Heads of state, philanthropists, journalists, celebrity powerhouses and CEOs of large corporations make up Forbes‘ annual list of .
Out of the 27 CEOs on the list, seven of them are : Yahoo‘s (NASDAQ:) Marissa Mayer, Avon‘s (NYSE:) Sheri McCoy, Hewlett-Packard‘s (NYSE:) Meg Whitman, Laura Lang who heads Time Warner‘s (NYSE:
) Time Inc., IBM‘s (NYSE:) Ginni Rometty, Rosalind Brewer from Wal-Mart (NYSE:) subsidiary Sam’s Club, and Maria das Gracas Silva Foster of Brazil’s Petrobras.
The highest-ranking businesswoman on the list is Facebook (NASDAQ:) 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.
- : Chancellor, Germany
- : Secretary of State, U.S.
- : President, Brazil
- : Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- : Executive Editor, New York Times Co.
- : President, Indian National Congress, India
- : First Lady, U.S.
- : Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
- : Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
- : COO, Facebook
See the complete list of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women at Forbes.com.
