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Women Who Lead 50

50 Women Rewriting the Rules of Leadership

International Women’s Day on March 8 offers the perfect opportunity to spotlight the growing influence of women across business, finance, technology, science and public policy.

MIT SMR India’s Women Who Lead/50 brings together leaders whose work is transforming companies, markets and institutions.

From corporate boardrooms and investment firms to research laboratories and technology platforms, these women are influencing how organizations operate, how capital is invested, and how new technologies are applied.

Here are 50 leaders shaping that change:

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Aditi Avasthi
Aditi Avasthi
Founder, Embibe
Aishwarya Jaishankar
Aishwarya Jaishankar
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Hyperface Technologies
Anjali Bansal
Anjali Bansal
Founding Partner, Avaana Capital
Archana Jahagirdar
Archana Jahagirdar
Founder and Managing Partner, Rukam Capital
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Salesforce India and South Asia
Bhavna Jagtiani
Bhavna Jagtiani
Chief Executive Officer, Edelman India
Dr. Suneeta Reddy
Dr. Suneeta Reddy
Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals
Falguni Nayar
Falguni Nayar
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Nykaa
Geeta Gurnani
Geeta Gurnani
Field Chief Technology Officer, IBM Technology India and South Asia
Geetha Manjunath
Geetha Manjunath
Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, NIRAMAI Health Analytix
Gita Gopinath
Gita Gopinath
Professor, Harvard University, and Former First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
Irina Ghose
Irina Ghose
Managing Director, India, Anthropic
Isha Ambani
Isha Ambani
Non-Executive Director, Reliance Industries
Kaku Nakhate
Kaku Nakhate
President & Country Head (India) of Bank of America
Kalpana Kalahasti
Kalpana Kalahasti
Deputy Project Director for Chandrayaan-3
Kavitha Subramanian
Kavitha Subramanian
Co-founder of Upstox
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Chairperson, Biocon Group
Laina Emmanuel
Laina Emmanuel
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, BrainSight.AI
Leena Nair
Leena Nair
Global Chief Executive Officer, Chanel
Manisha Girotra
Manisha Girotra
Chief Executive Officer, Moelis India
Monika Shergill
Monika Shergill
Vice President, Netflix India
Naina Lal Kidwai
Naina Lal Kidwai
Chairperson of the Board & Senior Advisor, Rothschild & Co India
Nallathamby Kalaiselvi
Nallathamby Kalaiselvi
Director General, CSIR & Secretary DSIR
Namita Thapar
Namita Thapar
Founder, Arth by Emcure
Neelam Dhawan
Neelam Dhawan
Chairperson of the Board, Ather Energy Limited
Neeti Sharma
Neeti Sharma
Chief Executive Officer, Teamlease Digital
Nivruti Rai
Nivruti Rai
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invest India
Nruthya Madappa
Nruthya Madappa
Partner, 3one4 Capital
Padmaja Ruparel
Padmaja Ruparel
Co-Founder, Indian Angel Network
Parminder Chopra
Parminder Chopra
Chairman and Managing Director of Power Finance Corporation
Pratima Murthy
Pratima Murthy
Director and Senior Professor of Psychiatry, NIMHANS
Prativa Mohapatra
Prativa Mohapatra
Vice-President and Managing Director, Adobe India
Preeti Lobana
Preeti Lobana
Vice President and Country Manager, Google
Priya Agarwal Hebbar
Priya Agarwal Hebbar
Chairperson, Hindustan Zinc; Director on the board, Vedanta Ltd.
Priya Nair
Priya Nair
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Hindustan Unilever Ltd
Radhika Gupta
Radhika Gupta
MD & CEO, Edelweiss Mutual Fund
Renuka Ramnath
Renuka Ramnath
Founder, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Multiples Alternate Asset Management
Roshni Nadar Malhotra
Roshni Nadar Malhotra
Chairperson, HCLTech
S Sukanya
S Sukanya
Chief Operating Officer, Tata Technologies
Sandhya Devanathan
Sandhya Devanathan
Vice-President and Head, India and Southeast Asia, Meta
Sindhu Gangadharan
Sindhu Gangadharan
Chairperson, Nasscom; Independent Director, Siemens India
Suchitra Ella
Suchitra Ella
Managing Director, Bharat Biotech
Swati Mehra
Swati Mehra
Founding Partner, Sixth Sense Ventures
Tessy Thomas
Tessy Thomas
Former Director General of Aeronautical Systems at DRDO
Upasana Rupkrishan Taku
Upasana Rupkrishan Taku
Co-Founder, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, MobiKwik
Vani Kola
Vani Kola
Founder and Managing Director, Kalaari Capital
Vartika Shukla
Vartika Shukla
Former Chairman and Managing Director, Engineers India Ltd
Vibha Padalkar
Vibha Padalkar
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, HDFC Life
Vishakha Mulye
Vishakha Mulye
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Aditya Birla Capital Limited
Zia J. Mody
Zia J. Mody
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, AZB and Partners