Most Powerful Women in the World 2016
Updated July 10, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The following table lists the most powerful women in the world, according to Forbes. The women range from presidents to CEOs to philanthropists.
Rank | Name | Title |
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1. | Angela Merkel | Chancellor of Germany |
2. | Hillary Clinton | Presidential candidate |
3. | Janet Yellen | Chair, Federal Reserve |
4. | Melinda Gates | Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
5. | Mary Barra | CEO, General Motors |
6. | Christine Lagarde | Managing Director, International Monetary Fund |
7. | Sheryl Sandberg | COO, Facebook |
8. | Susan Wojcicki | CEO, YouTube, Google |
9. | Meg Whitman | CEO, Hewlett-Packard |
10. | Ana Patricia Botín | Chair, Santander Group, Banco Santander |
11. | Virginia Rometty | CEO, IBM |
12. | Geun-hye Park | President, South Korea |
13. | Michelle Obama | First Lady, United States |
14. | Indra Nooyi | CEO, PepsiCo |
15. | Angela Ahrendts | SVP, Retail, Apple |
16. | Abigail Johnson | President-CEO, Fidelity Investments |
17. | Tsai Ing-wen | President, Taiwan |
18. | Michelle Bachelet | President, Chile |
19. | Federica Mogherini | High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Union |
20. | Safra Catz | Co-CEO, Oracle |
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