In the military, defence, and security space there are very few female leaders. This is what makes Phebe Novakovic a surefire contender for most “Women We Admire” lists. It takes a lot to come so far in this particular industry…
Martina Merz is the Chief Executive Officer of ThyssenKrupp AG, a German multinational conglomerate and one of the largest steel producers in the world. She unexpectedly landed this role by stepping up as an interim replacement after former CEO Guido Kerkhoff was voted out by shareholders…
Earlier this year, Emma Raducanu became a tennis sensation. At only 18 years old, she has become one of the most talked-about athletes in her sport by winning a Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open, making her into British No.1 and a top-25 ranked player…
Dawn Staley’s name has been associated with U.S. basketball for over three decades. Not only is she one of the greatest basketball players of all time, but she has also coached top-tier basketball teams, recently picking up a gold medal for head coaching…
If you haven’t lived under a rock for the past decade, you would most likely have heard of the Kardashian/Jenner name. The youngest of the notoriously influential family, Kylie Jenner, proves that leveraging the biggest celebrity birthright in the world with a natural proclivity for marketing and taste-making can lead to incomprehensible wealth at an even more surprising age…
Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva is a leader whose CV and humanitarian contributions would humble many. Since 2019, Georgieva has been the Managing Director and serving Chair of the International Monetary Fund—but she is a woman not limited to her titles in the work she does within her field and beyond…
A trailblazer and icon of women’s Basketball, Cheryl Miller’s accolades shine past the basketball hall of fame. Make no mistake, this does not diminish her recognitions for national and international basketball achievement in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1995), Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (1999), and the FIBA Hall of Fame (2010)…
Perhaps now more than ever, we are looking for displays of remarkable perseverance, dedication, commitment, and the ability to patiently overcome adversity in the people we admire. In sports, a woman who exemplifies the kind of realistic hero we need in this day is golfer Anna Nordqvist…
In the insurance industry, where there is still a long way to go before leadership reflects an equal balance of genders, Amanda Blanc stands at the head of Aviva having already been voted as “the U.K. Insurer CEO’s CEO of the Year” in 2013 and 2015. With over 33 million customers and around £510 billion (USD $709 billion) of group assets under management, and 31,000 staff in tow…
Since 2018, Nicke Widyawati has been the Chief Executive Officer and President Director of Pertamina, Indonesia’s state-owned oil and gas company. Her career path and determination have led to her being featured on Fortune’s and Forbes’ lists of the Most Powerful and Influential Women in 2020…
