The World’s Most Powerful Businesswomen

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Most Powerful Women Ruling The Business World
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• 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 Fortunes Most
  Powerful Women of 2017.
• She owns the credit of solving GMs huge crisis
  of 30 million vehicles recall caused by faulty
  ignition switch.
• She rolled out strong domestic sales for GM in
  Europe and Chinas SUV markets.

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• Safra A. Catz
• Co-CEO Oracle, U.S
• I have many women on our leadership team at
  Oracle, its 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 Oracles 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.

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• 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.

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• 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 worlds second largest
  food and beverage company PepsiCo.
• She redirected PepsiCos 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 Worlds 100 Most Powerful Women from 2008 to
  2014 by Forbes.

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• 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 Facebooks 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• Susan Wojcicki
• CEO YouTube
• Right now, offline and online are coming
  together because of smartphones.
• Americas 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 Googles
  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.

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• 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. LOreal 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.

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• 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 Apples
  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.

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• Marillyn Hewson
• CEO, Chairman, and President Lockheed Martin
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• I do work hard, but I have a passion for work.
  That's just who I am.
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• 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.

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• Cathy Engelbert
• CEO Deloitte
• Dont 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.
• Deloittes growth strategy is known to be highly
  influenced by her leadership as the CEO.
• She is also listed as one of Fortunes 2016 and
  2015 Most Powerful Women and one of Most
  Productive People by the Fast Company Magazine in
  2016.

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• 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 Journals list 50 Women to
  Watch.

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• 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.

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• 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 worlds 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.

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• 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 its currently the worlds
  second-most-valuable company after Apple.
  (Source Fortune.com)

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• 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.

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• Helena Foulkes
• President CVS pharmacy
• The best career advice Ive 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.

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• 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 companys 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 Magazines the
  most powerful women in business list in 2016.

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• Pam Nicholson
• President and CEO Enterprise Holdings
• When I started in California, people would say,
  Enterprise who?
• Under Nicholsons leadership, the worlds 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.

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• 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.

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• Isabelle Kocher
• CEO, ENGIE
• If diversity brings so many benefits, dont we
  all have a responsibility to foster it?
• The French businesswoman Isabelle Kocher is the
  CEO of Engie (previously GDF Suez) the worlds
  biggest non state-owned electricity company.
• Her three year transformation plan has led the
  company ahead of schedule with a big deal to sell
  Engies 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.

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• 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 Chinas ecommerce industry Peng is the
  CEO of Ant Financial Services.
• In 2010, she was named as the CEO of Alipay,
  Alibabas 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 worlds most powerful
  women (2017).

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• Amy Hood
• Chief Financial Officer, Microsoft
• People don't just show up in the C-suite
  overnight.
• Under the management of the companys first
  female CFO Amy Hood, Microsoft achieved 85
  billion in the year 2016.
• Previously the head of Microsofts Business
  division, Hood is also known for the companys
  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).

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• 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).

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• Zhou Qunfei
• Founder and CEO, Lens Technology
• I dont want to die regretting what I didnt
  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.

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• Roshni Nadar Malhotra
• CEO, HCL Technologies
• Its 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.

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• 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.

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• 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 Corporations 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.

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• 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.

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• 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 Cafaros 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.

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• 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.

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• Kirsten Green
• Founder, Forerunner Ventures
• I couldnt lose other peoples 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)

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• Kathryn Petralia
• Co-founder, Kabbage
• If I wasnt 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)

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• 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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