Penny Pennington is only the sixth managing partner in Edward Jones’ near-hundred-year history. She is also the company’s first female leader—and currently the only woman to lead any major U.S. brokerage firm. She has worked for the company for over 20 years, starting her Edward Jones career in 2000 as a financial advisor in Livonia, Michigan…
Hot air balloons aren’t just for outside-the-box marriage proposals and Groupon adventures—they are also the vessels in which thousands of people all across the globe race towards trophies and championships. Nicola Scaife is one such champion, holding two gold medals from the FAI Women’s World Hot Air Balloon Championship…
Born in London and raised mostly in New Delhi, Jayshree Ullal is one of the wealthiest female executives in the United States. She earned her Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from San Francisco State University, then attended Santa Clara University, where she earned a master’s degree in engineering management…
Dee Saigal’s first professional love was advertising. She worked as an art director at ad agencies in London and Paris, creating campaigns for services across all media platforms, from print to digital. Saigal also worked as an international copywriter, and began juggling freelance projects on the side to keep her passion for game design and education alive…
Barbara Ann Mikulski was born and raised in East Baltimore, where she often helped out at her parents’ grocery store, or delivered groceries to their elderly customers and neighbors. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from Mount Saint Agnes College (now part of Loyola University)…
Co-Founder of Vaccitech and Saïd Professor of Vaccinology at the University of Oxford, Dr. Sarah Gilbert has spent her career developing vaccines against emerging pathogens. Most notably, she worked to develop a universal influenza vaccine. Rather than condition the body to stimulate antibodies like most vaccines…
Zadie Smith’s 2020 debut novel “White Teeth” was an instant success that transformed her into a household name in the literary world by her 25th birthday. The novel zips through the perspective of three London families as they experience life in the city outside of the white-majority lens…
Explosions, tanks, and soldiers chasing each other through a labyrinth of shelled-out buildings are what usually flash across the screen in reports of war. The news focuses on city names, points on a map, and alliances formed through conflict, but rarely are everyday workers shown continuing to make their living as the landscape changes around them…
A rural Pennsylvania native, Michele Buck remembers making the hour-long drive to the Hershey factory with her family as a child to watch the iconic chocolate bars make their way down the conveyor belt. The Hershey factory has been open to the public since 1973, and the factory tour, complete with the free Hershey Kiss at the end…
Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 100 Women Leaders in Real Estate of 2021. These leaders are recognized for going above and beyond their pursuit of real estate excellence, paving the way for future female leaders in the industry. For many centuries men had historically dominated the field until the past century where women now represent the majority and are advancing into leadership positions across the nation…
