They are touching each and every industry and not to surprise, winning it all. From automotive industry to technology and from healthcare to Media and entertainment; women around the world are ruling businesses today.

1. Most Powerful Women Ruling The
Business World

2. Mary Teresa Barra
Chairman and CEO, General Motors Company
“My definition of ‘innovative’ is providing value to the
customer.”
• The first female CEO of General Motors, Mary Barra holds first
position in Fortune’s Most Powerful Women of 2017.
• She owns the credit of solving GM’s huge crisis of 30 million
vehicles recall caused by faulty ignition switch.
• She rolled out strong domestic sales for GM in Europe and
China’s SUV markets.

3. Safra A. Catz
Co-CEO – Oracle, U.S
“I have many women on our leadership team at Oracle, it’s
really fantastic. They bring something additional to the
game.”
• This self-made American billionaire began her career as
an executive at Oracle Corporation in 1999 turning up as
the co-CEO of Oracle in 2014.
• Leading the Oracle’s assertive acquisition strategy, she is
known to bring in profits to the company.
• In 2009, she was ranked as the 16th and 12th most
powerful woman in business as per Forbes and Fortune
respectively.

4. Ginni Rometty
Chairperson and CEO, IBM
“Growth and comfort do not co-exist.”
• The chairperson and CEO of IBM, Ginni Rometty is ranked
among The 100 Most Powerful Women in the World.
• Her adamancies in investing in the newest technologies have
proved a beneficial turn for IBM.
• She is also a member of the board of managers of Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and the board of trustees,
Northwestern University.

5. Indra Nooyi
Chairperson and CEO – PepsiCo
“An important attribute to success is to be yourself. Never hide what
makes you, you.”
• The Indian-American businesswoman is the chairperson and CEO of
the world’s second largest food and beverage company – PepsiCo.
• She redirected PepsiCo’s strategy towards innovation that proved
largely successful for the brand.
• Elected as the chairwoman of the U.S.-India Business Council in
2013, Nooyi was ranked among The World’s 100 Most Powerful
Women from 2008 to 2014 by Forbes.

6. Sheryl Sandburg
COO – Facebook
“Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.”
• The co-founder, Chief Cooperating officer of Facebook,
Sheryl also served as the vice president of global online
sales and operations at Google.
• Her leadership and the strategy of relying upon
advertising have boosted Facebook’s revenues after
holding the position of COO.
• In 2016, she was catalogued as number 6 in the 50 Most
Powerful Women in Business by Fortune magazine.

7. Meg Whitman
President and CEO – Hewlett Packard
“Do what you love and success will follow.”
• Majorly known for escalating the sales of eBay from $5.7 million to
$8 billion while being the former CEO of the company.
• The American business tycoon and political activist is now the
President and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
• Also a member of the board of Procter and Gamble, Whitman was
ranked 20th in the 2004 100 Most Powerful Women in the World
by Forbes.

8. Oprah Winfrey
Media mogul; Chairperson and CEO – Harpo Inc.
“The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life
of your dreams.”
• American proprietor, influential talk-show host, actress,
well-known media personality and philanthropist!
• Oprah Winfrey is the first black woman to own and run a
television network OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
(launched in 2011).
• Born in 1954, into extreme poverty in the rural
Mississippi, she is a self-made billionaire – the second
richest African-American best known for The Oprah
Winfrey Show.

9. Ursula Burns
Chairperson and CEO – Xerox
“Impatience is a virtue.”
• Beginning her career as a summer intern at Xerox, Burns is now
the first African-American woman CEO to lead Fortune 500
Company.
• She is also a board director of American Express Corporation
and Datto Inc.
• Born in 1958, she was named 22nd among The Most Powerful
Women in the World by Forbes in 2014.

10. Susan Wojcicki
CEO – YouTube
“Right now, offline and online are coming together because of
smartphones.”
• America’s self-made business magnate – Wojcicki is the present
CEO of YouTube
• Working as senior VP of Advertising and Commerce at Google, she
is known for two of Google’s largest acquisitions - purchase of
DoubleClick and YouTube for $3.1 billion in 2007 and $1.65 billion
in 2006 respectively.
• She was also named among the 100 most influential people by
the Time Magazine.

11. Anita Roddick
Founder – The Body Shop
“If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed
with a mosquito.”
• The pioneer of ethical consumerism in the cosmetic industry, Anita
Roddick opened her first cosmetic store The Body Shop with only
fifteen products to sell in 1976.
• By 2004 – 1980 stores and over 77 million customers throughout
the world. L’Oreal bought her company at 625 million pounds in
March 2006.
• Queen Elizabeth titled her with the Dame Commander of the
British Empire. In 2010, she was catalogued at 5th position among
the Top 10 British Business Figures.

12. Angela Ahrendts
Senior Vice President of Retail – Apple Inc.
“If you can't control everything, you can't control anything,
not really.”
• A former CEO of Burberry, she oversees Apple’s 478 brick
and mortar stores as the Senior Vice President of Apple Inc.
• She is the first woman in executive team of Apple CEO Tim
Cook. She is believed to earn more than any other executive
at Apple – over $70 million in 2014,
• In 2010, CNBC accorded her as the European Business
Leader of the Future.

13. Marillyn Hewson
CEO, Chairman, and President – Lockheed Martin
“I do work hard, but I have a passion for work. That's just who I
am.”
• Former Chair and current member of the Executive Committee
of the Aerospace Industries Association, Marillyn Hewson is
named as one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Business” in
2016 by Forbes.
• Her efforts towards building military hardware enabled
Lockheed Martin purchase the Sikorsky Aircraft, giving the
corporation its own helicopter building capability.
• She will receive the 2017 Howard Hughes Memorial Award
from the Aero Club of Southern California on February 7, 2018.

14. Cathy Engelbert
CEO – Deloitte
“Don’t stand still.”
• An American business executive, Catherine "Cathy" Engelbert is
the current CEO of Deloitte LLP that gave her the virtue of
becoming the first female U.S. CEO of a Big Four firm.
• Deloitte’s growth strategy is known to be highly influenced by her
leadership as the CEO.
• She is also listed as one of Fortune’s 2016 and 2015 Most Powerful
Women and one of Most Productive People by the Fast Company
Magazine in 2016.

15. Irene Rosenfeld
Ex-CEO and Chairman – Mondelez International
“Don't let 'having it all' be defined by someone else.”
• The eighth wealthiest women CEO of Fortune 500 companies
by 2016 (Fortune 500 ranking), Rosenfeld served as the CEO of
Mondelez International, Inc. until November 2017.
• She serves as the CEO and Chairperson of Kraft Canada Inc.
• Featured in the list of 100 most powerful women in the world
by Forbes, she was ranked sixth on The Wall Street Journal’s list
“50 Women to Watch”.

16. Phebe Novakovic
CEO and Chairperson – General Dynamics
“Chasing revenues that don't have good earnings doesn't help
us or shareholders one lick.”
• Novakovic is the CEO and chairperson of General Dynamics –
the one of the world's largest defense contractors.
• Her immense intelligence in growth strategies led the
company to a remarkable order to design the next version of
the U. S. Navy's ballistic-missile submarine worth $5 billion
(Sep 2017).
• She was also listed as the 56th most powerful woman in the
world by Forbes in 2015.

17. Abigail Johnson
CEO and President of Fidelity Investments
“At the end of the day, you know yourself best.”
• The American businesswoman, Abigail Johnson, is the world’s
10th-wealthiest female billionaire by net worth (15.1 billion US$).
• In 2016, she was ranked as the 16th most powerful woman in the
world by Forbes.
• The CEO and President of Fidelity Investments is the first and only
woman to serve on the board of the Financial Services Forum.

18. Ruth Porat
SVP and CFO, Google, Alphabet Inc.
“Unless you stay focused on innovation, you can be
disintermediated.”
• Previously the CFO and executive vice president (January 2010 to
May 2015) of Morgan Stanley, Porat is the CFO of Alphabet Inc.
and Google.
• Institutional Investor named her the "Best Internet CFO" for the
"2018 All America Executive Team".
• “Since she became CFO in May 2015, shares have jumped more
than 70%; it’s currently the world’s second-most-valuable
company after Apple.” (Source – Fortune.com)

19. Lynn J. Good
Chairman, President, and CEO – Duke Energy
“I find, at times, people underestimate me. That's really an
asset.”
• An Ohio native and a Miami University graduate, Lynn Good is
the head of one of America's largest energy holding companies
– Duke Energy.
• Under Good's leadership, Duke Energy was named to the
Forbes list of "America's Best Employers" in 2017. (Source –
Duke Energy)
• She was ranked 11th among the "Most Powerful Women in
Business" by Fortune Magazine and one among the "The
World's 100 Most Powerful Women” by Forbes.

20. Helena Foulkes
President – CVS pharmacy
“The best career advice I’ve ever gotten is to be focused, yet
flexible.”
• Foulkes is the President of CVS Pharmacy and Executive Vice
President of CVS Health.
• She oversees 9,700 retail stores, 20 distribution centers and
e-commerce sites, as well as merchandising, supply chain,
marketing, real estate, front store and pharmacy operations.
(Source – CVS Health)
• She is listed as one among the Most Powerful Women in
Business by Fortune and one among the Most Creative
People in Business by the Fast Company.

21. Tricia Griffith
President and CEO – Progressive
“Allow your leaders to lead, and know when to get out of the
way.”
• Tricia Griffith is ranked as the ninth-wealthiest women CEO of
Fortune 500 companies by 2016 Fortune 500 ranking (120).
• Since becoming CEO of Progressive, Griffith has expanded the
company’s reach into the home insurance market increasing
premiums sold by 14%, to $23.4 billion in 2016. (Source –
Fortune)
• She was ranked as 18 in Fortune Magazine’s the most
powerful women in business list in 2016.

22. Pam Nicholson
President and CEO – Enterprise Holdings
When I started in California, people would say, ‘Enterprise
who?’
• Under Nicholson’s leadership, the world’s largest car rental
company Enterprise Holdings has grown its revenue to more
than $22 billion.
• She started her career at Enterprise as a car-washing
management trainee and is now expanding the company
overseas, adding branches and franchises in some 70
countries. (Source – Fortune)
• Forbes ranked her at number 89 among the 100 Most
Powerful Women of the World in 2009.

23. Adena Friedman
President-CEO, NASDAQ
“Be the optimist in the room.”
• Formerly the managing director and CFO of The Carlyle
Group, Adena Friedman is now the president and CEO of
NASDAQ – a major US stock exchange company.
• Acclaimed for the launch of Nasdaq Analytics Hub, Friedman
is known for the purchasing of eVestment Inc. – a data
provider for institutional investors and hedge fund investors.
• Forbes named her as the 31st most powerful woman in the
world in 2017.

24. Isabelle Kocher
CEO, ENGIE
“If diversity brings so many benefits, don’t we all have a
responsibility to foster it?”
• The French businesswoman Isabelle Kocher is the CEO of Engie
(previously GDF Suez) – the world’s biggest non state-owned
electricity company.
• Her three year transformation plan has led the company ahead of
schedule with a big deal to sell Engie’s stake in an oil and gas
production business to Neptune Energy for $3.9 billion.
• She is ranked as number 23 by Forbes on the list of Most Powerful
Women of the World in 2017.

25. Lucy Peng
CEO, Ant Financial Services, Alibaba Group
“Consumers expect a safe, convenient, and affordable
globalized payment platform.”
• One among the founders of Alibaba Group – a major name
in China’s ecommerce industry; Peng is the CEO of Ant
Financial Services.
• In 2010, she was named as the CEO of Alipay, Alibaba’s
online payment services platform. This payment system has
over 800 million registered users (Forbes).
• Under her expertise, Alipay has achieved immense profits –
around $60 billion. Forbes listed her as 34th on the list of
the world’s most powerful women (2017).

26. Amy Hood
Chief Financial Officer, Microsoft
“People don't just show up in the C-suite overnight.”
• Under the management of the company’s first female CFO – Amy
Hood, Microsoft achieved $85 billion in the year 2016.
• Previously the head of Microsoft’s Business division, Hood is also
known for the company’s much talked about acquisition of
LinkedIn ($26 billion).
• This American businesswoman holds 37th position in the catalogue
of the 100 Most Powerful Women of the World by Forbes (2017).

27. Mary Callahan Erdoes
CEO, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
“There is no substitute for hard work.”
• As the CEO of J.P. Morgan Asset Management – a global name
in investment management and private banking, Erdoes
brought the profits reaching $1.9 trillion to the company.
• Opening an asset-management business in Shanghai was a
big hit went to his name.
• As per Forbes, she earned $19 million in 2016 and was ranked
as 53rd on the most powerful women list. (Forbes 2017).

28. Zhou Qunfei
Founder and CEO, Lens Technology
“I don’t want to die regretting what I didn’t do.”
• The Chinese entrepreneur and one of the richest self-made
women Zhou Qunfei is the founder of the major
smartphone screen maker Lens Technology.
• According to Forbes, her net worth is $10 billion and that
makes her the richest woman in China.
• She was listed as number 18 on the Most Powerful Women
of Asia-Pacific list in 2016 by Fortune.

29. Roshni Nadar Malhotra
CEO, HCL Technologies
“It’s very difficult to measure the impact of institutions in a short
span of time.”
• The CEO and Executive Director of HCL Enterprise, Roshni Nadar
Malhotra is named to be 57th on the list of 100 Most Powerful
Women of the World by Forbes.
• Formerly a news producer, Malhotra is also one among the
trustees of the Shiv Nadar Foundation focusing on education.
• She received the awards – NDTV Young philanthropist of the
year 2014 and Vogue India Philanthropist of the Year 2017.

30. Marianne Lake
CFO, Chase
“It's impossible to have zero defects.”
• The technological innovation of Marianne Lake as the
Chief Financial Officer of the bank JP Morgan Chase
brought the organization the earning of $24.7 billion in
2016.
• She is known for introducing automation technology
like a new firmwide platform to the bank.
• Fortune listed her at number 24 on the list of the Most
Powerful Women. She was ranked as 64th among The
World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2017 by Forbes.

31. Gwynne Shotwell
President and COO, SpaceX
“The key is to join an industry that you have a passion for.”
• Shotwell is the President and Chief Operating Officer of
SpaceX, a company providing services of space transport.
• Before joining SpaceX, she worked at The Aerospace
Corporation’s El Segundo research center for ten years.
• She received the Women in Technology International Hall of
Fame award in 2012. Forbes included her at number 70 on The
World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2017.

32. Judy Faulkner
Founder and CEO, Epic Systems
“Do good, have fun, make money.”
• The founder and CEO of the healthcare software company
Epic Systems; Judy Faulkner is called the most powerful
woman in healthcare by Forbes.
• The giants in the Healthcare world of America such as Mayo
Clinic and Johns Hopkins are the clients of Epic Systems.
• In 2015, she signed the Giving Pledge and committed to
give 99% of her wealth for philanthropy. Her net worth is
estimated to be more than $2.4 billion by Forbes.

33. Debra Cafaro
CEO, Ventas
“…You can maximize luck.”
• The American businesswoman, Debra A. Cafaro, is the Chief
Executive Officer of Ventas, Inc. – a Real Estate Investment
Trust with enterprise value of over $37 billion.
• Under Cafaro’s management, Ventas won the acquisition of
a portfolio of life-sciences properties for $1.5 billion.
• The Financial Times selected her as one of the Top 50
Women in World Business. She will begin her term as the
chair of the Real Estate Roundtable from July 2018.

34. Belinda Johnson
Chief Business Affairs and Legal Officer, Airbnb, Inc.
“Every challenge that comes up is just a problem that
needs a solution.”
• The highest-ranking woman of Airbnb, Inc., Belinda
Johnson oversees the legal issues of the company in
191 countries.
• Formerly an employee of at Broadcast.com, Johnson
joined the board of PayPal in 2017.
• Forbes listed her at the number 96 in the catalogue of
the 100 most powerful women of the world in 2017.

35. Kirsten Green
Founder, Forerunner Ventures
“I couldn’t lose other people’s money, but I could invest in
my own learning.”
• The American businesswoman, Kristen Greene, founded
Forerunner ventures in 2010. She is also the Managing
Director of the company.
• Forbes included her at the number 95 on the list of the
100 Most Powerful Women of the World in 2017.
• Last year, Green's Forerunner closed a $122 million fund,
its third and largest, bringing its total raised to $242
million. (Source: Forbes)

36. Kathryn Petralia
Co-founder, Kabbage
“If I wasn’t an expert in the field, I was committed to
becoming one”
• Formerly a corporate development executive with
CompuCredit Corporation, Kathryn is the co-founder of
Kabbage – a major disruptor in the finance industry.
• In August 2017, she raised the total equity funding of
Kabbage to $500 million.
• Ranked #98 among the 100 most powerful women of the
world in 2017, Petralia also created a consumer rights
organization – Consumer Financial Data Rights. (Source:
Forbes)

37. Beth Brooke-Marciniak
Global Vice Chair - Public Policy, Ernst & Young
“We like to say you can be what you see.”
• One among the board members of the Audit Advisory
Committee for the U.S. Department of Defense, Brooke-
Marciniak is the Vice Chair of Public Policy for EY.
• She also serves as a Pathways Envoy for the U.S. State
Department.
• NCAA awarded her the Theodore Roosevelt Award in 2017
for her efforts to improving diversity in the workplace.
(Forbes)

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