Meredith Kopit Levien

A decade into her career at the New York Times, Meredith Kopit Levien has spent the past three years guiding the 172-year-old media business as its CEO. With a remit to reach more people in more ways, the Forbes alum acquired sports news site The Athletic for $550 million and the popular word game Wordle. Kopit Levien works to ensure the health and longevity of the business behind the world’s most famous journalism brand, reaching almost 10 million paid subscribers and between 50 million and 100 million people each week.