Angela Merkel
No. 1. Angela Merkel, age 59
Chancellor, Germany
The
first political star from the former East Germany since reunification,
Chancellor Merkel is also the backbone and an original architect of the
28-member European Union with a GDP of $15.8T.
Janet Yellen
No. 2. Janet Yellen, age 67
Chair, Federal Reserve, United States
Yellen
is the first woman to head the most influential central bank in the
world, given the size of the Fed's balance sheet ($4T) relative to the
U.S. GDP ($16.7T).
Melinda Gates
No. 3. Melinda Gates, age 49
Philanthropist, United States
Melinda
Gates has cemented her dominance in philanthropy and global development
to the tune of $3.4B in giving 2012 (most recent data available) and
more than $26B in grant commitments since she founded the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation with her husband in 1998.
Dilma Rousseff
No. 4. Dilma Rousseff, age 66
President, Brazil
One
of the world's most powerful heads of state, Rousseff is more than
halfway through her term as president of Brazil, the world's
seventh-largest national economy with a GDP of nearly $2.4T.
Christine Lagarde
No. 5. Christine Lagarde, age 58
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, France
The
first woman to run the 188-country financial organization has spent
much of her first three years in crisis mode, most recently dealing with
escalating tensions in Ukraine and approving a $17 billion loan for the
country in April.
Hillary Clinton
No. 6. Hillary Clinton, age 66
Former Secretary of State, United States
Her
upcoming memoir, "Hard Choices," which chronicles her time as Secretary
of State, reportedly earned her a high-seven-figure advance.
Mary Barra
No. 7. Mary Barra, age 52
CEO, General Motors, United States
A 33-year company veteran, Barra took the reins of GM when she became CEO in January.
Michelle Obama
No. 8. Michelle Obama, age 50
First Lady, United States
The
Harvard grad and former corporate attorney actively uses her platform
as first lady to fight childhood obesity and promote healthier eating
and lifestyles.
Sheryl Sandberg
No. 9. Sheryl Sandberg, age 44
COO, Facebook, United States
With a net worth just shy of a billion, Sandberg is COO of the social media giant, which has a $160B market value.
Virginia Rometty
No. 10. Virginia Rometty, age 56
CEO, IBM, United States
When
IBM saw revenue declines, its CEO passed on an annual bonus, that type
of leadership has helped Rometty's rise up the ranks of the technology
company, where she first began working at 24 in 1981 as a systems
engineer.
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