Good morning! Donald Trump names a chief of staff, San Francisco's mayor loses her reelection bid, and women reflect on this week's election results. Have a restful weekend.
- Ready to react. In the days since Donald Trump won the presidency, women leaders have had to reckon with that outcome: processing their own reactions, talking with their teams, and strategizing for what comes next. CEOs and founders of the biggest tech companies—including Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Satya Nadella, and Sundar Pichai—extended their congratulations to Trump in public and reportedly spent the past weeks and months courting him behind the scenes. I have yet to see an equivalent message of congratulations from a major female CEO; GM chief Mary Barra, for example, last posted on X in July to wish Trump a swift recovery following his assassination attempt, but has not posted a statement since Tuesday.
Women leaders beyond the Fortune 500, however, have started to gather their thoughts and calls to action. Melinda French Gates, who had endorsed Harris, wrote that "nothing ends here." "Over the next four years, we will see heroic work across our country...I am committed to being part of that effort," she said.
