2012 NAFE Top 50 Companies for Executive Women List

Industry

State

Doing business in 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide, this financial services company knows that to remain cutting-edge, its workforce must be as diverse as its customers. Under the banner of...

Colgate-Palmolive

To nurture the growth of talented female professionals, this consumer products company’s Colgate Leadership Challenge matches them with senior executives for a nine-day learning session in New York....

DuPont

Women are just 26% of the employees at this scientific products company, but they represent 19% of corporate executives and 34% of senior managers. To help spawn the next generation of stars,...

Eli Lilly and Co.

With 16,892 U.S. employees, this pharmaceutical company is rightly proud of the fact that one out of every seven belongs to its women’s network. Organizers plan one-on-one and group mentoring...

First Horizon National

Women earned 45% of all recent promotions to manager and senior manager at this financial services company, and some did so with a boost from its Emerging Leaders program, a ten-month initiative that...

Fleishman-Hillard

The ability to carve out a space for your brand is vital for both successful women and thriving businesses. No one knows that better than this international communications firm, which trains its...

General Mills

Grabbing the brass ring is much easier when you’ve been training to reach it. That’s a philosophy supported by senior leaders at this food manufacturing company, where employees are encouraged to...

In 2011, this tech company saw the number of women on its board of directors jump from three to five, including new President and CEO Meg Whitman. And that’s not the only place where more women...

IBM

Training is everything at this technology company, where women can take advantage of generous annual tuition aid, a wealth of internal learning courses and (in preparation for profit-and-loss...

Intel

The quest for innovation plays a central role at this technology company. With its 11 U.S. chapters, the Women at Intel Network seeks to harness that potential, treating members to a host of...

Johnson & Johnson

Mentoring and career counseling are widely available to female employees at this health-care company, thanks to its forward-thinking Women’s Leadership Initiative affinity group, which boasts more...

JPMorgan Chase

With all the programs blue-chip firms offer to develop female executives, one question doesn’t get asked often enough: what happens when their participation ends? This financial services corporation...

Katten Muchin Rosenman

With mentoring, discussion panels and social events, this law firm’s Women’s Leadership Forum makes it easy for female attorneys to expand their contacts. Specific partners enjoy the benefits of...