Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner has been named to Forbes' "2024 Power Women" list.
Ms. Faulkner, 81, ranked 54th on the Dec. 11 list. She has built Epic into a healthcare software powerhouse, from humble beginnings in a basement apartment in Madison, Wis., in the late 1970s to the country's largest EHR vendor, now covering more than half of U.S. hospital beds. She is worth $7.7 billion, according to Forbes.
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, led the rankings, while General Motors CEO Mary Barra (No. 5) was the top U.S. representative.