Supporting the career growth of 17,100 female employees is no trivial matter, which is why the U.S. arm of this financial services company maintains a multifaceted initiative called Women in the Pipeline and at the Top. It’s designed to groom high- potential female talent to move into executive roles, and its mission has been factored into all internal leadership, sponsorship, coaching and customized development programs. Under its umbrella, senior leadership teams attend gender intelligence workshops, while female leaders take part in an annual women’s conference that helps them further expand their professional networks, adapt to career challenges and advocate for others.

Chairman & CEO: Kenneth Chenault 

Executive VP, HR: Kevin Cox  

% of senior managers who are women: 34%

% of corporate executives who are women: 32%

% of the top 10% of the company’s earners who are women: 42%

% of corporate executives with profit-and-loss responsibility who are women: 33%

% of the executives running divisions with revenues of more than a billion dollars who are women: –

% of executives who report directly to the CEO who are women: 18%

% of the members of the board of directors who are women: 15%