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Most Powerful Women - 2017

The 2017 edition of Fortune India’s Most Powerful Women in Business list celebrated influential women shaping India’s corporate landscape. Arundhati Bhattacharya, SBI Chairperson, retained the top spot, followed by ICICI Bank’s Chanda Kochhar and Axis Bank’s Shikha Sharma. Eminent lawyer Zia Mody ranked fourth, while Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw rounded out the top five, highlighting leadership across finance, law, and biotech.
Arundhati Bhattacharya - Chairman
1
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Chanda Kochhar - MD & CEO
2
Chanda Kochhar
Shikha Sharma - CEO
3
Shikha Sharma
Zia J. Mody - Co-founder
4
Zia J. Mody
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw - Chairperson and managing director
5
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Suneeta Reddy - Managing director
6
Suneeta Reddy
Alice G. Vaidyan - Chairman and managing director
7
Alice G. Vaidyan
Mallika Srinivasan - Chairman and CEO
8
Mallika Srinivasan
Shobhana Bhartia - Chairperson
9
Shobhana Bhartia
Kaku Nakhate - President and India country head
10
Kaku Nakhate
Zarin Daruwala - CEO
11
Zarin Daruwala
Renuka Ramnath - CEO and Co-founder
12
Renuka Ramnath
Aisha De Sequeira - Co-country head and head of investment banking-India
13
Aisha De Sequeira
Meher Pudumjee - Chairperson
14
Meher Pudumjee
Harshbeena Zaveri - Vice chairman and managing director
15
Harshbeena Zaveri
Anita Dongre - Founder
16
Anita Dongre
Ashu Suyash - CEO & managing director
17
Ashu Suyash
Vanitha Narayanan - Chairman
18
Vanitha Narayanan
Rekha M. Menon - Chairman and senior managing director
19
Rekha M. Menon
Shanti Ekambaram - President, consumer banking
20
Shanti Ekambaram
Aarthi Subramanian - Chief Digital Officer
21
Aarthi Subramanian
Anita Arjundas - Managing Director
22
Anita Arjundas
Kalpana Morparia - CEO
23
Kalpana Morparia
Renu Sud Karnad - Managing director
24
Renu Sud Karnad
Mira Kulkarni - Chairman and managing director
25
Mira Kulkarni
Archana Hingorani - CEO and executive director
26
Archana Hingorani
Nisaba Godrej - Executive Chairperson
27
Nisaba Godrej
Vandana Luthra - President and CEO
28
Vandana Luthra
Reshma Shetty - MD
29
Reshma Shetty
Vani Kola - Managing director
30
Vani Kola
Padmaja Ruparel - Founder
31
Padmaja Ruparel
Ektaa R. Kapoor - Joint managing director
32
Ektaa R. Kapoor
Ritu Kumar - Founder
33
Ritu Kumar
Roopa Kudva - Partner and managing director
34
Roopa Kudva
Priya Paul - Chairperson
35
Priya Paul
Jyoti Deshpande - Group CEO & managing director
36
Jyoti Deshpande
Sangeeta Pendurkar - Managing director
37
Sangeeta Pendurkar
R.M. Vishakha - Managing Director and CEO
38
R.M. Vishakha
Usha Ananthasubramanian - Managing director and CEO
39
Usha Ananthasubramanian
Meena Ganesh - Managing director and CEO
40
Meena Ganesh
Abanti Sankaranarayanan - Chief strategy and corporate affairs officer
41
Abanti Sankaranarayanan
Vishakha Mulye - Executive Director
42
Vishakha Mulye
Radhika Roy - Executive co-chairperson
43
Radhika Roy
Ireena Vittal - Management consultant
44
Ireena Vittal
Anuradha Desai - Chairperson
45
Anuradha Desai
Ameera Shah - Promoter and managing director
46
Ameera Shah
Shahnaz Husain - Founder
47
Shahnaz Husain
Manisha Girotra - CEO
48
Manisha Girotra
Shilpa Divekar Nirula - CEO
49
Shilpa Divekar Nirula
Shweta Jalan - MD and head of India
50
Shweta Jalan
RANKNAMETITLEAFFILIATIONAGE
1Arundhati BhattacharyaChairmanState Bank of India61
2Chanda KochharMD & CEOICICI Bank55
3Shikha SharmaCEOAxis Bank58
4Zia J. ModyCo-founderAZB & Partners61
5Kiran Mazumdar-ShawChairperson and managing directorBiocon64
6Suneeta ReddyManaging directorApollo Hospitals58
7Alice G. VaidyanChairman and managing directorGeneral Insurance Corporation58
8Mallika SrinivasanChairman and CEOTAFE57
9Shobhana BhartiaChairpersonHT Media60
10Kaku NakhatePresident and India country headBank of America Merrill Lynch50
11Zarin DaruwalaCEOStandard Chartered India52
12Renuka RamnathCEO and Co-founderMultiples Alternate Asset Management55
13Aisha De SequeiraCo-country head and head of investment banking-IndiaMorgan Stanley47
14Meher PudumjeeChairpersonThermax51
15Harshbeena ZaveriVice chairman and managing directorNRB Bearings57
16Anita DongreFounderHouse of Anita Dongre54
17Ashu SuyashCEO & managing directorCrisil42
18Vanitha NarayananChairmanIBM India58
19Rekha M. MenonChairman and senior managing directorAccenture India58
20Shanti EkambaramPresident, consumer bankingKotak Mahindra54
21Aarthi SubramanianChief Digital OfficerTata Sons50
22Anita ArjundasManaging DirectorMahidra Lifespaces Developers50
23Kalpana MorpariaCEOJ.P. Morgan India68
24Renu Sud KarnadManaging directorHDFC65
25Mira KulkarniChairman and managing directorMountain Valley Springs60
26Archana HingoraniCEO and executive directorIL&FS Investment Managers51
27Nisaba GodrejExecutive ChairpersonGodrej Consumer Products39
28Vandana LuthraPresident and CEOVLCC Healthcare58
29Reshma ShettyMDMatrix India Entertainment Consultants45
30Vani KolaManaging directorKalaari Capital53
31Padmaja RuparelFounderIndian Angel Network55
32Ektaa R. KapoorJoint managing directorBalaji Telefilms42
33Ritu KumarFounderRitu Kumar Design73
34Roopa KudvaPartner and managing directorOmidyar Network India53
35Priya PaulChairpersonApeejay Surendra Park Hotels51
36Jyoti DeshpandeGroup CEO & managing directorEros International47
37Sangeeta PendurkarManaging directorKellog India51
38R.M. VishakhaManaging Director and CEOIndiaFirst Life Insurance53
39Usha AnanthasubramanianManaging director and CEOAllahabad Bank57
40Meena GaneshManaging director and CEOPortea Medical54
41Abanti SankaranarayananChief strategy and corporate affairs officerUnited Spirits48
42Vishakha MulyeExecutive DirectorICICI Bank56
43Radhika RoyExecutive co-chairpersonNDTV60
44Ireena VittalManagement consultantIndependent49
45Anuradha DesaiChairpersonVH Group55
46Ameera ShahPromoter and managing directorMetropolis Healthcare38
47Shahnaz HusainFounderShahnaz Husain Group of Companies73
48Manisha GirotraCEOMoelis India48
49Shilpa Divekar NirulaCEOMonsanto India44
50Shweta JalanMD and head of IndiaAdvent InternationalN/A