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Year202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011 2021Most Powerful Women - 2021In 2021, power took on a whole new meaning as leaders navigated unprecedented challenges.

Having faced their own trials by fire, India’s most illustrious women in business and the economy have secured their place in Fortune India’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business, proving

resilience, vision, and strength in a year like no other.Read More1Nirmala Sitharaman2Nita Ambani3Soumya Swaminathan4Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw5Suchitra Ella6Arundhati Bhattacharya7Gita

Gopinath8Tessy Thomas9Rekha M. Menon10Reddy Sisters: Shobana Kamineni; Sangita Reddy; Preetha Reddy; Suneeta Reddy11Anshula Kant12Renu Sud Karnad13Shobhana Bhartia14Kalli Purie15Revathi

Advaithi16Leena Nair17Mallika Srinivasan18Swati Piramal19Vishakha Mulye20Vibha Padalkar21Isha Ambani22Bela Bajaria23Falguni Nayar24Aparna Bawa25Zia J. Mody26Soma Mondal27Vinita Gupta28Priya

Nair29Sindhu Gangadharan30Pallavi Shroff31Anjali Bansal32Kaku Nakhate33Divya Gokulnath34Samina Hamied35Ameera Shah36Zarin Daruwala37Geetha Manjunath38Priyanka Chopra Jonas39Meena

Ganesh40Mira Kulkarni41Nivruti Rai42Neerja Birla43Aruna Jayanthi44Aparna Purohit45Renuka Ramnath46Monika Shergill47Suparna Mitra48Ashu Suyash49Harshbeena Zaveri50Padmaja

RuparelRANKNAMETITLEAFFILIATIONAGE1Nirmala SitharamanUnion Minister for Finance and Corporate AffairsGovernment of India622Nita AmbaniFounder and Chairperson, Reliance FoundationReliance

Foundation583Soumya SwaminathanChief Scientist, World Health Organization (WHO)World Health Organization (WHO)624Kiran Mazumdar-ShawExecutive Chairperson, BioconBiocon685Suchitra

EllaCo-founder and Joint MD, Bharat Biotech International LtdBharat Biotech International Ltd586Arundhati BhattacharyaChairperson & CEO, Salesforce IndiaSalesforce India657Gita GopinathChief

Economist, International Monetary FundInternational Monetary Fund498Tessy ThomasDistinguished Scientist and Director General, Aeronautical Systems, DRDODRDO589Rekha M. MenonChairperson and

Senior MD, Accenture in IndiaAccenture in India6210Reddy Sisters: Shobana Kamineni; Sangita Reddy; Preetha Reddy; Suneeta ReddyN/AApollo Hospitals60, 58, 63, 6111Anshula KantMD and CFO,

World BankWorld Bank6212Renu Sud KarnadManaging Director, HDFC LtdHDFC Ltd6913Shobhana BhartiaChairperson and Editorial Director, HT Me

diaHT Media6414Kalli PurieVice Chairperson, India Today GroupIndia Today Group4715Revathi AdvaithiCEO, FlexFlex5416Leena NairChief Human Resources Officer, UnileverUnilever5217Mallika

SrinivasanChairman and MD, Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE)Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE)6118Swati PiramalVice Chairperson, Piramal GroupPiramal Group6519Vishakha MulyeExecutive

Director, ICICI BankICICI Bank5220Vibha PadalkarMD and CEO, HDFC LifeHDFC Life5321Isha AmbaniDirector, Reliance Jio and Reliance RetailReliance Jio and Reliance Retail3022Bela BajariaHead of

Global TV, NetflixNetflix5023Falguni NayarFounder and CEO, NykaaNykaa5824Aparna BawaCOO and Interim Chief Legal Officer, Zoom Video CommunicationsZoom Video Communications4325Zia J.

ModyCo-founder, AZB & PartnersAZB & Partners6526Soma MondalChairperson, SAILSAIL5827Vinita GuptaCEO, Lupin LaboratoriesLupin Laboratories5328Priya NairExecutive Director, Beauty and Personal

care, HULHUL4929Sindhu GangadharanMD and Senior Vice President, SAP Labs IndiaSAP Labs India4530Pallavi ShroffManaging Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

& Co.6531Anjali BansalFounder, Avaana CapitalAvaana Capital5032Kaku NakhatePresident and Country Head, India, Bank of AmericaBank of America5433Divya GokulnathCo-founder,

Byju'sByju's3534Samina HamiedExecutive Vice Chairperson, CiplaCipla4635Ameera ShahPromoter and MD, Metropolis HealthcareMetropolis Healthcare4236Zarin DaruwalaCluster CEO, India and South

Asia markets, Standard Chartered BankStandard Chartered Bank5637Geetha ManjunathFounder and CEO, NIRAMAI Health AnalytixNIRAMAI Health Analytix5438Priyanka Chopra JonasFounder and Investor,

Purple Pebble Pictures, Anomaly Haircare; Bumble IndiaPurple Pebble Pictures# Anomaly Haircare; Bumble India3939Meena GaneshMD, Co-founder and Chairperson, Portea MedicalPortea

Medical5840Mira KulkarniChairman and MD, Mountain Valley SpringsMountain Valley Springs6641Nivruti RaiCountry Head, Intel IndiaIntel India5142Neerja BirlaFounder and Chairperson,

MpowerMpower5043Aruna JayanthiMD, Latam and Canada, CapgeminiCapgemini5844Aparna PurohitHead of India Originals, Amazon Prime VideoAmazon Prime Video4245Renuka RamnathFounder and CEO,

Multiples Alternate Asset ManagementMultiples Alternate Asset Management5946Monika ShergillVice President, Content, Netflix IndiaNetflix India4747Suparna MitraCEO, Watches and Wearables

Division, Titan CompanyTitan Company5348Ashu SuyashMD and CEO, CRISILCRISIL5449Harshbeena ZaveriVice Chairman and MD, NRB BearingsNRB Bearings6150Padmaja RuparelCo-founder, Indian Angel

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