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The following is a '''list of women in leadership''' by nationality – [[WP:CREATIVE|notable]] women who are well known for their achievements in leadership.
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==Africa==
===Kenya===
*[[Vivienne Yeda Apopo]], banker, director general of the [[East African Development Bank]]
*[[Gina Din]] (born 1961), businesswoman working in strategic communication and public relations
*[[Tabitha Karanja]] (born 1964), entrepreneur, CEO of Keroche Breweries
*[[Stella Kilonzo]] (born 1975), former CEO of [[Capital Markets Authority (Kenya)]], manager at the [[African Development Bank]]
===Morocco===
*[[Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch]], businesswoman, founder and CEO of the Aksai Group with retail interests
===Namibia===
*[[Clara Bohitile]] (born 1955), politician, businesswoman, chair of the [[Meat Corporation of Namibia]]
*[[Monica Nashandi]] (born 1959), former diplomat and politician, former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
*[[Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi]] (born 1958), former government minister, former managing director of the Namdeb mining joint venture
===Nigeria===
*[[Olajumoke Adenowo]] (born 1968), architect, businesswoman, head of the oil and gas firm Advantage Energy, founder of AD Consulting
*[[Folorunsho Alakija]] (born 1951), business tycoon in the fashion, oil and printing industries
*[[Folake Coker]] (born 1974), fashion designer, founder of Tiffany Amber
*[[Uche Eze]] (born 1983), social media expert, entrepreneur, founder of the ''[[BellaNaija]]'' online magazine
*[[Kehinde Kamson]] (born 1961), entrepreneur, founder and CEO of the fast food company Sweet Sensation Confectionery
*[[Abibatu Mogaji]] (1917–2013), business magnate, President-General, Association of Nigerian Market Women and Men
*[[Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli]] (born 1975), social entrepreneur, co-founder of AACE Food Processing & Distribution, founder of LEAD Africa, a non-profit enterprise encouraging business leadership and development
*[[Bola Shagaya]] (born 1959), businesswoman, managing director of Practoil, board member of [[Unity Bank plc|Unity Bank, Nigeria]]
===Sierra Leone===
*[[Isha Johansen]], since 2013, president of the [[Sierra Leone Football Association]]
*[[Asma Mansour]] (born mid-1990s), entrepreneur, co-founded Tunisian Center for Social Entrepreneurship in 2011
===South Africa===
*[[Judy Dlamini]] (born 1959), businesswoman, author, Chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand and the founding chairman of Mbekani Group
*[[Mpho Tshivhase]] (born 1986) philosopher at the University of Pretoria
===Uganda===
*[[Barbara Birungi]], technologist, founder of [[HiveColab]]
*[[Amina Moghe Hersi]] (born 1963), business executive in [[Kampala]]
*[[Annet Nakawunde Mulindwa]], managing director and chair of [[Finance Trust Bank]]
==Asia-Pacific==
===Afghanistan===
*[[Fatema Akbari]], founded the Women Affairs Council in 2004
*[[Roya Mahboob]], founder and CEO of Afghan Citadel Software
=== Australia ===
* [[Rosie Batty]] (born 1962), Australian of the Year (2015)
* [[Julie Bishop]] (born 1956), foreign minister since 2013
* [[Jillian Broadbent]] (born 1948), business executive, board member of the [[Reserve Bank of Australia]], chancellor of the [[University of Wollongong]]
* [[Elizabeth Broderick]], former Australian Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner
* [[Quentin Bryce|Dame Quentin Alice Louise Bryce]] (born 1942), Governor-General of Australia (2008–2014)
* [[Ita Buttrose]] (born 1942), journalist, businesswoman, former editor of the ''[[The Australian Women's Weekly|Australian Women's Weekly]]'', President of Alzheimers Australia
* [[Kate Carnell]] (born 1955), former Chief Minister of the [[Australian Capital Territory]], CEO of the [[Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry]]
* [[Kathryn Fagg]], prominent businesswoman, board member of the [[Reserve Bank of Australia]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = Chief Executive Women – Kathryn Fagg|url = http://www.cew.org.au/members/kathryn-fagg|website = www.cew.org.au|accessdate = 2015-09-28|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150928191359/http://www.cew.org.au/members/kathryn-fagg|archive-date = 2015-09-28|url-status = dead}}</ref>
* [[Julia Gillard]] (born 1961), prime minister (2010–2013)
* [[Kay Goldsworthy]] (born 1956), [[Anglican Archbishop of Perth|Archbishop of Perth]] and [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] of the [[Province of Western Australia]] in the [[Anglican Church of Australia]]
* [[Carolyn Hewson]], prominent businesswoman<ref>{{Cite web|title = Carolyn Hewson: master of discretion|url = http://www.afr.com/it-pro/carolyn-hewson-master-of-discretion-20140807-j75dc|accessdate = 2015-09-28}}</ref>
* [[Cindy Hook]], CEO, Deloitte Australia<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/the-deal-magazine/deloittes-cindy-hook-recharging-the-accounting-firm/story-e6frgabx-1227528874339|title = Deloitte's Cindy Hook Recharging The Accounting Firm|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = The Australian|last = |first = }}</ref>
* [[Joan Kirner]] (1938–2015), politician, 42nd [[Premier of Victoria]]
* [[Catherine Livingstone]] (born 1955), chair of the [[Business Council of Australia]] (2014)
* [[Tanya Plibersek]] (born 1969), former Deputy Leader of the [[Australian Labor Party]] and former and current Cabinet Minister.
* [[Heather Ridout]] (born 1954), businesswoman, chair of Australian Super, board member of the [[Reserve Bank of Australia]]
* [[Gina Rinehart]] (born 1954), mining magnate, chair of [[Hancock Prospecting]]
* [[Gillian Triggs]] (born 1945), President, [[Australian Human Rights Commission]]
* [[Alison Watkins]], CEO, Coca-Cola Amatil Australia<ref>{{Cite web|title = Alison Watkins {{!}} Women's Leadership Institute Australia|url = http://www.wlia.org.au/profile/alison-watkins/|website = www.wlia.org.au|accessdate = 2015-09-28|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150928213010/http://www.wlia.org.au/profile/alison-watkins/|archive-date = 2015-09-28|url-status = dead}}</ref>
* [[Jennifer Westacott]], CEO, [[Business Council of Australia]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = Chief Executive Women – Jennifer Westacott|url = http://www.cew.org.au/members/jennifer-westacott|website = www.cew.org.au|accessdate = 2015-09-28|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150928184601/http://www.cew.org.au/members/jennifer-westacott|archive-date = 2015-09-28|url-status = dead}}</ref>
===China===
*[[Margaret Chan]] (born 1947), Chinese (Hong Kong) health specialist, director-general of the [[World Health Organization]]
*[[Dong Mingzhu]], business executive, president of [[Gree Electric]]
*[[Ping Fu]], Chinese-American entrepreneur, founder of [[Geomagic]]
*[[Gu Kailai]] (born 1958), former lawyer, businesswoman
*[[Liu Chaoying]] (born 1950s), former executive at [[China Aerospace International Holdings]], Lt. Col in the [[People's Liberation Army]]
*[[Peng Lei]], co-founder and executive of [[Alibaba Group]]
*[[Zihan Ling]], entrepreneur and gender equality proponent, founded Techbase in 2015
*[[Sheng Aiyi]] (1900–1983), entertainment entrepreneur, general manager of Shanghai BaiLeMen
*[[Wu Ying]] (born 1981), former entrepreneur, convicted of fraud
*[[Yang Huiyan]] (born 1981), majority shareholder of the [[Country Garden|Country Garden Holdings]] property group
*[[Yang Lan]] (born 1986), co-founder and chair of Sun Media Group
*[[Peggy Yu]] (born 1965), co-founder of [[Dangdang]], an online retailer
*[[Zhang Xin]] (born 1965), business executive, co-founder and CEO of the real estate developer [[SOHO China]]
*[[Zhang Yin (entrepreneur)|Zhang Yin]] (born 1957), founder and director of [[Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Limited]]
*[[Kelly Zong]] (born 1982), executive and purchasing manager of the  [[Hangzhou Wahaha Group|Hangzhou Wahaha]] beverage group
===Hong Kong===
*[[Sally Aw]] (born 1926), newspaper owner until 1959
*[[Flora Cheong-Leen]] (born 1959), business executive in fashion
*[[Pollyanna Chu]], executive with interests in finance and real estate
*[[Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn]] (born 1940), business executive, former politician, held senior positions until 1995
*[[Kwong Siu-hing]] (born 1929), controlling interests in [[Sun Hung Kai Properties]]
*[[Michelle Sun]], entrepreneur, founded First Code Academy in 2013
*[[Yvonne Lui]] (born 1977), business executive, board member of several companies
*[[Annie Wu (businesswoman)|Annie Wu]], businesswoman, founder of Beijing Air Catering, involved in other catering joint ventures
===India===
{{see also|List of Indian businesswomen}}
*[[Anuradha Acharya]] (born 1972), entrepreneur, founder and CEO of [[Ocimum Bio Solutions]]
*[[Vinita Bali]] (born 1955), CEO of the food products corporation [[Britannia Industries]]
*[[Avani Davda]] (born {{circa}}1980), CEO of the joint venture between [[Starbucks]] and [[Tata Group|Tata Global Beverage]]
*[[Bala Deshpande]], senior managing director of the venture capital firm [[New Enterprise Associates|New Enterprise Associates (India)]]
*[[Nisa Godrej]], executive director of [[Godrej Group|Godrej Consumer Products]]
*[[Shyamala Gopinath]] (born 1949), former deputy governor of the [[Reserve Bank of India]], chair of [[HDFC Bank]]
*[[Vandana Luthra]] (born 1959), entrepreneur, founder of [[VLCC Health Care Ltd]]
*[[Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw]] (born 1953), chair and CEO of [[Biocon]]
*[[Megha Mittal]] (born 1976), chair and CEO of the German fashion firm [[Escada]]
*[[Sumati Morarjee]] (1907–1998), headed the [[Scindia Steam Navigation Company]]
*[[Leena Nair]] (born 1969), executive director, HR, [[Hindustan Unilever]]
*[[Naveen Saini]] (born 1958), business executive, former CEO of [[ICICI|ICICI Prudential]], CEO of Oral Developers bank
*[[Sheila Sri Prakash]] (born 1955), Founder and Chief Architect of [[Shilpa Architects]], Board Member of the Chennai Smart Cities Ltd., Member of [[World Economic Forum]]’s Global Agenda Council on Design Innovation, Role of Arts in Society, and the Future Council on Sustainability and Resource Scarcity
*[[Priya Paul]] (born 1967), Chairperson of Apeejay Surrendra [[The Park Hotels|Park Hotels]] (born 1967), chair of Apeejay Surrendra [[The Park Hotels|Park Hotels]]
*[[Chitra Ramkrishna]] (born 1963), managing director and CEO, [[National Stock Exchange of India]]
*[[Kirthiga Reddy]] (born c.1972), businesswomen, director of sales at [[Facebook]] India
*[[Nicole Rodrigues-Larsen]] (born 1973), Dubai-based entrepreneur, founder and managing director of modelling and talent agencies
*[[Usha Sangwan]], business executive, managing director of [[Life Insurance Corporation of India]]
*[[Devita Saraf]] (born 1981), founder and CEO of Vu Technologies
*[[Ameera Shah]] (born 1979), CEO and Managing Director, Metropolis Healthcare
*[[Shikha Sharma]] (born 1958), managing director and CEO of [[Axis Bank]]
*[[Snehlata Shrivastava]] (born 1957), government administrator, business executive, board member of [[National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development]]
*[[Mallika Srinivasan]] (born 1959), chair and CEO of the [[Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited|TAFE]] farm equipment company
*[[Mercy Williams]] (c.1947–2014), first woman to be mayor of [[Kochi]]
===Indonesia===
*[[Karen Agustiawan]] (born 1958), former managing director and CEO of the [[Pertamina]] oil and gas concern
*[[Megawati Sukarnoputri]] (born 1947), politician, [[President of Indonesia]] (2001–2004)
*[[Mooryati Soedibyo]] (1928–2024), politician, entrepreneur, founder and owner of Mustika Ratu cosmetics
*[[Sri Mulyani Indrawati]] (born 1962), former Managing Director of the [[World Bank Group]], Minister of Finance of Indonesia
*[[Susi Pudjiastuti]] (born 1965), owner of Susi Air and PT ASI Pudjiastuti Marine Product, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia
*[[Tri Rismaharini]] (born 1961), politician, Mayor of Surabaya
===Israel===
*[[Orit Adato]] (born 1955), first woman to achieve a [[three-star rank]] in Israel
===Japan===
*[[Tatsuuma Kiyo]] (1809–1900), leading role at the Hakushika sake brewing company
*[[Sadako Ogata]] (1927–2019), international political leader, widely known as the first woman to be appointed as head of the [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|UNHCR]] (1990-2000)
*[[Fumiko Hayashi (politician)|Fumiko Hayashi]] (born 1946), businessperson and politician, former president of [[BMW]] Tokyo, CEO of [[Daiei|Daiei Inc.]], and Mayor of [[Yokohama]]
===Malaysia===
*[[Yvonne Chia]] (born c.1953), business executive, former CEO of [[Hong Leong Bank]], currently CEO of Shell Refining, Malaysia
*[[Wan Azizah Wan Ismail]] (born c.1952), politician, former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
*[[Rafidah Aziz]], politician, Chairman of [[AirAsia X]]
* Muhaini Mahmud, co-founder of Kiddocare App
* Melissa Ngiam, COO of Yayasan Generasi Gemilang (GG)
* Jenn Low, founder of Wanderlust + Co
* Lovy Beh, Director of BP Healthcare Group
* Raeesa Sya, founder of Orkid Cosmetics
=== Nepal ===
* [[Maggie Shah]], Jawalakhel Group of Industries<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jawalakhel Group's Maggie Shah Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award |url=http://www.newbusinessage.com/Articles/view/15152 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=www.newbusinessage.com |date=22 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
===New Zealand===
*[[Jacinda Ardern]] (born 1980), Prime Minister of New Zealand, former President of the [[International Union of Socialist Youth]]
*[[Theresa Gattung]], business executive with senior positions in several companies including [[Bank of New Zealand]] and [[Telecom New Zealand]]
*[[Bronwen Holdsworth]] (born 1943), business woman, arts patron, chair of the Holdsworth Group with interests in farming, property, investment and manufacturing
*[[Pauline Kumeroa Kingi]] (born 1951), [[Māori people|Māori]] community leader
*[[Rosanne Meo]], board member of several companies including television energy and financial interests
*[[Annette Presley]] (born 1964), telecommunications entrepreneur, co-founder of [[Slingshot (ISP)|Slingshot]]
*[[Nicky Wagner]] (born 1953), politician, government minister outside of cabinet
*[[Joan Withers]], business executive, chair of [[Television New Zealand]] and the [[Mercury Energy]] electricity generation company
===North Korea===
*[[Kim Kyong-hui]] (born 1946), former member of the [[Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea]], former director of WPK Light Industry Department
===Pakistan===
*[[Benazir Bhutto]] (1953–2007), Prime Minister of Pakistan
*[[Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan]] (1924–2015), businessperson, politician, chair of the textile conglomerate [[Saif Group]]
*[[Fahmida Mirza]] (born 1956), politician, former speaker of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
===Philippines===
*[[Abby Jimenez]], business executive, headed the advertising agency JimenezBasic
*[[Patricia Santo Tomas]], chair of the [[Development Bank of the Philippines]]
===Saudi Arabia===
*[[Nabilah al-Tunisi]] (born c.1959), general manager of Northern Area Projects for the [[Saudi Aramco]] oil and gas company
*[[Lubna Olayan]] (born 1955), influential businessperson, CEO of [[Olayan Group|Olayan Financing Company]]
*[[Ameera al-Taweel]] (born 1983), princess, philanthropist, vice chairperson of [[Alwaleed Philanthropies]]
===Singapore===
*[[Jannie Chan]], entrepreneur, president of the Singapore Retailers Association
*[[Jennie Chua]], businessperson, co-founder of Beeworks, Inc.
*[[Fatimah binte Sulaiman]] (c.1754–c.1852), merchant, philanthropist
*[[Loke Cheng Kim]] (1895–1981), Malaysian-born businessperson, owner of the Ocean Park Hotel
*[[Olivia Lum]], founder and president of the [[Hyflux|Hyflux Group]]
*[[Saw Phaik Hwa]] (born 1957), former president and CEO of [[SMRT Corporation]]
===South Korea===
*[[Kim Sung-joo (entrepreneur)|Kim Sung-joo]] (born 1956), entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Sungjoo Group, chair and CEO of MCM Holdings
===Sri Lanka===
*[[Neela Marikkar]], chair of the [[Grant McCann Erickson]] advertising agency
===Taiwan===
*[[Nancy T. Chang]] (born 1950), biochemist, co-founder of the U.S. pharmaceutical company [[Tanox]]
*[[Eva Chen]], business executive, co-founder and CEO of the [[Trend Micro]] security company
*[[Shenan Chuang]], CEO for Greater China at the [[Ogilvy & Mather]] advertising and marketing company
===Thailand===
*[[Tarisa Watanagase]] (born 1949), economist, former governor of the [[Bank of Thailand]]
===United Arab Emirates===
*[[Raja Al Gurg]], influential business executive, managing director of [[Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group LLC|Easa Saleh Al Gurg]]
==Europe==
=== Andorra ===
* [[Lídia Armengol i Vila]] (1948–1991), civil servant who championed the restoration of her country's historic language and culture
===Armenia===
*[[Matild Manukyan]] (1914–2001), leading property investor in Istanbul
===Austria===
*[[Evelyn Lauder]] (1936–2011), Austrian American business executive, vice president of [[Estée Lauder Companies]]
*[[Nadja Swarovski]] (born 1970), board member of the [[Swarovski]] crystal company
===Belgium===
*[[Clara de Hirsch]] (1833–1899), businesswoman, philanthropist
*[[Marie-Thérèse Rossel]] (1910–1987), newspaper editor, headed the [[Rossel (company)|Rossel]] publishing company
===Croatia===
*[[Maja Ruth Frenkel]], entrepreneur, business executive, politician
===Czech Republic===
*[[Muriel Anton]], economist, business executive, former CEO of [[Vodafone]], Czech Republic
*[[Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler]] (born 1941), co-owner of the German [[Schaeffler Group]] manufacturer of rolling bearings
===Denmark===
*[[Birgit Aagard-Svendsen]] (born 1956), executive vice president and CFO of the [[J. Lauritzen A/S|J. Lauritzen]] shipping company
*[[Stine Bosse]] (born 1960), business executive, positions with TrygVesta, Allianz, Aker and president of the [[Royal Danish Theatre]]
*[[Elsebeth Budolfsen]] (born 1947), pharmacist, business executive, has held senior positions in several important Danish companies
*[[Lene Dammand Lund]] (born 1963), architect, educator, rector at the [[Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts]]
*[[Lene Espersen]] (born 1965), politician, business executive
*[[Julie Fagerholt]] (born 1968), fashion designer, founder of the luxury clothing brand Heartmade
*[[Mette Kynne Frandsen]] (born 1960), CEO and partner at [[Henning Larsen Architects]]
*[[Karen Hækkerup]] (born 1974), politician, business executive, former minister
*[[Vibeke Jensdatter]] (1638–1709), early merchant, landowner, successful in business
*[[Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak]] (born 1957), owner and chair of the [[ECCO]] shoe company
*[[Camilla Ley Valentin]] (born 1973), business executive, co-founder and CCO of the queuing system Queue-it
*[[Dorte Mandrup]] (born 1961), architect, founder and owner of Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter
*[[Tine Susanne Miksch Roed|Tine Roed]] (born 1964), administrator, business executive, deputy director-general at the [[Confederation of Danish Industries]]
*[[Lene Tranberg]] (born 1956), head and co-founder of [[Lundgaard & Tranberg]]
*[[Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla]] (born 1948), business executive, chair of the A.P. Møller Foundation
*[[Margrethe Vestager]] (born 1968), Danish politician, European Commissioner for Competition
*[[Vibeke Windeløv]] (born 1950), film producer, has served on numerous corporate boards including the [[European Film Academy]]
===Estonia===
* [[Karoli Hindriks]], entrepreneur
* [[Ester Tuiksoo]], politician and business executive
===Finland===
*[[Lenita Airisto]] (born 1937), influential business leader, culture and TV
*[[Anne Brunila]] (born 1957), executive vice president of [[Fortum]]
*[[Maija-Liisa Friman]] (born 1952), business executive, serving on the board of several companies
*[[Valpuri Innamaa]] (died 1602), early merchant, shipowner
*[[Sveta Planman]] (born 1979), fashion designer, CEO of [[JOLIER]]
*[[Lisa Sounio]] (born 1970), fashion entrepreneur, business executive
*[[Jaana Tuominen]] (born 1960), business executive, CEO of the coffee and cocoa company [[Paulig|Gustav Paulig]]
===France===
*[[Catherine Barba]] (born 1973), business executive active in digital retail
*[[Patricia Barbizet]] (born 1955), holds various executive positions including CEO of [[Christie's]]
*[[Suzanne Belperron]] (1900–1983), influential jewellery designer and business executive
*[[Liliane Bettencourt]] (1922–2017), prominent businesswoman, top shareholder in [[L'Oréal]]
*[[Anne Bouverot]] (born 1966), business executive, CEO of [[Morpho (company)|Morpho]], former board member of the [[GSM Association]]
*[[Coco Chanel]] (1883–1971), founder of [[Chanel]]
*[[Madame Clicquot Ponsardin]] (1777–1866), owner and developer of the champagne brand [[Veuve Clicquot]]
*[[Mercedes Erra]] (born 1954), business executive, co-founder of the [[BETC]] advertising agency, executive president of [[Havas Worldwide]]
*[[Véronique Laury]], CEO of the [[Castorama]] DIY chain
*[[Anne Lauvergeon]] (born 1959), former CEO of the [[Areva]] energy group
*[[Géraldine Le Meur]] (born 1972), innovator, business executive, co-founder of LeWeb conferences
*[[Laurence Parisot]] (born 1959), former head of the [[Mouvement des Entreprises de France|MEDEF]] employers' union
*[[Marie-Hélène Peugeot-Roncoroni]] (born c.1961), member of the board of [[PSA Peugeot Citroën]]
*[[Dominique Reiniche]] (born 1955), chair of Coca-Cola Europe
*[[Ariane de Rothschild]] (born 1965), banker, vice president of [[Edmond de Rothschild Group|Edmond de Rothschild Holding]]
*[[Marie-Laure Sauty de Chalon]] (born 1962), businesswoman, feminist, CEO of [[aufeminin]]
*[[Corinne Vigreux]] (born 1964), business executive, co-founder and managing director of the Dutch consumer electronics company [[TomTom]]
===Germany===
*[[Kerstin Günther]] (born 1967), business executive, senior positions in [[Deutsche Telekom|Deutsche Telekom Group]]
*[[Susanne Klatten]] (born 1962), influential board member and majority shareholder of the chemicals manufacturer [[Altana]]
*[[Aygül Özkan]] (born 1971), politician, former minister in [[Lower Saxony]]
*[[Johanna Quandt]] (1926–2015), served as deputy chair of [[BMW]]
*[[Anni Schaad]] (1911–1988), founded the jewellery company  Langani
*[[Madeleine Schickedanz]] (born 1943), former billionaire shareholder in Quelle and [[Arcandor]] which declared bankruptcy in 2009
*[[Leonore Semler]] (1921–2016), founder in 1963 of the German branch of the [[Amref Health Africa|African Medical and Research Foundation]]
*[[Sybill Storz]] (born 1937), heads the [[Karl Storz GmbH]], a [[medical device]] company
*[[Sylvia Ströher]] (born 1954), formerly headed the family's successful cosmetics business [[Wella]], sold in 2004
*[[Angela Merkel]] (born 1954), Chancellor of Germany (2005–2021)
===Greece===
*[[Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki]] (born 1955), politician, businesswoman, president of the bidding committee for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Zoe Cruz]] (born 1955), Greek-American banking executive, former co-president of [[Morgan Stanley]]
*[[Angeliki Frangou]], shipowner, chair and CEO of [[Navios Maritime Holdings]]
*[[Helen Vlachos]] (1911–1995), newspaper-publishing proprietor, anti-junta activist
===Iceland===
*[[Aslaug Magnusdottir]], business executive in the fashion industry, CEO of [[Moda Operandi]]
*[[Svafa Grönfeldt]], former vice president of [[Actavis]], president of [[Reykjavik University]]
===Ireland===
*[[Elaine Coughlan]], venture capitalist, co-founded of Atlantic Bridge Capital
*[[Eileen Gray]] (1878–1976), pioneer of modern architecture in Ireland
*[[Mary Guiney]] (1901–2004), former chair of the [[Clerys]] department store
*[[Anne Heraty]] (born 1961), CEO of [[CPL Resources]]
*Aedhmar Hynes (born 1966), business executive, member of several company boards
*[[Louise O'Sullivan (businesswoman)|Louise O'Sullivan]] (born 1973), telecommunications executive, founder and CEO of Anam Technologies
===Israel===
*[[Shari Arison]] (born 1957), businesswoman, owner of Arison Investments
*[[Anat Cohen-Dayag]], president and CEO of the biotechnology firm [[Compugen (Israeli company)|Compugen]]
*[[Orit Gadiesh]] (born 1951), chair of the management consulting firm [[Bain & Company]]
*[[Ofra Strauss]] (born 1960), chair of the [[Strauss Group|Strauss]] food producing group
===Italy===
*[[Barbara Labate]] (born c.1978), entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of the comparative-pricing web company Risparmio Super
===Netherlands===
*[[Johanna Borski]] (1764–1846), influential banker
*[[Annette Nijs]] (born 1961), politician, former minister, China expert received China Government Friendship Award
*[[Melanie Schultz van Haegen]] (born 1970), politician, former minister
*[[Johanna Elisabeth Swaving]] (1754–1826), headed the early newspaper [[Oprechte Haerlemsche Courant]]
*[[Marina Tognetti]], Amsterdam-based business executive, launched the [[Myngle]] online learning service
===Norway===
*[[Bettina Banoun]] (born 1972), lawyer, board member of the shipping company [[Wilh. Wilhelmsen]]
*[[Mimi Berdal]] (born 1959), lawyer, business executive, chair or board member of several companies including [[Itera ASA|Itera]], [[Synnøve Finden]] and [[Q-Free]]
*[[Lisbeth Berg-Hansen]] (born 1963), politician, business executive, chair of the [[Norwegian Institute of Marine Research]], board member of several companies including [[Aker Seafoods]]
*[[Ingeborg Moen Borgerud]] (born 1949), lawyer, former politician and business executive with board positions in several companies
*[[Kjerstin Braathen]] (born 1970), Norwegian banker, CEO of DNB
*[[Gro Brækken]] (born 1952), has held executive positions in several companies, since 2010 director of the [[Norwegian Oil Industry Association]]
*[[Kari Gjesteby]] (born 1947), politician, businesswoman, has held several ministerial posts and has been a director of the [[Bank of Norway]] and the [[National Library of Norway]]
*[[Elisabeth Grieg]] (born 1959), business executive, part owner of the [[Grieg Group]], also holds several board positions
*[[Annette Malm Justad]] (born 1958), businessperson, board member of several companies including [[Petroleum Geo-Services]] and [[Camillo Eitzen & Co]]
*[[Wenche Kjølås]] (born 1962), businessperson, executive positions, including in companies belonging to the [[Grieg Group]]
*[[Catharina Lysholm]] (1744–1815), ship-owner, managed Fru Agentinde Lysholm & Co
*[[Åse Aulie Michelet]] (born 1952), businessperson, pharmacist, CEO of [[Marine Harvest]]
*[[Gro Møllerstad]] (born 1960), businessperson, politician
*[[Wenche Nistad]] (born 1952), businessperson, civil servant, has been director of [[Den norske Bank]]
*[[Anette S. Olsen]] (born 1956), businessperson, owner and head of the [[Fred. Olsen & Co.|Fred. Olsen]] shipping company
*[[Margareth Øvrum]] (born 1958), civil engineer, businessperson, executive vice president at [[Statoil]]
*[[Hanne Refsholt]] (born 1960), agronomist, businessperson, CEO of the dairy cooperative [[Tine (company)|Tine]]
*[[Karin Refsnes]] (born 1947), civil servant, businessperson
*[[Marit Reutz]] (born 1952), businessperson, former chair of the [[National Library of Norway]]
*[[Berit Svendsen]] (born 1963), engineer, businessperson, vice president of the [[Telenor|Telenor Group]], head of Telenor Norway
*[[Karen Toller]] (1662–1742), early shipowner
*[[Aud Marit Wiig]] (born 1953), diplomat, businessperson, ambassador to Pakistan
===Poland===
*[[Barbara Hulanicki]] (born 1936), fashion designer, founder of the London store [[Biba]]
*[[Alicja Kornasiewicz]] (born 1951), politician, businessperson, former government minister
*[[Helena Rubinstein]] (1872–1965), Polish American business magnate
===Portugal===
*[[Antonia Ferreira]] (1811–1896), early businesswoman associated with [[port wine]]
*[[Gracia Mendes Nasi]] (1510–1569), Renaissance business figure with her business partner [[Joseph Nasi]]
===Romania===
*[[Maria Antonescu]] (1892–1964), philanthropist, wife of Prime Minister [[Ion Antonescu]]
*[[Mariana Gheorghe]] (born 1956), general manager of the oil company [[Petrom]]
*[[Monica Iacob Ridzi]] (born 1977), politician, member of the European Parliament
*[[Sorina-Luminița Plăcintă]] (born 1965), politician, former minister
*[[Carmen Radu]], former President and CEO of [[Export-Import Bank of Romania|Exim Bank]]
*[[Irina Schrotter]] (born 1965), fashion designer, businessperson
*[[Ileana Sonnabend]] (1914–2007), art dealer, ran the Sonnabend Gallery in New York City
===Russia===
*[[Yelena Baturina]] (born 1963), businessperson, former mayor of Moscow, founded the investment and construction company [[Inteco]]
*[[Natalya Kaspersky]] (born 1966), former chair of the antivirus company [[Kaspersky Lab]]
*[[Margarita Louis-Dreyfus]] (born 1962), Russian-born Swiss chair of the [[Louis Dreyfus Group|Louis Dreyfus]] conglomerate
===Serbia===
*[[Madlena Zepter]], founder and owner of the [[Madlenianum Opera and Theatre]]
===Spain===
*[[Esther Koplowitz, Marquise of Cubas]] (born 1953), businessperson, vice president of [[Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas]]
*[[Ana Maiques]] (born 1973), entrepreneur, CEO of [[Neuroelectrics]]
===Sweden===
*[[Gunilla Asker]] (born 1962), CEO of the newspaper ''[[Svenska Dagbladet]]''
*[[Maria Borelius]] (born 1960), former minister, business executive
*[[Anna Bråkenhielm]] (born 1966), business leader active in television and the media
*[[Mia Brunell]] (born 1965), CEO of the [[Axel Johnson AB|Axel Johnson]] investment company
*[[Stina Ehrensvärd]] (born 1967), Swedish-American entrepreneur, CEO of Yubico, co-inventor of the [[YubiKey]]
*[[Marie Ehrling]] (born 1955), business executive, chair of [[TeliaSonera]]
*[[Annika Falkengren]] (born 1962), president and CEO of [[Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken]]
*[[Karin Forseke]] (born 1955), former CEO of [[Carnegie Investment Bank]]
*[[Sofia Gumaelius]] (1840–1915), early businesswoman, founder of the Gumaelius advertising agency
*[[Hanna Hammarström]] (1829–1909), inventor, industrialist, manufactured telephone wires
*[[Helena Helmersson]] (born 1973), senior manager at the [[H&M]] retail clothing company
*[[Antonia Ax:son Johnson]] (born 1943), chair of Axel Johnson
*[[Bonnie Roupé]] (born 1976), founder of the Chinese health company [[Bonzun]]
*[[Cecilia Stegö Chilò]] (born 1959), politician, businessperson
*[[Azita Shariati]] (born 1968), heads the Swedish branch of the catering and services multinational [[Sodexo]]
*[[Wilhelmina Skogh]] (1849–1926), hotel manager and owner
*[[Cristina Stenbeck]] (born 1977), chair and main owner of [[Investment AB Kinnevik]]
*[[Charlotte Strömberg]] (born 1959), former CEO of the [[JLL (company)|JLL]] real estate company
*[[Louise Wachtmeister]] (born 1978), entrepreneur, athlete, political activist
*[https://www.passage2pro.com Tina Persson], PhD, CEO of Passage2Pro
===Switzerland===
*[[Ruth Guler]] (1930–2015), hotel owner
*[[Nayla Hayek]] (born 1951), business executive, chair of the [[The Swatch Group|Swatch Group]]
*[[Dominique Lévy]], art dealer, owner of the Dominique Lévy Gallery
*[[Margarita Louis-Dreyfus]], businesswoman, chair of [[Louis Dreyfus Group]]
*[[Vera Michalski]] (born 1954), president of several publishing houses
===Turkey===
*[[Suzan Sabancı Dinçer]] (born 1965), chair of Akbank, board member of [[Sabancı Holding]]
*[[Matild Manukyan]] (1914–2001), real estate investor
*[[Güler Sabancı]] (born 1955), chair of [[Sabancı Holding]]
*Sevgi Sabancı (born 1963), businessperson with interests in several companies
*[[Serpil Timuray]], CEO of [[Vodafone|Vodafone Turkey]]
*[[Arzuhan Yalçındağ]] (born 1965), chair of [[Doğan Holding]]
===United Kingdom===
: ''See [[:Category:British women in business]]''
*[[Melanie Dawes]] (born 1966), Permanent Secretary of the [[Department for Communities and Local Government]]
*[[Liliane Landor]] (born c.1956), Lebanese born journalist and broadcasting executive
==North America==
===Bahamas===
*[[Betsy Boze]], business executive, past president of the [[College of The Bahamas]]
===Canada===
*[[Alison Redford]] (born 1965), 14th Premier of Alberta
*[[Catherine Callbeck]] (born 1939), 28th Premier of Prince Edward Island, first female provincial premier to win a general election\
*[[Christy Clark]] (born 1965), 35th Premier of British Columbia
*[[Eva Aariak]] (born 1955), 2nd Premier of Nunavut, represent the electoral district of Iqaluit East in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
*[[Kathleen Wynne]] (born 1953), 25th Premier of Ontario
*[[Kathy Dunderdale]] (born 1952), 10th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
*[[Kim Campbell]] (born 1947), 19th Prime Minister of Canada, chairperson for Canada's Supreme Court Advisory Board
*[[Lois Mitchell]] (born 1939/1940), businesswoman and philanthropist, the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
*[[Nellie Cournoyea]] (born 1940), 6th Premier of the Northwest Territories, first female Premier of a Canadian territory, Norwegian and [[Inupiaq]] heritage
*[[Pat Duncan]] (born 1960), 6th Premier of the Yukon, first female Premier of the Yukon
*[[Pauline Marois]] (born 1949), 30th Premier of Quebec
*[[Rachel Notley]] (born 1964), 17th Premier of Alberta
*[[Rita Johnston]] (born 1935), politician in British Columbia, first female Premier in Canada, 29th Premier of British Columbia
*[[Sonja Bata]] (1926–2018), Swiss-born businesswoman, founder and chair of the [[Bata Shoe Museum|world's largest shoe museum]]
===El Salvador===
*[[María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila]] (born 1956), lawyer, business executive, former foreign minister
===Mexico===
*[[María Asunción Aramburuzabala]] (born 1963), business executive, chair of Tresalia Capital
*[[Angélica Fuentes]] (born 1963), business executive, founder of the cosmetics brand Angelíssima, executive and shareholder of Omnilife-Angelissima-Chivas
*[[Bertha González Nieves]] (born 1970), businesswoman, co-founder and CEO of the [[Casa Dragones]] tequila company
*[[Eva Gonda de Rivera]], owns a major stake in the [[FEMSA]] beverage company
===Puerto Rico===
*[[María Luisa Arcelay]] (1898–1981), educator, businesswoman, politician
*[[Camalia Valdés]] (born 1972), president and CEO of the brewery [[Compañía Cervecera de Puerto Rico]]
===United States===
:''See [[:Category:American women in business]], [[:Category:American women in politics]]''
*[[Jewel Freeman Graham]] (1925–2015), educator, social worker, second black woman to head the [[YWCA]]
*[[Zipporah Michelbacher Cohen]] (1853–1944), American civic leader, president Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Association in Richmond, Virginia
*Jennifer Martin (born 1973), American author, born in Canada; leader in business startups, American actress, producer, and author.
<ref>{{cite book |last1=Martin |first1=Jennifer |title=Author |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sh6NzgEACAAJ |date=25 July 2021 |publisher=Boujee Publishing |isbn=9781737173311 |access-date=11 August 2022}}</ref> <ref>{{cite book |last1=Martin |first1=Jennifer |title=Boss Girls Are Leaders Who Hustle And Are Likeable Too. |date=July 2021 |publisher=Boujee Publishing |location=Houston, TX |isbn=9781737173311 |pages=87 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sh6NzgEACAAJ |access-date=11 August 2022 |ref=Google Books}}</ref>
==South America==
===Argentina===
*[[Beatriz Rojkés de Alperovich]] (born 1956), Argentine senator
===Brazil===
*[[Samantha Aquim]], founder of Q-Zero Chocolate
*[[Vera Cordeiro]] (born 1950), founder of [[Brazil Child Health]]
*[[Maria Helena Moraes Scripilliti]], co-owner of the [[Votorantim Group]]
*[[Eliana Tranchesi]], entrepreneur, owner of the [[Daslu]] fashion house
*[[Luiza Helena Trajano]], entrepreneur, chairwoman of the [[Magazine Luiza]] retail company
===Chile===
*[[Ingrid Antonijevic]] (born 1952), entrepreneur, business executive, politician
===Peru===
*[[Keiko Fujimori]] (born 1975), politician, former First Lady
*[[Lourdes Mendoza]] (born 1958), businessperson, politician
===Uruguay===
*[[Laetitia d'Arenberg]] (born 1941), business executive, owner of several companies
===Venezuela===
*[[Laetitia d'Arenberg]], business executive, luxury fashion entrepreneur
*[[Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg]] (born 1945), founder and CEO of [[Strategic Investment Group]]
==References==
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