Meet the 10 Most Powerful Women in the World
by Angela Nazworth | August 24, 2012 10:05 am
[1]Heads of state, philanthropists, journalists, celebrity powerhouses and CEOs of large corporations make up Forbes‘ annual list of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women[2].
Out of the 27 CEOs on the list, seven of them are relatively new chiefs[3]: Yahoo‘s (NASDAQ:YHOO[4]) Marissa Mayer, Avon‘s (NYSE:AVP[5]) Sheri McCoy, Hewlett-Packard‘s (NYSE:HPQ[6]) Meg Whitman, Laura Lang who heads Time Warner‘s (NYSE:TWX[7]) Time Inc., IBM‘s (NYSE:IBM[8]) Ginni Rometty, Rosalind Brewer from Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT[9]) subsidiary Sam’s Club, and Maria das Gracas Silva Foster of Brazil’s Petrobras.
The highest-ranking businesswoman on the list is Facebook (NASDAQ:FB[10]) COO Sheryl Sandberg (pictured above). While Sandberg may not officially run the world’s largest social media outlet, the fact that she’s been a game-changer for the company goes without question.
Here’s a quick look at the ten women who topped Forbes list of powerful women.
- Angela Merkel[11]: Chancellor, Germany
- Hillary Clinton[12]: Secretary of State, U.S.
- Dilma Rousseff[13]: President, Brazil
- Melinda Gates[14]: Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Jill Abramson[15]: Executive Editor, New York Times Co.
- Sonia Gandhi[16]: President, Indian National Congress, India
- Michelle Obama[17]: First Lady, U.S.
- Christine Lagarde[18]: Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
- Janet Napolitano[19]: Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
- Sheryl Sandberg[20]: COO, Facebook
See the complete list of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women[21] at Forbes.com.
Endnotes:
- [Image]: https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Sheryl-Sandberg.jpg
- The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women: http://www.forbes.com/power-women/
- relatively new chiefs: http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinehoward/2012/08/22/introducing-the-new-class-of-female-ceos/
- YHOO: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=YHOO
- AVP: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AVP
- HPQ: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=HPQ
- TWX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=TWX
- IBM: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=IBM
- WMT: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=WMT
- FB: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=FB
- Angela Merkel: http://www.forbes.com/power-women/gallery
- Hillary Clinton: http://www.forbes.com/power-women/gallery/hillary-clinton#gallerycontent
- Dilma Rousseff: http://www.forbes.com/power-women/gallery/dilma-rousseff#gallerycontent
- Melinda Gates: http://www.forbes.com/power-women/gallery/melinda-gates#gallerycontent
- Jill Abramson: http://www.forbes.com/power-women/gallery/jill-abramson#gallerycontent
- Sonia Gandhi: http://www.forbes.com/power-women/gallery/sonia-gandhi#gallerycontent
- Michelle Obama: http://www.forbes.com/power-women/gallery/michelle-obama#gallerycontent
- Christine Lagarde: http://www.forbes.com/power-women/gallery/christine-lagarde#gallerycontent
- Janet Napolitano: http://www.forbes.com/power-women/gallery/janet-napolitano#gallerycontent
- Sheryl Sandberg: http://www.forbes.com/power-women/gallery/sheryl-sandberg#gallerycontent
- The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women: http://The%20World
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