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Rosalind Brewer

Rosalind Brewer

CEO, Walgreens

Walgreens has been at the epicenter of the COVID pandemic, and in 2021 it appointed Rosalind Brewer as its CEO, making her one of only two black female CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. A Detroit native and Spelman College graduate, Brewer has done stints at Kimberly Clark, Starbucks and Walmart. Her commitment to corporate diversity has ruffled feathers and even elicited death threats, but she remains committed to using her position to create social change. “I see so many ills that still need energy and need a voice,” she told the Today Show. “I hope that I can still be that person to make change happen. I really hope so.”

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