Women’s Day: Watch Top 50 Women Scripting Success Stories on Global Map in IT, Politics, Social Work and Everywhere…

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Drawing inspiration from the 2025 Forbes Power Women list, The EBNW Story highlights the remarkable journeys of women who are redefining leadership and shaping the future across sectors. From politics and technology to philanthropy, business and culture, these women are scripting powerful success stories through resilience, innovation and influence. Their achievements demonstrate how determination and vision can break barriers and create lasting global impact. By spotlighting such inspiring figures, EBNW aims to celebrate the spirit of women who are not only excelling in their fields but also paving the way for the next generation of leaders around the world.

Tan Su Shan

  • Title: CEO
  • Company: DBS
  • Location: Singapore

Tan Su Shan became the Group CEO DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest bank with $637 billion in assets, in March 2025. She first joined the bank in 2010, spending three years building its wealth management business before going on to run DBS’ consumer banking and institutional banking businesses, units that drive some 90% of DBS’ income. Tan is also the founder and president of the Financial Women’s Association in Singapore.

Colette Kress

Women's Day: Watch Top 50 Women Scripting Success Stories on Global Map in IT, Politics, Social Work and Everywhere...
  • Title: CFO and EVP
  • Company: Nvidia
  • Location: United States

As executive vice president and chief financial officer of Nvidia, Colette Kress has helped oversee one of the greatest revenue growth stories in tech history: In its 2025 fiscal year, the chip making giant recorded $130.5 billion in revenue, more than double what it’d been just one year before. Kress was named to her position in 2013; she’d previously held senior finance roles at Cisco and Microsoft.

Hana al Rostamani

Women's Day: Watch Top 50 Women Scripting Success Stories on Global Map in IT, Politics, Social Work and Everywhere...
  • Title: Group CEO
  • Company: First Abu Dhabi Bank
  • Location: United Arab Emirates

One of the most powerful executives in the Middle East, Hana al Rostamani has been the Group CEO of First Abu Bank since 2021. She is the first woman to run the bank, which reported $365 billion in assets at the end of the first half of its fiscal 2025. al Rostamani also sits on several boards, including the executive board of the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council.

Gwynne Shotwell

Women's Day: Watch Top 50 Women Scripting Success Stories on Global Map in IT, Politics, Social Work and Everywhere...
  • Title: President & COO
  • Company: SpaceX
  • Location: United States

A mechanical engineer by training, Gwynne Shotwell joined SpaceX in 2002 as employee No. 11. Today she is the company’s president and chief operating officer, responsible for scaling it into the globe’s dominant rocket company. By early December 2025, SpaceX had deployed its 3,000th satellite and Shotwell, with an estimated 0.3% stake in the company, had joined the ranks of the world’s billionaires.

Here is the information organized into a clean table format:

RankNameTitleOrganizationCategoryLocation
1Ursula von der LeyenPresident, European CommissionEuropean UnionPolitics & PolicyBelgium
2Christine LagardePresidentEuropean Central BankPolitics & PolicyGermany
3Sanae TakaichiPrime MinisterJapanPolitics & PolicyJapan
4Giorgia MeloniPrime MinisterItalyPolitics & PolicyItaly
5Claudia SheinbaumPresidentMexicoPolitics & PolicyMexico
6Julie SweetChair & CEOAccentureBusinessUnited States
7Mary BarraCEOGeneral MotorsBusinessUnited States
8Jane FraserChair & CEOCitiFinanceUnited States
9Abigail JohnsonChairman & CEOFidelity InvestmentsFinanceUnited States
10Lisa SuCEOAMDTechnologyUnited States
11MacKenzie ScottPhilanthropistYield GivingPhilanthropyUnited States
12Ruth PoratPresident & CIOAlphabetTechnologyUnited States
13Melinda French GatesFounderPivotal Philanthropies FoundationPhilanthropyUnited States
14Gail BoudreauxCEOElevanceBusinessUnited States
15Ana Patricia BotínExecutive ChairmanSantanderFinanceSpain
16Amy HoodExecutive Vice President & CFOMicrosoftTechnologyUnited States
17Kristalina GeorgievaManaging DirectorIMFPolitics & PolicyUnited States
18Tarciana Paula Gomes MedeirosPresident and CEOBanco de BrasilFinanceBrazil
19Catherine MacGregorCEOENGIEBusinessFrance
20Gwynne ShotwellPresident & COOSpaceXTechnologyUnited States
21Taylor SwiftArtistMedia & EntertainmentUnited States
22Laurene Powell JobsFounderEmerson CollectivePhilanthropyUnited States
23Gunjan KediaPresident & CEOU.S. BankFinanceUnited States
24Nirmala SitharamanMinister of Finance and Corporate AffairsGovernment of IndiaPolitics & PolicyIndia
25Kathryn McLayCEOWalmart InternationalBusinessUnited States
26Carol ToméCEOUPSBusinessUnited States
27Phebe NovakovicCEOGeneral DynamicsBusinessUnited States
28Marianne LakeCEO, Consumer & Community BankingJPMorgan ChaseFinanceUnited States
29Tan Su ShanCEODBSFinanceSingapore
30Oprah WinfreyEntrepreneur, Personality, PhilanthropistMedia & EntertainmentUnited States
31Sarah LondonCEOCenteneBusinessUnited States
32Sandy Ran XuCEOJD.comBusinessChina
33Beyoncé Knowles-CarterArtistMedia & EntertainmentUnited States
34Ho ChingChairTemasek TrustFinanceSingapore
35Dana WaldenCo-Chairman, Disney EntertainmentThe Walt Disney CompanyMedia & EntertainmentUnited States
36Thasunda Brown DuckettCEOTIAAFinanceUnited States
37Colette KressExecutive Vice President & CFONVIDIATechnologyUnited States
38Kathy WardenChairman, President & CEONorthrop GrummanBusinessUnited States
39Rachel ReevesChancellor of the ExchequerUnited Kingdom GovernmentPolitics & PolicyUnited Kingdom
40Mary Callahan ErdoesCEO, Asset & Wealth ManagementJPMorgan ChaseFinanceUnited States
41Susan LiCFOMetaTechnologyUnited States
42Estelle BrachlianoffCEOVeoliaBusinessFrance
43Jennifer PiepszakCOOJPMorgan ChaseFinanceUnited States
44Janet TruncaleGlobal CEOEYBusinessUnited States
45Adena FriedmanChair & CEONasdaqFinanceUnited States
46Lynn MartinPresident, NYSE GroupNew York Stock ExchangeFinanceUnited States
47Julie GaoCFOByteDanceTechnologyChina
48Amanda BlancCEOAvivaBusinessUnited Kingdom
49Margherita Della ValleCEOVodafoneBusinessUnited Kingdom
50Sarah FriarCFOOpenAITechnologyUnited States