Most Powerful Women - 2024

The special package for this issue is the India list of Fortune’s iconic global ranking of ‘Most Powerful Women’. Read those stories of grit, gumption and outstanding achievements of women leaders who made the biggest impact on business and economy in 2023-24.
Nirmala Sitharaman - Finance Minister
1
Nirmala Sitharaman
Nita Ambani - Founder & chairperson
2
Nita Ambani
Gita Gopinath - First Deputy MD
3
Gita Gopinath
Bela Bajaria - Chief content officer
4
Bela Bajaria
Madhabi Puri Buch - Chairperson
5
Madhabi Puri Buch
Aparna Bawa - Chief operating officer
6
Aparna Bawa
Anshula Kant - MD and CFO
7
Anshula Kant
Leena Nair - Global CEO
8
Leena Nair
Reddy Sisters: Shobana Kamineni; Sangita Reddy; Preetha Reddy; Suneeta Reddy - Promoter-Director; Joint MD; Executive Vice Chairperson; MD
9
Reddy Sisters: Shobana Kamineni; Sangita Reddy; Preetha Reddy; Suneeta Reddy
Kalli Purie - Vice Chairperson
10
Kalli Purie
Roshni Nadar Malhotra - Chairperson
11
Roshni Nadar Malhotra
Padmaja Chunduru - MD & CEO
12
Padmaja Chunduru
Isha Ambani - Executive director
13
Isha Ambani
Anu Aiyengar - Global head, M&A
14
Anu Aiyengar
Arundhati Bhattacharya - Chairperson and CEO
15
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Shobhana Bhartia - Chairperson and editorial director
16
Shobhana Bhartia
Ritu Gangrade Arora - CEO and CIO, Asia-Pacific
17
Ritu Gangrade Arora
Vinita Gupta - CEO
18
Vinita Gupta
Zia J. Mody - Co-founder and managing partner
19
Zia J. Mody
Suchitra Ella - Founder and MD
20
Suchitra Ella
Neerja Birla - Founder and chairperson
21
Neerja Birla
Schauna Chauhan and Nadia Chauhan - CEO; Joint MD and CMO
22
Schauna Chauhan and Nadia Chauhan
Nyrika Holkar - Executive director
23
Nyrika Holkar
Pallavi Shroff - Managing partner
24
Pallavi Shroff
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw - Executive chairperson
25
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Priya Nair - Business group president, beauty and wellbeing
26
Priya Nair
Sandhya Devanathan - Vice president and India head
27
Sandhya Devanathan
Hina Nagarajan - MD and CEO
28
Hina Nagarajan
Prabha Narasimhan - MD & CEO
29
Prabha Narasimhan
Avarna Jain - Vice chairperson
30
Avarna Jain
Zarin Daruwala - Cluster CEO, India and South Asia
31
Zarin Daruwala
Daisy Chittilapilly - President
32
Daisy Chittilapilly
Vibha Padalkar - MD and CEO
33
Vibha Padalkar
Jyoti Deshpande - President, media and content business
34
Jyoti Deshpande
Ghazal Alagh - Co-founder and chief innovation officer
35
Ghazal Alagh
Sindhu Gangadharan - MD
36
Sindhu Gangadharan
Shruti Shibulal - CEO and director
37
Shruti Shibulal
Vaishali Nigam Sinha - Co-founder
38
Vaishali Nigam Sinha
Kaku Nakhate - President and India country head
39
Kaku Nakhate
Akshata Krishnamurthy - Space scientist, mission science phase lead
40
Akshata Krishnamurthy
Prativa Mohapatra - Vice president and managing director
41
Prativa Mohapatra
Monika Shergill - Vice president, Content
42
Monika Shergill
Priyanka Chopra Jonas - Actress and founder
43
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Aparna Purohit - Head of India Originals
44
Aparna Purohit
Deepika Padukone - Co-founder
45
Deepika Padukone
Katrina Kaif - Actor and co-founder
46
Katrina Kaif
Alia Bhatt - Actor and founder
47
Alia Bhatt
Nandita Sinha - CEO
48
Nandita Sinha
Amisha Vora - CMD
49
Amisha Vora
Vishakha Mulye - CEO
50
Vishakha Mulye
RANKNAMETITLEAFFILIATIONAGE
1Nirmala SitharamanFinance MinisterN/AN/A
2Nita AmbaniFounder & chairpersonReliance FoundationN/A
3Gita GopinathFirst Deputy MDInternational Monetary FundN/A
4Bela BajariaChief content officerNetflixN/A
5Madhabi Puri BuchChairpersonSEBIN/A
6Aparna BawaChief operating officerZoom Video CommunicationsN/A
7Anshula KantMD and CFOWorld Bank GroupN/A
8Leena NairGlobal CEOChanelN/A
9Reddy Sisters: Shobana Kamineni; Sangita Reddy; Preetha Reddy; Suneeta ReddyPromoter-Director; Joint MD; Executive Vice Chairperson; MDApollo HospitalsN/A
10Kalli PurieVice ChairpersonIndia Today GroupN/A
11Roshni Nadar MalhotraChairpersonHCL TechnologiesN/A
12Padmaja ChunduruMD & CEONSDLN/A
13Isha AmbaniExecutive directorReliance RetailN/A
14Anu AiyengarGlobal head, M&AJP MorganN/A
15Arundhati BhattacharyaChairperson and CEOSalesforce IndiaN/A
16Shobhana BhartiaChairperson and editorial directorHT MediaN/A
17Ritu Gangrade AroraCEO and CIO, Asia-PacificAllianz Investment ManagementN/A
18Vinita GuptaCEOLupin LimitedN/A
19Zia J. ModyCo-founder and managing partnerAZB & PartnersN/A
20Suchitra EllaFounder and MDBharat BiotechN/A
21Neerja BirlaFounder and chairpersonAditya Birla Education TrustN/A
22Schauna Chauhan and Nadia ChauhanCEO; Joint MD and CMOParle AgroN/A
23Nyrika HolkarExecutive directorGodrej & BoyceN/A
24Pallavi ShroffManaging partnerShardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.N/A
25Kiran Mazumdar-ShawExecutive chairpersonBiocon and Biocon BiologicsN/A
26Priya NairBusiness group president, beauty and wellbeingUnileverN/A
27Sandhya DevanathanVice president and India headMetaN/A
28Hina NagarajanMD and CEODiageo IndiaN/A
29Prabha NarasimhanMD & CEOColgate-Palmolive IndiaN/A
30Avarna JainVice chairpersonSaregama India Ltd.N/A
31Zarin DaruwalaCluster CEO, India and South AsiaStandard Chartered BankN/A
32Daisy ChittilapillyPresidentCisco India and SAARCN/A
33Vibha PadalkarMD and CEOHDFC Life InsuranceN/A
34Jyoti DeshpandePresident, media and content businessRILN/A
35Ghazal AlaghCo-founder and chief innovation officerHonasa ConsumerN/A
36Sindhu GangadharanMDSAP Labs IndiaN/A
37Shruti ShibulalCEO and directorTamara Leisure ExperiencesN/A
38Vaishali Nigam SinhaCo-founderReNewN/A
39Kaku NakhatePresident and India country headBank of AmericaN/A
40Akshata KrishnamurthySpace scientist, mission science phase leadNASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryN/A
41Prativa MohapatraVice president and managing directorAdobe IndiaN/A
42Monika ShergillVice president, ContentNetflix IndiaN/A
43Priyanka Chopra JonasActress and founderPurple Pebble PicturesN/A
44Aparna PurohitHead of India OriginalsAmazon Prime VideoN/A
45Deepika PadukoneCo-founder82°EN/A
46Katrina KaifActor and co-founderKay BeautyN/A
47Alia BhattActor and founderEd-a-MammaN/A
48Nandita SinhaCEOMyntraN/A
49Amisha VoraCMDPrabhudas Lilladher GroupN/A
50Vishakha MulyeCEOAditya Birla CapitalN/A