Good morning! Melania Trump breaks White House traditions, ex-OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati builds her new team, and a new Fortune ranking reminds us of how far women still have to go in the business world.
- The very top. This week, Fortune published its first-ever list of the 100 Most Powerful People in Business. If that name sounds familiar, well, it may be because readers of this newsletter are well acquainted with our longstanding Most Powerful Women (MPW) list and franchise.
The Most Powerful People list includes both men and women—which leads to a very different ranking. One of the hallmarks of the MPW list is an element of discovery—many women in business wield enormous power behind the scenes, without dominating the headlines. The MPW list also pays special attention to women who may influence business for years to come, like executives who hold roles other than CEO but are prime CEO successor candidates or otherwise expected to continue to rise in their careers.
