Women CEOs
Throughout history, there have been many women ceos who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great female ceos such as Sheryl Sandberg, Indra Nooyi, Susan Wojcicki, Chanda Kochhar, Meg Whitman.The women ceos featured in this list are from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & India and many more countries.
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Birthdate: October 28, 1955
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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.
Birthdate: August 4, 1956
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cold Spring Harbor, New York, United States
Meg Whitman has previously been the CEO of HP and eBay. She has also been associated with companies such as The Walt Disney Company and P&G. She was part of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaigns and also ran for California’s governor in 2010. She later supported Joe Biden’s presidential run.
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Jeanie Buss(President of the Basketball Team 'Los Angeles Lakers')
Birthdate: September 26, 1961
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Daughter of real-estate magnate Jerry Buss, Jeanie Buss inherited part of the NBA team Los Angeles Lakers’s stakes from her father. Jeanie, who has previously managed a roller hockey and a tennis team, was named one of the Top 20 Most Influential Women in Sports by Sporting News in 2005.
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Carly Fiorina(CEO of ‘Hewlett-Packard’, the First Woman to Lead a Fortune Top-20 Company)
Birthdate: September 6, 1954
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, United States
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.
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Mary Barra
(Business woman)
Birthdate: December 24, 1961
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Royal Oak, Michigan, US
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Sophia Amoruso
(Businesswoman)
Birthdate: April 20, 1984
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: San Diego, California San Diego, California, U.S.
Birthdate: July 5, 1968
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Santa Clara County, California, United States
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.
Birthdate: December 27, 1953
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Junction City, Kansas, United States
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Cathie Wood
(Investor, Ceo)
Birthdate: November 26, 1955
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Birthdate: December 19, 1961
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Birthdate: June 17, 1966
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, United States
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Randi Zuckerberg(Businesswoman, Former Director of Market Development and Sister of Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg)
Birthdate: February 28, 1982
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Westchester County, New York, United States
Entrepreneur Randi Zuckerberg has been the director of market development and spokesperson for her brother Mark Zuckerberg’s company Facebook. She has also been a Forbes on Fox panelist. She has founded Zuckerberg Media, authored books, and created the animated series Dot. She advocates against internet anonymity to prevent cyber-bullying.
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Mitzi Shore
(Co-founder and owner of The Comedy Store)
Birthdate: July 25, 1930
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Marinette, Wisconsin, United States
Died: April 11, 2018
Birthdate: May 30, 1975
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wausau, Wisconsin, USA
Birthdate: November 7, 1969
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tainan, Taiwan
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.
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Cindy McCain
(Businesswoman)
Birthdate: May 20, 1954
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Safra A. Catz
(Businessperson)
Birthdate: December 1, 1961
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Holon, Israel
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Julia Haart
(CEO of Elite World Group)
Birthdate: April 11, 1971
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Birthdate: August 23, 1967
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica
The daughter of reggae legend Bob Marley and his singer wife Rita Marley, Cedella Marley dons many hats. She is not just a singer but is also a successful fashion designer, an author, and an entrepreneur. She began her singing career with The Melody Makers and now heads her father’s record label.
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Angela Rye
(Political commentator)
Birthdate: October 26, 1979
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, U.S.
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Whitney Wolfe Herd
(Businessperson)
Birthdate: July 1, 1989
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Birthdate: May 5, 1982
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Glendora, California, United States
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Bernice King
(American Lawyer, Minister, and the Youngest Child of Martin Luther King Jr. And Coretta Scott King)
Birthdate: March 28, 1963
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Bernice King is an American minister best known as the daughter of the popular activist and leader Martin Luther King Jr. Over the years, Barnice King has supported many noble causes for which she has been honored with several awards. In 2009, she was honored at the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Convention for her service to women.
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Ginni Rometty
(The First Female CEO and Chairperson of IBM)
Birthdate: July 29, 1957
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
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.
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Rebekah Brooks
(British Journalist and CEO of 'News UK')
Birthdate: May 27, 1968
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Warrington, Lancashire, England
Rebekah Brooks is a British former newspaper editor and journalist. She currently works as a media executive and has been serving as News UK's CEO since 2015. In 2003, she started working as the editor of The Sun, becoming the first female editor of the tabloid. From 2009 to 2011, she served as the chief executive officer of News International.
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Shoshanna Lonstein
(Fashion designer)
Birthdate: May 29, 1975
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
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Arianna Huffington(Co-Founder of 'The Huffington Post' and the Founder & CEO of 'Thrive Global')
Birthdate: July 15, 1950
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
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.
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Catalina Sandino Moreno
(Actress)
Birthdate: April 19, 1981
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bogota, Colombia
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Kim Pegula
(Owner of the Buffalo Bills, President/CEO of Pegula Sports and Entertainment)
Birthdate: June 7, 1969
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
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Lisa Frank
(Businesswoman)
Birthdate: April 21, 1955
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
Birthdate: May 9, 1974
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Birthdate: June 6, 1961
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bexar County, Texas, United States
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.
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Zhang Xin
(chief executive officer, entrepreneur)
Birthdate: August 24, 1965
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Beijing
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Ruth Handler
(Businesswoman)
Birthdate: November 4, 1916
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
Died: April 27, 2002
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Denise Coates
(Chief executive officer, Businessperson)
Birthdate: September 26, 1967
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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Gail Zappa
(Businesswomen)
Birthdate: January 1, 1945
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 7, 2015
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Melanie Perkins
(Chief executive officer)
Birthdate: 1987 AD
Birthplace: Perth, Australia
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Kristina Keneally
(Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Senate)
Birthdate: December 19, 1968
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Emily Weiss
(Businessperson)
Birthdate: March 22, 1985
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: America
Birthdate: November 17, 1961
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Jodhpur, India
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Ursula Burns
(Former CEO of Xerox (2009 - 2016) and First Black Woman to be CEO of Fortune 500 Company)
Birthdate: September 20, 1958
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
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.
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AnnMaria De Mars(The First American to Win a Gold Medal at the World Judo Championships)
Birthdate: August 15, 1958
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, United States
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Angela Ahrendts
(Businesswomen)
Birthdate: June 12, 1960
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New Palestine, Indiana, United States
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Marge Schott
(Businesswoman)
Birthdate: August 18, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: March 2, 2004
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Jacqueline Gold
(British Businesswoman and Chief Executive of 'Gold Group International', 'Ann Summers' and 'Knickerbox')
Birthdate: July 16, 1960
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bromley, Kent, England
Jacqueline Gold is a British businesswoman estimated to be the 16th richest woman in Great Britain. She is the chief executive of Gold Group International, Ann Summers, and Knickerbox. The daughter of businessman David Gold, she began her career working under her father. Within years, she became an established businessperson in her own right.
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Judith Faulkner
(Businessperson)
Birthdate: 1943 AD
Birthplace: New Jersey, United States
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Ruzwana Bashir
(Businessperson)
Birthdate: July 28, 1983
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Skipton, United Kingdom
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Sandra Lerner
(Businessperson)
Birthdate: 1955 AD
Birthplace: America
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Peng Lei
(Chinese Businesswoman Who was the Co-founder & CEO of 'Ant Financial')
Birthdate: 1971 AD
Birthplace: Wanzhou, Chongqing, China
One of the 21 self-made women billionaires in China, Peng Lei worked as a teacher before co-founding Alibaba Group with her husband Sun Tongyu and Jack Ma. Later, she founded Alibaba’s affiliate, Ant Financial Services Group, operating one of the largest mobile and online payments platforms Alipay, quickly expanding her business worldwide and increasing the company valuation to $60 billion.
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Elizabeth Holmes
(Former CEO of Health Technology Company 'Theranos' Who Was Convicted of Fraud)
Birthdate: February 3, 1984
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
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.