Julie Larson-Green

Since 23 years ago that Microsoft has Julie Larson-Green. This woman is recognized for her good leadership and her ability to create better results from teamwork. In 2012 her good performance led her to be the Chief Experience Officer of Microsoft’s, after Steve Sinofsky, the president before her, left without much explanation.

Before achieving this position, she was in different areas of Microsoft, such as Visual C ++, Internet Explorer and Office. Over the years, Julie Larson began to be recognized for her great performance to develop interfaces and user experience.

Despite having studied business administration at Western Washington University, Julie Larson always showed interest in computing. Therefore, before Microsoft, he worked in the company Aldus where she could expand her knowledge on this subject until she finally decided to hold a master’s degree in Software Engineering.

Sheryl Sandberg

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This woman, who declares herself a feminist, is not only recognized for her constant struggle for gender equality. She is also the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, the famous social network. Besides being the only woman in the Council of Directors.

Before becoming co-worker with Mark Zuckerberg, she worked in other much or more recognized companies. Sheryl Sandberg was also on Google as Vice President Global Operations and Online Sales. And before that, she was also an assistant at the World Bank Larry Summers to become her chief of staff when Larry worked at the United States Department of the Treasury under the president Bill Clinton. She was also on the executive council of Walt Disney and Woman International.

Some of the most interesting facts about this woman is that she is the author of the bestseller Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead and found Lean In. Sheryl was also named in 2012, by the magazine Bloomberg Businessweek, as one of the most influential people of the web and she is known for being one of the youngest multimillionaire, with more than 1,000 million dolars.

Indra Nooyi

With 14 years years in the multinational PepsiCo, she has earned the title of “Iron Lady of Wall Street” because of her good leadership. Thanks to Indra, it was possible restructuring the team to find variety in the products of the company and to offer healthier options. Since her arrival, annual revenues have grown 72%.

Indra Nooyi, the first CEO woman in 41 years of PepsiCo, has a variety of studies that enabled her to get where she is now. Indra has a degree in mathematics, physics and chemistry obtained in the Christian College also has a master in business administration. Beyond that, at Yale University, she got a master’s degree in public and private management. Before PepsiCo, she had worked at Motorola. In 2014, Indra was named by Fortune magazine as the third most powerful woman in business.

Irene Rosenfeld

Another woman who went by PepsiCo, was Irene Rosenfeld. There, she served as president and CEO of Frito-Lay, a division of the company. She also worked as president of Kraft Foods in North America and she is now as CEO in the company called Mondelez International.

Irene Rosenfeld has been in the food industry for more than 30 years, however, at the beginning of his career, she also worked in an advertising agency called Dancer Fitzgerald Sample. Like the other women on this list, Irene has several titles: She graduated as a psychologist, has a master in business administration and a doctorate from Cornell University in marketing philosophy

Safra Catz

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This woman is the CEO of Oracle, an american company that develops computer technology and database systems. Although her way of being is low profile in the press, in 2015 she gave a lot to talk about when Forbes magazine declared her the best paid executive of the year. Her remuneration was 56.9 million, which coincides the one of Mark Hurd, her co-CEO. By May 2016, Safra Catz already had a fortune of 525 million dollars.

Safra Catz stands out as a leader for her disciplined ways. Thanks to this, the company Oracle has made more than 100 successful negotiations. It was the company founder Larry Ellison, who discovered the potential of Safra when she worked on Wall Steet. When she joined the company in 1999, Larry hoped that Safra could help to reintegrate more than 70 micro-companies.

Shortly after joining the company, she began to emphasize and was gradually climbing positions. She is credited with the acquisition of PeopleSoft in 2005, a company that was responsible for creating a software enterprise resource. At the time of this purchase, PeopleSoft was evaluated at 10.3 million. In addition, she has worked as director of HSBC Group and as a director of Stettent Inc, among others.

Before coming to Wall Steet, Safra got a bachelor’s degree in 1983 at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Not content with this first title, she later got a doctorate in law from University of Pennsylvania Law School.