Profiles

Ursula von der Leyen was born Ursula Gertrud Albrecht on 8 October 1958 in Ixelles, Brussels to German parents; Ernst Albrecht and Heidi-Adele.  Family Her father,...

Christine Lagarde was born Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde in Paris on January 1, 1956, to an English Professor father, Robert Lallouette, and a Latin,...

Bridgette Radebe (née Motsepe) is a South African businesswoman whose net worth is estimated to be 1.3 billion South African rands ($88 million). She is the sister of Tshepo...

Nancy Pelosi is the 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and currently the second most powerful woman in the U.S after Vice President Kamala Harris.

Michelle Lieberman is a successful practising physician. She is the daughter of Joanne Lieberman and Michael Lieberman of Silver Spring, Maryland.

Carl Tuna Moskovitz was raised in Evansville, Indiana. Tuna was the eldest of three children born to two doctors. In high school, she was the co-valedictorian, she was also the student council president and she founded her school’s Amnesty International chapter.

Charlene Lynette Wittstock is the Princess of Monaco and a former Olympic swimmer. Charlene was born on January 25, 1978, in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) to Michael Kenneth Wittstock, a sales manager, and Lynette Wittstock, a former competitive diver and swimming coach.

Melani Lowman Walton was born in July 1974, she grew up in Montana. She is the third wife of Rob Walton, the chairman of Walmart.

Amal Clooney (née Alamuddin) is a Lebanese-born British barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, specializing in international law and human rights.

Sara Menker is an Ethiopian businesswoman. She is the founder and CEO of Gro Intelligence, a software company that is focused on the global food and agriculture markets.

Aisha R. Pandor is a South African businesswoman and entrepreneur. She is the co-founder of SweepSouth, an online platform for booking and managing home-cleaning services from your mobile devices or laptops.

Fatoumata Ba is a Senegalese Venture Capitalist and Entrepreneur. She is currently the founder and Executive Chair of Janngo and a Managing partner of Janngo Capital.

Aretha Gonyora is a Zimbabwean Information Technology Audit Manager and Entrepreneur. She is the CEO and Co-founder at Payitup, a fintech startup that currently helps consumers make payments for various service plans on the web and mobile application.

Naomi Osaka Japan’s Naomi Osaka at age 23, is already the highest-paid women’s athlete and won the Australian Open after defeating 25-year old Jennifer Brady...

Wang Dan-ting is the wife of one of China's richest men, Ma Huateng, the founder of Tencent and QQ. Interestingly, they met on Tencent's...