Ireena Vittal, 

Despite being on the boards of top companies—Tata Industries, Titan Industries, Indian Hotels, Godrej Consumer Products, Zomato, and Wipro—Vittal, 47, says her real interest is in agriculture and urban transformation. Still, it’s her insight into building businesses that makes her so sought-after. Vittal was in the eye of a storm earlier this year. She left the board of Axis Bank in August amid rumours of a conflict of interest: her husband Gopal Vittal is CEO of Bharti Airtel, which tied up with Axis Bank’s competitor Kotak Mahindra Bank for a payment bank licence.