37) Safra Catz Who says girls can’t run with the big dogs? Born: 1 December 1961, Holon, Israel Current co-CEO of Oracle (serving in that capacity since 2014). Safra has been a part of the board of directors at Oracle since 2001. She was previously President and CFO of Oracle and she started there in…
36) Sherilyn “Sheri” McCoy Who Says Business and Science Can’t Mix? Born: 1959, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States of America Former CEO of Avon Beauty (from 2012 to 2018). She became a director of Novocure in 2018. Before working at Avon, she was pretty high up on the Board of Directors for Johnson and Johnson. Sheri…
35) Mindy Grossman She isn’t scared to do a little paperwork Born: 8 September 1957, Long Island City, New York, United States of America Former CEO of HSN Inc. She is the current CEO of WW (Aka Weight Watchers) since 2017. Mindy used to work for Nike and used to be CEO of Polo Jeans…
34) Oprah Winfrey I Don’t Really Need to Say More, But I Will Born: 29 January 1954, Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States of America Innovator and businesswoman whose current net worth is valued somewhere in the ballpark of $2.5 Billion. Oprah is arguably best known for her talk show that ran from 1986 to 2011—then she…
32) Madam CJ Walker Why Are We Not Even Considering Her to be On Our New $20 Bill? Born: 23 December 1867, Delta, Louisiana, United States of America Died: 25 May 1919, Irvington, New York, United States of America Original Name: Sarah Breedlove. Entrepreneur and businesswoman who overcame impossible odds to be the first self-made…
19) Mae C Jemison Yes, you can buy her Lego mini figurine and it’s so cute!! Born: 17 October 1956, Decatur, Alabama, United States of America Astronaut known for being the first African American woman to ever go to space. She is fluent in English, Swahili, Russian, and Japanese. Mae is the youngest of three…
18) Sally Ride The First American Woman to Go to Space Born: 26 May 1851, Encino, California, United States of America Died: 23 July 2012, La Jolla, California, United States of America The first American woman to become an astronaut after entering space in 1983 aboard the space shuttle Challenger working as a mission specialist….
15) Leigh Searl There isn’t a ton of information on her out there, but what is out there is inspiring as all get out Founder & CEO of America’s Career Force—a non-profit that connects military spouses with jobs across the US as they move around under their spouse’s assignment. In fifteen years as a military…