive's business; the health of that business; her innovation; her influence; her career trajectory; and her impact. We will review submissions and evaluate each candidate based on those six factors.
We're a private company. Do we have to share financial info or can that information be off the record?
If you'd like us to keep private company financial information confidential, please mark that in your submission and we will honor it. It's highly unlikely we'll be able to seriously consider candidates without any company financials.
Do you consider executives without a P&L?
Money is one measure of power. It's relatively rare that executives without P&L responsibility make the list—but it's possible.
Do executives need to be part of Fortune 500 or public companies?
That's not a strict requirement. The majority of execs who end up on the list, however, are.
Can I nominate more than one executive from the same company?
Yes. Please submit separate nominations for each executive.
Is there a word limit? Can I go over it?
Try to keep the entire thing under 800 words or so. We won't ignore your submission if it's longer than that, but try not to write a novel!
Can I have an extension?
We won't be able to individually respond to extension requests, but feel free to flag to mpwlist2025@fortune.com if you expect to submit after the March 7 deadline. If your submission comes in a few days after our deadline, we will most likely be able to review it—weeks late, and it's unlikely.
Will you confirm receipt of our submission?
We are not able to confirm receipt of each submission.
Will I be notified whether my executive will make the list or not?
We don't notify in advance (for candidates who make the list, or not). However, we do fact-check before the list goes live.
We look forward to reviewing your submissions and reporting on the women at the top of the business world in 2025!
Emma Hinchliffe
emma.hinchliffe@fortune.com
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