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.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw-Chairperson and managing director

Alice G. Vaidyan-Chairman and managing director

Kaku Nakhate-President and India country head

Aisha De Sequeira-Co-country head and head of investment banking-India

Harshbeena Zaveri-Vice chairman and managing director

Rekha M. Menon-Chairman and senior managing director

Shanti Ekambaram-President, consumer banking

Aarthi Subramanian-Chief Digital Officer

Mira Kulkarni-Chairman and managing director

Archana Hingorani-CEO and executive director

Roopa Kudva-Partner and managing director

Jyoti Deshpande-Group CEO & managing director

Usha Ananthasubramanian-Managing director and CEO

Abanti Sankaranarayanan-Chief strategy and corporate affairs officer

Ameera Shah-Promoter and managing director

RANK	NAME	TITLE	AFFILIATION	AGE
1	Arundhati Bhattacharya	Chairman	State Bank of India	61
2	Chanda Kochhar	MD & CEO	ICICI Bank	55
3	Shikha Sharma	CEO	Axis Bank	58
4	Zia J. Mody	Co-founder	AZB & Partners	61
5	Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw	Chairperson and managing director	Biocon	64
6	Suneeta Reddy	Managing director	Apollo Hospitals	58
7	Alice G. Vaidyan	Chairman and managing director	General Insurance Corporation	58
8	Mallika Srinivasan	Chairman and CEO	TAFE	57
9	Shobhana Bhartia	Chairperson	HT Media	60
10	Kaku Nakhate	President and India country head	Bank of America Merrill Lynch	50
11	Zarin Daruwala	CEO	Standard Chartered India	52
12	Renuka Ramnath	CEO and Co-founder	Multiples Alternate Asset Management	55
13	Aisha De Sequeira	Co-country head and head of investment banking-India	Morgan Stanley	47
14	Meher Pudumjee	Chairperson	Thermax	51
15	Harshbeena Zaveri	Vice chairman and managing director	NRB Bearings	57
16	Anita Dongre	Founder	House of Anita Dongre	54
17	Ashu Suyash	CEO & managing director	Crisil	42
18	Vanitha Narayanan	Chairman	IBM India	58
19	Rekha M. Menon	Chairman and senior managing director	Accenture India	58
20	Shanti Ekambaram	President, consumer banking	Kotak Mahindra	54
21	Aarthi Subramanian	Chief Digital Officer	Tata Sons	50
22	Anita Arjundas	Managing Director	Mahidra Lifespaces Developers	50
23	Kalpana Morparia	CEO	J.P. Morgan India	68
24	Renu Sud Karnad	Managing director	HDFC	65
25	Mira Kulkarni	Chairman and managing director	Mountain Valley Springs	60
26	Archana Hingorani	CEO and executive director	IL&FS Investment Managers	51
27	Nisaba Godrej	Executive Chairperson	Godrej Consumer Products	39
28	Vandana Luthra	President and CEO	VLCC Healthcare	58
29	Reshma Shetty	MD	Matrix India Entertainment Consultants	45
30	Vani Kola	Managing director	Kalaari Capital	53
31	Padmaja Ruparel	Founder	Indian Angel Network	55
32	Ektaa R. Kapoor	Joint managing director	Balaji Telefilms	42
33	Ritu Kumar	Founder	Ritu Kumar Design	73
34	Roopa Kudva	Partner and managing director	Omidyar Network India	53
35	Priya Paul	Chairperson	Apeejay Surendra Park Hotels	51
36	Jyoti Deshpande	Group CEO & managing director	Eros International	47
37	Sangeeta Pendurkar	Managing director	Kellog India	51
38	R.M. Vishakha	Managing Director and CEO	IndiaFirst Life Insurance	53
39	Usha Ananthasubramanian	Managing director and CEO	Allahabad Bank	57
40	Meena Ganesh	Managing director and CEO	Portea Medical	54
41	Abanti Sankaranarayanan	Chief strategy and corporate affairs officer	United Spirits	48
42	Vishakha Mulye	Executive Director	ICICI Bank	56
43	Radhika Roy	Executive co-chairperson	NDTV	60
44	Ireena Vittal	Management consultant	Independent	49
45	Anuradha Desai	Chairperson	VH Group	55
46	Ameera Shah	Promoter and managing director	Metropolis Healthcare	38
47	Shahnaz Husain	Founder	Shahnaz Husain Group of Companies	73
48	Manisha Girotra	CEO	Moelis India	48
49	Shilpa Divekar Nirula	CEO	Monsanto India	44
50	Shweta Jalan	MD and head of India	Advent International	N/A