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Wanted: CEO, no Ivy required: Fewer of today’s corporate leaders come from Ivy League schools

Imagine how far Brenda Barnes would have gone had she graduated from Harvard, Princeton or Yale. No need, Barnes says. Attending Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., ââ?¬Å?made me CEO of Sara Lee,ââ?¬Â she says. With a workforce of 150,400 and 2004 sales of $19.6 billion, Sara Lee is the largest corporation with a female CEO.