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Emma Burleigh

Emma Burleigh is a reporter at Fortune, covering success, careers, entrepreneurship, and personal finance. Before joining the Success desk, she co-authored Fortune’s CHRO Daily newsletter, extensively covering the workplace and the future of jobs. Emma has also written for publications including the Observer and The China Project, publishing long-form stories on culture, entertainment, and geopolitics. She has a joint-master’s degree from New York University in Global Journalism and East Asian Studies.

Apple CEO Tim Cook
Success
Tim Cook says late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs gave him this unforgettable advice before handing over the reins as CEO: ‘Never ask what I would do’
By Emma BurleighOctober 18, 2026
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MPW
The $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer and women’s earning power has created a ‘perfect storm’ of opportunity, wealth executives say
By Emma BurleighOctober 16, 2026
Leaders from Heidrick & Struggles, TwinPoint Collective, Black Women on Boards, and Logitech
MPW
Boards don’t want retirees in times of rapid change and those who leave full-time roles could be out in the cold, execs warn
By Emma BurleighOctober 16, 2026
Revathi Advaithi, the CEO of supply chain giant Flex
MPW
The CEO of supply chain giant Flex says infrastructure and the grid needs to scale with AI—or else ‘Forget all the frontier models’
By Emma BurleighOctober 15, 2026
Anita Heriot, president of The Fine Art Group Americas
MPW
Gen Z outspent every other generation on art last year—a fine arts executive says the internet and new wealth are supercharging their buying habits
By Emma BurleighOctober 15, 2026
Bridget Griswold, the 25-year-old CEO of women’s leadership non-profit Lean In
MPW
The Gen Z CEO of Lean In says the ‘broken rung’ is one of the most pervasive issues women face in their careers
By Emma BurleighOctober 14, 2026
Sam's Club CEO Latriece Watkins
MPW
Sam’s Club CEO Latriece Watkins says she feels most powerful watching the people she’s invested in succeed
By Emma BurleighOctober 13, 2026
Philanthropist and Walmart heiress Olivia Walton
MPW
Philanthropist Olivia Walton didn’t get proper postpartum care. Now, she’s investing $100M to halve the U.S. maternal mortality rate in 5 years
By Emma BurleighOctober 13, 2026
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MPW
Top execs say the $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer, women entrepreneurs, and veterans are poised to remake the financial landscape
By Emma BurleighOctober 12, 2026
Ancestry CEO Howard Hochhauser
Success
Ancestry’s CEO says a billionaire boss taught him to eat lunch with employees in the break room—it gives him access to ‘unfiltered information’
By Emma BurleighOctober 11, 2026
Lloyd Blankfein, former CEO of Goldman Sachs
Success
Ex Goldman Sachs CEO got into Harvard University at 16 from public housing—and says higher education is the best way to break into the middle class
By Emma BurleighOctober 10, 2026
SpaceX founder Elon Musk
Big Tech
Elon Musk just lost his trillionaire status again after three days—but he says ‘it’s not like it’s sitting in a bank account’ anyway
By Emma BurleighOctober 9, 2026
Brian Chesky, the cofounder of $95.8 billion Airbnb
Success
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he wishes he were 26 again because the opportunities post-ChatGPT ‘are so much more powerful’
By Emma BurleighOctober 8, 2026
Rich people getting off of private jet
Success
Billionaires have left the U.K. and taken $160 billion to the likes of Monaco, Switzerland, and the UAE—that’s more than those who stayed are worth
By Emma BurleighOctober 7, 2026
Elon Musk
Success
Elon Musk is a trillionaire again—and he’d still be the richest person on the planet even if he gave everyone $90
By Emma BurleighOctober 6, 2026
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