Indra Nooyi is an Indian-American business executive known for her association with PepsiCo where she served as the chief executive officer from 2006 to 2018. Often ranked among the most powerful women, Nooyi was named in Forbes' World's 100 Most Powerful Women list in 2014. In 2017, she was named in the magazine's 19 Most Powerful Women in Business list.
Carly Fiorina made history by becoming the first female head of a Dow Jones-listed company when she became the CEO of HP. The daughter of a law professor father, she had initially joined law school but then dropped out to study management. She has also been Ted Cruz’s vice-presidential running mate.
![Mary Barra Mary Barra](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/mary-barra-1.jpg)
![Sophia Amoruso Sophia Amoruso](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sophia-amoruso-52260-1.jpg)
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has been the longest-tenured CEO of the organization. She has earlier contributed to the formation of Google and has served them as their VP of product management. The Harvard alumnus was ranked 16 on Forbes’s list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2011.
![Whitney Wolfe Herd Whitney Wolfe Herd](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/whitney-wolfe-herd-52532-1.jpg)
![Cathie Wood Cathie Wood](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/cathie-wood-118013-1.jpg)
![Mitzi Shore Mitzi Shore](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/mitzi-shore-49638-1.jpg)
![Lisa Su Lisa Su](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/lisa-su-1.jpg)
Born in Taiwan, Lisa Su, the CEO of AMD, moved to the US at age 3. Lisa eventually earned a PhD in electrical engineering from MIT. Named to the Forbes America’s Self-Made Women 2020 list, she is also the first woman recipient of the IEEE Robert Noyce Medal.
![Cindy McCain Cindy McCain](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/cindy-mccain.jpg)
![Angela Rye Angela Rye](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/angela-rye-1.jpg)
![Ginni Rometty Ginni Rometty](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ginni-rometty-1.jpg)
Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty was named to the World's Top 50 Women in Tech by Forbes in 2018. She led IBM through its conversion to a leading data company. The Northwestern University alumna has also earned the Edison Achievement Award. She became part of Time 100 in 2012.
![Julia Haart Julia Haart](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/julia-haart-120203-1.jpg)
![Shoshanna Lonstein Shoshanna Lonstein](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/images/no_image.jpg.webp)
Arianna Huffington is a Greek-American author, businesswoman, and syndicated columnist. She is credited with co-founding the popular news aggregator and blog, The Huffington Post. She is also the founder of Thrive Global, for which she also serves as the CEO. She has been featured on lists, such as Time magazine's 100 most influential people and Forbes magazine's Most Powerful Women.
![Safra A. Catz Safra A. Catz](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/safra-a-catz-1.jpg)
![Kim Pegula Kim Pegula](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/kim-pegula-120100-1.jpg)
![Lisa Frank Lisa Frank](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/lisa-frank-51812-1.jpg)
![Ruth Handler Ruth Handler](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ruth-handler-1.jpg)
Carole Baskin gained recognition after being featured in a documentary series titled Tiger King, which follows her feuds with private zoo operator Joe Exotic. As the CEO of a non-profit animal sanctuary called Big Cat Rescue, Carole condemns private zoos. She has also been the subject of conspiracy theories pertaining to the disappearance of her second husband Don Lewis.
![Gail Zappa Gail Zappa](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/gail-zappa-1.jpg)
![Kristina Keneally Kristina Keneally](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/kristina-keneally-1.jpg)
![Angela Ahrendts Angela Ahrendts](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/angela-ahrendts-1.jpg)
![Emily Weiss Emily Weiss](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/emily-weiss-51203-1.jpg)
![Ursula Burns Ursula Burns](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ursula-burns-1.jpg)
Ursula Burns made history when she became the CEO of Xerox, becoming the first African-American female CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Raised by a working-class single mother, Burns grew up to graduate as a mechanical engineer. She has led the American STEM Education Coalition and served various corporate boards.
![Marge Schott Marge Schott](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/marge-schott-1.jpg)
![Judith Faulkner Judith Faulkner](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/judith-faulkner-1.jpg)
![Sandra Lerner Sandra Lerner](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sandra-lerner-1.jpg)
![Elizabeth Holmes Elizabeth Holmes](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/elizabeth-holmes-1.jpg)
Elizabeth Holmes is a former businesswoman who is credited with founding the now-defunct health technology company Theranos . It was later revealed that Elizabeth Holmes had deceived her investors with false claims. The rise and fall of her company inspired a book titled Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup.
![Rosalind Brewer Rosalind Brewer](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/rosalind-brewer-1.jpg)
![Irene Rosenfeld Irene Rosenfeld](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/irene-rosenfeld-1.jpg)
![Sonia Syngal Sonia Syngal](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sonia-syngal-118242-1.jpg)
![Anjali Sud Anjali Sud](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/anjali-sud-119765-1.jpg)
![Jeremy Jones Jeremy Jones](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/jeremy-jones-22050-1.jpg)
![Andrea Jung Andrea Jung](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/andrea-jung-1.jpg)
![Sahra Noor Sahra Noor](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sahra-noor-114222-1.jpg)
Sahra Noor is a Somali-American health care executive and nurse. She is best known for her service as the CEO at the People's Center Health Services which is located in Minneapolis. Sahra Noor is also known as the sister of the popular politician, Ilhan Omar.
![Eileen Ford Eileen Ford](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/eileen-ford-1.jpg)
![Jennifer Hyman Jennifer Hyman](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/jennifer-hyman-1.jpg)
![Mary Wells Lawrence Mary Wells Lawrence](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/mary-wells-lawrence-1.jpg)
![Gail Koziara Boudreaux Gail Koziara Boudreaux](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/gail-koziara-boudreaux-1.jpg)