From Diane Hendricks of ABC Supply to owner of Panda Express Peggy Cherng, here are America's top 10 most successful businesswomen, their wealth, and more
Diane Hendricks. Image: Getty Images
The residential construction boom continued in 2022 and pushed sales at Hendricks’ ABC Supply, which she owns, up 25 percent to $18.5 billion. That lifted her fortune by nearly $3 billion. She also runs Hendricks Holding, which has investments in manufacturing, real estate, construction, recycling and life sciences.
Judy Love. Image: Courtesy of Judy Love
Her husband of 62 years, Tom, died in March 2023. Her fortune now includes his half of Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, the retailer the pair started together in 1964 with a $5,000 loan. The $26.5 billion (est revenue) company, which her sons Greg and Frank have run as co-CEOs since 2014, plans to open 25 new locations this year and invest $1 billion in renovating and updating existing stores.
Judy Faulkner. Image: Courtesy of Epic Systems
Epic Systems, the electronic health records company Faulkner founded in 1979, announced an expanded partnership with Microsoft in April to use generative AI to help draft responses to patients’ messages and improve data analysis for hospital customers. Epic, which had $4.6 billion in 2022 revenue, also launched a programme last year to help match hospitals with clinical trials.