Most Powerful Women - 2018

In 2018, Fortune India unveiled its Most Powerful Women in Business list, celebrating influential leaders reshaping industries. Legal powerhouse Zia Mody claimed the top spot, followed by Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw. Suneeta Reddy of Apollo Hospitals secured third place, marking her rise in the rankings, while Alice Vaidyan, Chairman and MD of General Insurance Corporation of India, ranked fourth.
RANKNAMETITLEAFFILIATIONAGE
1Zia J. ModyCo-founderAZB & Partners62
2Kiran Mazumdar-ShawChairperson and MDBiocon65
3Suneeta ReddyManaging directorApollo Hospitals Enterprise59
4Alice G. VaidyanChairman and managing directorGeneral Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re)59
5Mallika SrinivasanChairman and CEOTractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE)58
6Zarin DaruwalaCEOStandard Chartered Bank, India53
7Kaku NakhatePresident and country head, IndiaBank of America Merrill Lynch51
8Shobhana BhartiaChairperson and editorial directorHT Media61
9Renuka RamnathFounder and CEOMultiples Alternate Asset Management56
10Shikha SharmaManaging director & CEOAXIS BANK59
11Kalpana MorpariaCEO, South and Southeast AsiaJ.P. Morgan69
12Aisha De SequeiraCo-country head and head of investment banking, IndiaMorgan Stanley48
13Meher PudumjeeChairpersonThermax52
14Renu Sud KarnadManaging directorHDFC66
15Ashu SuyashMD and CEOCRISIL51
16Shanti EkambaramPresident, consumer bankingKotak Mahindra Bank55
17Rekha M. MenonChairman and senior managing directorAccenture in India59
18Aarthi SubramanianChief digital officerTata Sons51
19Vinita GuptaCEOLupin50
20Nisaba GodrejExecutive chairpersonGodrej Consumer Products40
21Jyoti DeshpandeHead of media and entertainment business, and president, chairman’s officeReliance Industries48
22Mira KulkarniChairman and managing directorMountain Valley Springs62
23Vanitha NarayananChairman, IBM India (until Jan. 2018); currently, MD, Verizon Global AccountIBM Global Markets59
24Anita DongreFounderHouse of Anita Dongre55
25Falguni NayarFounder and CEONykaa55
26Anushka SharmaCo-founderClean Slate Films30
27Schauna ChauhanCEOParlé Agro42
28Samina Hamied Executive vice chairpersonCipla42
29Ektaa R. KapoorJoint managing directorBalaji Telefilms43
30Anupriya AcharyaCEOPublicis Media India48
31Pallavi ShroffManaging partner and national practice head, dispute resolutionShardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co62
32Roopa KudvaPartner and managing directorOmidyar Network India54
33Meena GaneshManaging director and CEOPortea Medical55
34Vani KolaManaging directorKalaari Capital54
35R.M. VishakhaManaging director and CEOIndiaFirst Life Insurance54
36Ameera ShahPromoter and MDMetropolis Healthcare39
37Ritu KumarFounderRitu Kumar Design74
38Priya PaulChairpersonApeejay Surrendra Park Hotels52
39Vishakha MulyeExecutive directorICICI Bank49
40Priya NairExecutive director, Home CareHindustan Unilever44
41Harshbeena ZaveriVice chairman and managing directorNRB Bearings58
42Gauri KhanFounder and chief executive officerGauri Khan Designs47
43Chetna Gala SinhaChair, Mann Deshi Mahila Sahakari Bank; founder and presidentMann Deshi Foundation59
44Padmaja RuparelCo-founder and president Indian Angel Network; founding partner, IAN FundIndian Angel Network, IAN Fund56
45Nivruti RaiCountry headIntel India49
46Apurva PurohitPresidentJagran Prakashan Group51
47Ritu KapurCo-founder & CEOQuintillion Media50
48Shahnaz HusainFounderShahnaz Husain Group of Companies74
49Debarati SenManaging director3M India50
50Anita ArjundasOutgoing MDMahindra Lifespace Developers51