Net Worth Calculated August 2012
Rank | Name | Age | Country | Category |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Angela MerkelChancellor, Germany |
58 | Germany | Politics |
2 |
Hillary ClintonSecretary of State, United States |
65 | United States | Politics |
3 |
Dilma RousseffPresident, Brazil |
65 | Brazil | Politics |
4 |
Melinda GatesCo-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
48 | United States | Humanitarian |
5 |
Jill AbramsonExecutive Editor, New York Times Co. |
58 | United States | Media |
6 |
Sonia GandhiPresident, Indian National Congress, India |
66 | India | Politics |
7 |
Michelle ObamaFirst Lady, United States |
48 | United States | Politics |
8 |
Christine LagardeManaging Director, International Monetary Fund |
56 | France | Humanitarian |
9 |
Janet NapolitanoSecretary, Department of Homeland Security, United States |
55 | United States | Politics |
10 |
Sheryl SandbergCOO, Facebook |
43 | United States | Technology |
11 |
Oprah WinfreyEntrepreneur, Personality |
58 | United States | Celebrity |
12 |
Indra NooyiChairman and CEO, PepsiCo |
57 | United States | Business |
13 |
Irene RosenfeldChairman and CEO, Kraft Foods |
59 | United States | Business |
14 |
Lady GagaMusician, Philanthropist |
26 | United States | Celebrity |
15 |
Virginia RomettyPresident and CEO, IBM |
54 | United States | Technology |
16 |
Cristina Fernandez de KirchnerPresident, Argentina |
59 | Argentina | Politics |
17 |
Ursula BurnsChairman and CEO, Xerox |
54 | United States | Technology |
18 |
Meg WhitmanCEO, Hewlett-Packard |
56 | United States | Technology |
19 |
Aung San Suu KyiChair and Parliamentarian, National League for Democracy, Burma |
67 | Burma | Politics |
20 |
Maria das Graças Silva FosterCEO, Petrobras-Petróleo Brasil |
59 | Brazil | Business |
21 |
Marissa MayerCEO, Yahoo |
37 | United States | Technology |
22 |
Anne SweeneyCo-Chair, Disney Media Networks, and President, Disney/ABC Television Group, Walt Disney |
55 | United States | Media |
23 |
Diane SawyerAnchor of World News, ABC, Walt Disney |
67 | United States | Media |
24 |
Angela BralyCEO, WellPoint |
51 | United States | Business |
25 |
Susan WojcickiSenior Vice President, Google |
44 | United States | Technology |
26 |
Queen Elizabeth IIMonarch, United Kingdom |
86 | United Kingdom | Politics |
27 |
Julia GillardPrime Minister, Australia |
51 | Australia | Politics |
28 |
Nancy PelosiMinority Leader of the House of Representatives, United States |
72 | United States | Politics |
29 |
Arianna HuffingtonEditor-In-Chief, Huffington Post Media Group, AOL |
62 | United States | Media |
30 |
Yingluck ShinawatraPrime Minister, Thailand |
45 | Thailand | Politics |
31 |
Kathleen SebeliusSecretary, Department of Health and Human Service, United States |
64 | United States | Politics |
32 |
Beyonce KnowlesActress, Entrepreneur, Musician |
31 | United States | Celebrity |
33 |
Diane Von FurstenbergOwner, Fashion Designer, Diane von Furstenberg Studio, L.P. |
65 | United States | Business |
34 |
Helen ClarkAdministrator, U.N. Development Programme |
62 | New Zealand | Humanitarian |
35 |
Georgina RinehartExecutive Chairman, Hancock Prospecting |
58 | Australia | Billionaire |
36 |
Amy PascalCo-Chairman, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony |
54 | United States | Media |
37 |
Margaret ChanDirector-General, World Health Organization |
65 | China | Humanitarian |
38 |
Jennifer LopezActress, Musician, Personality, Philanthropist |
43 | United States | Celebrity |
39 |
Sheri McCoyCEO, Avon Products |
54 | United States | Business |
40 |
ShakiraMusician, Personality, Philanthropist |
35 | Colombia | Celebrity |
41 |
Mary BarraSVP, Global Product Development, General Motors |
50 | United States | Business |
42 |
Zhang Xin & familyCofounder, CEO, Soho China Ltd. |
47 | China | Business |
43 |
Alice WaltonChairman, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art |
63 | United States | Billionaire |
44 |
Laura LangCEO, Time Inc., Time Warner |
56 | United States | Media |
45 |
Angela AhrendtsCEO, Burberry Group |
52 | United States | Business |
46 |
Sue NaeglePresident, HBO Entertainment, Time Warner Cable |
43 | United States | Media |
47 |
Ellen DeGeneresComedian, Personality, Philanthropist |
54 | United States | Celebrity |
48 |
Safra CatzPresident, CFO, Oracle |
51 | United States | Technology |
49 |
Laurene Powell Jobs & familyFounder and Chair, Emerson Collective |
49 | United States | Billionaire |
50 |
Rosalind BrewerPresident and CEO, Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart Stores |
49 | United States | Business |
51 |
Anna WintourEditor-in-Chief, Vogue, Conde Nast Publications, Inc. |
63 | United States | Media |
52 |
Helene GaylePresident, CEO, CARE |
57 | United States | Humanitarian |
53 |
Christiane AmanpourChief International Correspondent, CNN, Time Warner |
54 | United States | Media |
54 |
Rosalia MeraInvestor, Philanthropist |
68 | Spain | Billionaire |
55 |
Cynthia CarrollCEO, Anglo American |
55 | United States | Business |
56 |
Cher WangCo-founder and Chair, HTC |
54 | Taiwan | Technology |
57 |
Abigail JohnsonPresident, Fidelity Personal, Workplace and Institutional Services, Fidelity Investments |
51 | United States | Business |
58 |
Padmasree WarriorChief Technology and Strategy Officer, Cisco Systems |
52 | United States | Technology |
59 |
Chanda KochharManaging Director and CEO, ICICI Bank |
51 | India | Business |
60 |
Gail KellyCEO, Westpac Banking Group |
56 | Australia | Business |
61 |
Margaret HamburgCommissioner, Food and Drug Administration, United States |
57 | United States | Politics |
62 |
Ellen KullmanChairman and CEO, EI du Pont de Nemours |
56 | United States | Business |
63 |
Drew Gilpin FaustPresident, Harvard University |
65 | United States | Humanitarian |
64 |
Shari ArisonInvestor, Philanthropist |
55 | Israel | Billionaire |
65 |
Mary SchapiroChair, Securities and Exchange Commission, United States |
57 | United States | Politics |
66 |
Angelina JolieActress, Philanthropist |
37 | United States | Celebrity |
67 |
Miuccia PradaOwner, Fashion Designer, Prada |
63 | Italy | Business |
68 |
Carol MeyrowitzCEO, TJX Cos |
58 | United States | Business |
69 |
Ertharin CousinExecutive Director, World Food Programme, United Nations |
55 | United States | Humanitarian |
70 |
Sue GardnerExecutive Director, WikiMedia Foundation |
45 | Canada | Technology |
71 |
Joyce BandaPresident, Malawi |
62 | Malawi | Politics |
72 |
Sri Mulyani IndrawatiManaging Director, World Bank |
50 | Indonesia | Humanitarian |
73 |
Bonnie HammerChairman, Cable Entertainment and Cable Studios, NBCUniversal, Comcast |
62 | United States | Media |
74 |
Chua Sock KoongGroup CEO, SingTel |
53 | Singapore | Technology |
75 |
Sofia VergaraActress, Entrepreneur |
40 | Colombia | Celebrity |
76 |
Ho ChingCEO, Temasek |
59 | Singapore | Business |
77 |
Tina BrownEditor-in-Chief, The Daily Beast and Newsweek, IAC/InterActiveCorp. |
59 | United States | Media |
78 |
J.K. RowlingAuthor |
47 | United Kingdom | Celebrity |
79 |
Chan Laiwa & familyPhilanthropist |
71 | China | Billionaire |
80 |
Kiran Mazumdar-ShawFounder, Chair, Biocon Ltd. |
59 | India | Technology |
81 |
Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaMinister of Finance, Nigeria |
58 | Nigeria | Politics |
82 |
Ellen Johnson SirleafPresident, Liberia |
74 | Liberia | Politics |
83 |
Gisele BundchenEntrepreneur, Philanthropist, Supermodel |
32 | Brazil | Celebrity |
84 |
Mary MeekerGeneral Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers |
52 | United States | Technology |
85 |
Shaikha Al-BaharCEO-Kuwait, National Bank of Kuwait |
– | Kuwait | Business |
86 |
Marjorie ScardinoCEO, Pearson |
65 | United States | Media |
87 |
Solina ChauDirector, Li Ka Shing Foundation |
50 | Hong Kong | Humanitarian |
88 |
Jan FieldsPresident, McDonald’s USA, McDonald’s |
57 | United States | Business |
89 |
Weili DaiCo-founder, Marvell Technology Group |
51 | United States | Technology |
90 |
Risa Lavizzo-MoureyPresident, CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
58 | United States | Humanitarian |
91 |
Sun YafangChair, Huawei Technologies |
56 | China | Technology |
92 |
Sheikha Lubna Al QasimiMinister of Foreign Trade, United Arab Emirates |
53 | United Arab Emirates | Politics |
93 |
Guler SabanciChairman and Managing Director, Sabanci Holding |
57 | Turkey | Business |
94 |
Greta Van SusterenAnchor, FOX News, News Corp |
58 | United States | Media |
95 |
Mary Callahan ErdoesCEO, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, JPMorgan Chase |
45 | United States | Business |
96 |
Mindy GrossmanCEO, HSN |
55 | United States | Media |
97 |
Patricia WoertzChairman, CEO and President, Archer Daniels Midland |
59 | United States | Business |
98 |
Judith RodinPresident, Rockefeller Foundation |
68 | United States | Humanitarian |
99 |
Beth BrookeGlobal Vice Chair – Public Policy, Ernst & Young |
53 | United States | Business |
100 |
Sheikha Mayassa Al ThaniChair, Qatar Museums Authority, Qatar |
29 | Qatar | Humanitarian |