Most Powerful Women

This year’s list of the Most Powerful Women in business is the most comprehensive on record: a single worldwide list honoring 100 women. The list’s new global scope and bigger scale recognize the nature of top executives’ work—it spans the planet—as well as the near-record number of women who are leading companies on the Fortune 500, the largest in the U.S. by revenue, and the Fortune Global 500, the largest companies in the world. In total, the list features 67 women with a CEO title, some of whom only recently stepped into the corner office. Other executives listed here who are not yet CEO of their parent companies may be in the running to claim that seat soon. Still other execs are leading some of the world’s most valuable startups. All honorees are facing a business world in flux, one that’s struck with the urgency of ongoing revolutions—whether fueled by AI, green technology, or newly emboldened workers—and tempered by a lackluster economy and geopolitical instability. The business world is demanding change, and women leaders are meeting the moment. Read more about this year's list here.
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  1. 1 Karen Lynch
    Karen Lynch
  2. 2 Julie Sweet
    Julie Sweet
  3. 3 Mary Barra
    Mary Barra
  4. 4 Jane Fraser
    Jane Fraser
  5. 5 Jessica Tan
    Jessica Tan
  6. 6 Carol Tomé
    Carol Tomé
  7. 7 Emma Walmsley
    Emma Walmsley
  8. 8 Ruth Porat
    Ruth Porat
  9. 9 Shemara Wikramanayake
    Shemara Wikramanayake
  10. 10 Gail Boudreaux
    Gail Boudreaux
  11. 11 Safra Catz
    Safra Catz
  12. 12 Lisa Su
    Lisa Su
  13. 13 Abigail Johnson
    Abigail Johnson
  14. 14 Kath McLay
    Kath McLay
  15. 15 Sandy Ran Xu
    Sandy Ran Xu
  16. 16 Thasunda Brown Duckett
    Thasunda Brown Duckett
  17. 17 Amy Hood
    Amy Hood
  18. 18 Susan Li
    Susan Li
  19. 19 Ana Botín
    Ana Botín
  20. 20 Kathy Warden
    Kathy Warden
  21. 21 Phebe Novakovic
    Phebe Novakovic
  22. 22 Tricia Griffith
    Tricia Griffith
  23. 23 Marianne Lake
    Marianne Lake
  24. 24 Jennifer Piepszak
    Jennifer Piepszak
  25. 25 Catherine MacGregor
    Catherine MacGregor
  26. 26 Beth Ford
    Beth Ford
  27. 27 Heather Cianfrocco
    Heather Cianfrocco
  28. 28 Nicola Mendelsohn
    Nicola Mendelsohn
  29. 29 Angela Hwang
    Angela Hwang
  30. 30 Belén Garijo
    Belén Garijo
  31. 31 Lynn Good
    Lynn Good
  32. 32 Marta Ortega
    Marta Ortega
  33. 33 Amanda Blanc
    Amanda Blanc
  34. 34 Ann-Marie Campbell
    Ann-Marie Campbell
  35. 35 Mellody Hobson
    Mellody Hobson
  36. 36 Margherita Della Valle
    Margherita Della Valle
  37. 37 Revathi Advaithi
    Revathi Advaithi
  38. 38 Vicki Hollub
    Vicki Hollub
  39. 39 Dana Walden
    Dana Walden
  40. 40 Sarah London
    Sarah London
  41. 41 Helena Helmersson
    Helena Helmersson
  42. 42 Corie Barry
    Corie Barry
  43. 43 Deirdre O'Brien
    Deirdre O'Brien
  44. 44 Grace Wang
    Grace Wang
  45. 45 Delphine Arnault
    Delphine Arnault
  46. 46 Christel Heydemann
    Christel Heydemann
  47. 47 Jennifer Rumsey
    Jennifer Rumsey
  48. 48 Anne Rigail
    Anne Rigail
  49. 49 Beth Galetti
    Beth Galetti
  50. 50 Kathryn Mikells
    Kathryn Mikells
  51. 51 Sinead Gorman
    Sinead Gorman
  52. 52 Melanie Kreis
    Melanie Kreis
  53. 53 Bela Bajaria
    Bela Bajaria
  54. 54 Gwynne Shotwell
    Gwynne Shotwell
  55. 55 Adena Friedman
    Adena Friedman
  56. 56 Lynn Martin
    Lynn Martin
  57. 57 Mira Murati
    Mira Murati
  58. 58 Linda Yaccarino
    Linda Yaccarino
  59. 59 Tarciana Paula Gomes Medeiros
    Tarciana Paula Gomes Medeiros
  60. 60 Hilde Merete Aasheim
    Hilde Merete Aasheim
  61. 61 Barbara Martin Coppola
    Barbara Martin Coppola
  62. 62 Isha Ambani
    Isha Ambani
  63. 63 Rita Serrano
    Rita Serrano
  64. 64 Makiko Ono
    Makiko Ono
  65. 65 Debra Crew
    Debra Crew
  66. 66 Dominique Senequier
    Dominique Senequier
  67. 67 Nicke Widyawati
    Nicke Widyawati
  68. 68 Julie Boland
    Julie Boland
  69. 69 Penny Pennington
    Penny Pennington
  70. 70 Leena Nair
    Leena Nair
  71. 71 Kim Posnett
    Kim Posnett
  72. 72 Roshni Nadar Malhotra
    Roshni Nadar Malhotra
  73. 73 Michele Buck
    Michele Buck
  74. 74 Fidji Simo
    Fidji Simo
  75. 75 Sharon White
    Sharon White
  76. 76 Heidi O’Neill
    Heidi O’Neill
  77. 77 Isabel Ge Mahe
    Isabel Ge Mahe
  78. 78 Kelly Zhang
    Kelly Zhang
  79. 79 Jennifer Taubert
    Jennifer Taubert
  80. 80 Tracy Robinson
    Tracy Robinson
  81. 81 Anne Richards
    Anne Richards
  82. 82 Hana Al Rostamani
    Hana Al Rostamani
  83. 83 Joey Wat
    Joey Wat
  84. 84 Laura Alber
    Laura Alber
  85. 85 Joanne Crevoiserat
    Joanne Crevoiserat
  86. 86 Choi Soo-yeon
    Choi Soo-yeon
  87. 87 Sue Nabi
    Sue Nabi
  88. 88 Kim Kardashian
    Kim Kardashian
  89. 89 Meena Flynn
    Meena Flynn
  90. 90 Jette Nygaard-Andersen
    Jette Nygaard-Andersen
  91. 91 Reshma Kewalramani
    Reshma Kewalramani
  92. 92 Mary Dillon
    Mary Dillon
  93. 93 Melanie Perkins
    Melanie Perkins
  94. 94 Mpumi Madisa
    Mpumi Madisa
  95. 95 Robyn Denholm
    Robyn Denholm
  96. 96 Meredith Kopit Levien
    Meredith Kopit Levien
  97. 97 Stephanie Linnartz
    Stephanie Linnartz
  98. 98 Paula Santilli
    Paula Santilli
  99. 99 Laura Cha
    Laura Cha
  100. 100 Vanessa Hudson
    Vanessa Hudson