CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:sa="http://opengraph.socialamp.com/2010/saml" xmlns:fb="http://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.forbes.com:80/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land.html","20150519212328","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1432070608"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <title>The World's 100 Most Powerful Women - Forbes</title> <meta charset="UTF-8"/> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1"/> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, maximum-scale=2.0"/> <meta name="description" content="Women continue to scale the heights of control and influence."/> <meta name="author" content="Edited by Mary Ellen Egan and Chana R. Schoenberger"/> <meta name="apple-itunes-app" content="app-id=588647136"/> <meta property="author" content="Edited by Mary Ellen Egan and Chana R. Schoenberger"/> <meta property="og:title" content="The World's 100 Most Powerful Women"/> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Forbes"/> <meta property="og:type" content="article"/> <meta property="og:url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land.html"/> <meta property="og:image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328im_/http://images.forbes.com/media/assets/forbes_1200x1200.jpg"/> <meta name="sailthru.image.full" content="http://images.forbes.com/media/assets/forbes_1200x1200.jpg"/> <meta property="og:description" content="Women continue to scale the heights of control and influence."/> <meta property="fb:app_id" content="123694841080850"/> <meta property="article:published_time" content="2008-08-27"/> <meta name="date" content="2008-08-27"/> <meta property="article:section" content="Business"/> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"/> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@forbes"/> <meta name="sailthru.tags" content="Business"/> <meta name="sailthru.content_type" content="www"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land.html"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328js_/http://images.forbes.com/scripts/js_options.js"></script> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519212328js_/http://cdn.optimizely.com/js/241505899.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> var forbes = forbes || {}; forbes.gtm = { dfp_site : "fdc.forbes", dfp_zone : "article" } </script> <script type="text/javascript"> (function (){ window.displayedChannel = 'business'; window.displayedSection = ''; // Check if welcome ad is not disabled if(typeof forbes !== "undefined" && typeof forbes.js_options !== "undefined" && !forbes.js_options.welcome_ad_disable ){ var midnight = new Date(), offset = -4 // if offset is not set, by default time is UTC 6:00am i.e EST 1am & EDT 12am for dailyWelcomeCookie expiration ; if(midnight.getUTCHours() >= -offset) midnight.setUTCDate(midnight.getUTCDate()+1) ; midnight.setUTCHours(-offset); midnight.setUTCMinutes(00); midnight.setUTCSeconds(00); var welcomeCookie = "welcomeAd=sessionCookie", interstitial_cookie = '_forbes_exit_interstitial_timer', tomorrow = new Date(), month = tomorrow.getMonth(), day = tomorrow.getDate(), dailyWelcomeCookie = 'dailyWelcomeCookie=dailyCookie', browser_user_agent = window.navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase(), page_type = 'article', swimlane = '', brand_voice = 'false' ; if ((document.cookie.indexOf(welcomeCookie)==-1 || document.cookie.indexOf(dailyWelcomeCookie) == -1) && (window.navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Mozilla")>-1) && (browser_user_agent.indexOf("googlebot")==-1) && (browser_user_agent.indexOf("google web preview")==-1) && (window.location.host.indexOf("forbes.com")!=-1) && (window.location.search.indexOf("partner=yahoo")==-1) && (window.location.search.indexOf("partner=msn")==-1) && (window.location.search.indexOf("partner=aol")==-1) && (window.location.search.indexOf("partner=omg")==-1) && (window.location.search.indexOf("partner=huffpo")==-1) && (window.location.search.indexOf('nowelcome')==-1) && (swimlane.indexOf("rico")!=0 || page_type != 'article') && brand_voice==='false'){ if(document.cookie.indexOf(welcomeCookie) == -1 ){ document.cookie = welcomeCookie +'__welcome'+(month+1)+day+'; path=/; domain=.forbes.com'; } if(document.cookie.indexOf(dailyWelcomeCookie) == -1){ document.cookie = dailyWelcomeCookie+'_forDate'+(month+1)+day+'; path=/; domain=.forbes.com; expires=' + midnight.toGMTString(); } // check if interstitial's cookie hasn't been set already if(document.cookie.indexOf( interstitial_cookie ) == -1){ // it doesn't exist; let's create the interstitial cookie and set it // with the current timestamp var now = new Date(), now_time = now.getTime(), expiration_date = new Date() ; expiration_date .setDate( expiration_date.getDate() + 365) ; // set interstitial cookie to the current time document.cookie = interstitial_cookie + '='+ now_time +'; path=/; domain=.forbes.com; expires=' + expiration_date.toUTCString(); } if (document.cookie.indexOf(welcomeCookie) != -1 || document.cookie.indexOf(dailyWelcomeCookie) != -1){ // this cookie is used by interstitial_ad.js to determine if the user received a // welcome ad before viewing the current page. document.cookie="last_welcomead_url"+ "=" +escape(document.URL)+";path=/; domain=.forbes.com"; document.cookie="referrer"+ "=" +escape(document.referrer)+";path=/; domain=.forbes.com"; document.cookie="toURL"+ "=" +escape(document.URL)+";path=/; domain=.forbes.com"; document.cookie="refURL"+ "=" +escape(document.referrer)+";path=/; domain=.forbes.com"; this.location='https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml'; } } } })(); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> var forbes = ( function( forbes_namespace ) { forbes_namespace.page_meta = { channel : "business", preview : false, sitepage : "forbes.com/business/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land", published : "2008-08-27T22:00:00Z", natural_id : "legacyURI/article/www/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land", type : "www", title : "The World\'s 100 Most Powerful Women", content_id : "content_4fff4e2376e477a8966b25e2", brandvoice : false, categories : ["Business"], simple_reach: { iframe : true, pid : "50e4a8434240cf5c4b000009", url : "2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land.html", title : "The World\'s 100 Most Powerful Women", date : "2008-08-27T22:00:00Z", authors : ["Edited by Mary Ellen Egan and Chana R. Schoenberger"], channels : ["business"], tags: ["site::", "slot::"] } }; return forbes_namespace; }( forbes || {} ) ); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328cs_/http://i.forbesimg.com/scripts/combined/css/global.b209a36a85484d80dca51a7ca91c145be71d9f4f.css"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328cs_/http://i.forbesimg.com/scripts/combined/css/article.3dc0c3a0e6d952714447d6497c0587e434b8a54f.css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328js_/http://i.forbesimg.com/scripts/combined/js/head.15ef0631c34bf57fb449e90a962e92b01b4e3df6.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328js_/http://images.forbes.com/scripts/simple_reach.js"></script>  </head>  <body id="articletemplate" data-images-base-cdn="http://i.forbesimg.com">  <header class="global enable_sticky_header"> <div class="container minimum"> <nav> <span class="edittools-goggles-hitmask"> <span class="edittools-goggles-hitarea"> <span class="edittools-goggles-toggle attach-click" title="Toggle Edit Tools"></span> </span> </span> <span class="edittools-goggles-rule"></span> <div class="account_wrapper gradient_grey"> <a class="button account" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://blogs.forbes.com/account/" data-ga-event="Header,LinkFollowed,account" data-ga-event-trigger="click"> <span class="border left"></span> <span class="icon arrow"></span> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328im_/http://i.forbesimg.com/assets/img/anon_avatar.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="rollover rollover_box" style="display:none;"> <span class="icon arrow"></span> <div class="one_column"> <div class="external_auth_options"> <h3>Log in with your social account:</h3> <div id="gigya_accountdropdown_extralarge_div"></div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <hr class="dotted"> <h3>Or, you can <a class="ajaxify unireg_login" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://blogs.forbes.com/account/login/" label="login">log in</a> or <a class="ajaxify unireg_register" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://blogs.forbes.com/account/register/" label="signup">sign up</a> using Forbes. </h3> </div> </div> </div> <ul class="main gradient_grey"> <li class="home"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/" class="button logo" data-nav-ajax-url="/header/channels" data-ga-event="Header,LinkFollowed,home" data-ga-event-trigger="click"> <span class="border right"></span> <span class="icon arrow"></span> <img class="svg" style="display:none;" alt="Forbes" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328im_/http://i.forbesimg.com/assets/img/forbes_logo/forbes_logo_white.svg"> <img class="png" alt="Forbes" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328im_/http://i.forbesimg.com/assets/img/forbes_logo/forbes_logo_white.png"> </a> <div class="rollover rollover_box"></div> </li> <li class="menu menu1 gradient_grey"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/real-time/" class="button" data-ga-event="Header,LinkFollowed,realtime" data-ga-event-trigger="click"> <span class="border left"></span> <span class="border right"></span> <span class="label main">New Posts</span> <span class="label sub">+1 posts this hour</span> </a> <span class="gradient_edge"></span> </li> <li class="menu menu2 gradient_grey"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/most-popular/" class="button" data-ga-event="Header,LinkFollowed,popular" data-ga-event-trigger="click"> <span class="border left"></span> <span class="border right"></span> <span class="label main"><span class="collapsable">Most </span>Popular</span> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/fflf45felg/1-travis-kalanick/" class="label sub edittools-item" data-et-location="headersubnav1" data-et-context="headersubnav" data-et-item-type="content" data-et-item_id="headersubnav1" data-ga-event="Header,LinkFollowed,popularpromo" data-ga-event-trigger="click"> 2015 Billionaires Newcomers </a> <span class="gradient_edge"></span> </li> <li class="menu menu3 gradient_grey"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/lists/" class="button" data-ga-event="Header,LinkFollowed,lists" data-ga-event-trigger="click"> <span class="border left"></span> <span class="border right"></span> <span class="label main">Lists</span> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/richest-in-each-state/list/" class="label sub edittools-item" data-et-location="headersubnav2" data-et-context="headersubnav" data-et-item-type="link" data-et-item_id="headersubnav2" data-ga-event="Header,LinkFollowed,listspromo" data-ga-event-trigger="click"> Richest Person By State </a> <span class="gradient_edge"></span> </li> <li class="menu menu4 gradient_grey"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/video/" class="button" data-ga-event="Header,LinkFollowed,video" data-ga-event-trigger="click"> <span class="border left"></span> <span class="border right"></span> <span class="label main">Video</span> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/video/4084960975001/" class="label sub edittools-item" data-et-location="headersubnav3" data-et-context="headersubnav" data-et-item-type="link" data-et-item_id="headersubnav3" data-ga-event="Header,LinkFollowed,videopromo" data-ga-event-trigger="click"> Billionaires </a> <span class="gradient_edge"></span> </li> <li class="search gradient_grey global_search_control typeahead_anchor"> <span class="border left"></span> <span class="border right"></span> <form class="form_global_search" action="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/search/"> <div class="search_bar"> <div class="input_holder"> <input name="q" class="search_input" type="text" value="" placeholder="Search" data-placeholder-short="Search" data-placeholder-long="Search companies, people and lists" autocomplete="off"> <input class="form_submit" type="submit" value="submit"> <span class="loading_msg"></span> <span class="loading_spinner"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328im_/http://i.forbesimg.com/assets/img/loading_spinners/16px_grey.gif" height="16" width="16" alt=""></span> </div> </div> </form> <div class="typeahead_results_holder"> <div class="box_topper"></div> <div class="results"><ul></ul></div> </div> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </header> <div class="top_link_strip"> <div class="left_promo">  <a data-et-item_id="headersubnavtopleftlink" data-et-item-type="link" data-et-context="headersubnav" data-et-location="headersubnavtopleftlink" class="edittools-item" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://bit.ly/1DHfzx3"> 10 Stocks to Buy Now </a> </div> <div id="header_userinfo">  <div class="ribbon-item"> <a class="inlink inlink-topnav" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://blogs.forbes.com/help/">Help</a> </div> <span class="divider">|</span> <div class="gigya_chicklet_mask"> <div class="ribbon-item ribbon-item-gigya"> <div class="login_options"> <span>Connect</span> </div> <div id="gigyalogindiv" class="gigya_chicklet_holder"></div> </div> <span class="divider">|</span> </div> <div class="last ribbon-item"> <a class="unireg_register ajaxify regbutton regbutton-signup" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://blogs.forbes.com/account/register/" title="Sign up for a Forbes account" data-ga-event="Account,Signup,headersignuptext" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Sign up</a></div><span class="divider">|</span><div class="ribbon-item"><a class="unireg_login ajaxify regbutton regbutton-login" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://blogs.forbes.com/account/login/" title="Log in to your Forbes account" data-ga-event="Account,Login,headerlogintext" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Log in</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div>   <div id="leaderboardad" class="oasad"> <script>(function() {var src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://ad.doubleclick.net/N7175/adj/fdc.forbes/article;id=legacyuri/article/www/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land;channel=business;rb=yes;pos=top;sz=728x90,970x66,970x250,970x90;tile=1;";if(window.Krux && window.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }else if(window.parent && window.parent.Krux && window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }src += ";ord=318085799?";document.write('<script src="'+src+'"></s'+'cript>');})();</script> </div>  <div id="fb-root"></div>  <div class="globalwrapper">  <div id="contentwrapper" data-loading-spinner-url="http://i.forbesimg.com/assets/img/loading_spinners/16px_grey.gif"> <section id="abovefold" class="clearfix"> <div class="fleft clearfix">  <div class="article_head">  <div class="sponsorship"> <div class="logo oasad"> <script>(function() {var src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://ad.doubleclick.net/N7175/adj/fdc.forbes/article;id=legacyuri/article/www/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land;channel=business;rb=yes;pos=logo;sz=120x40;tile=2;";if(window.Krux && window.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }else if(window.parent && window.parent.Krux && window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }src += ";ord=318085799?";document.write('<script src="'+src+'"></s'+'cript>');})();</script> </div> </div>   <div class="entity_block followable_block type_article_head "> <a class="avatar"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328im_/http://b-i.forbesimg.com/assets/images/avatars/generic_profile_image_136.jpg" alt="Edited by Mary Ellen Egan and Chana R. Schoenberger"/> </a> <p class="user"> Edited by Mary Ellen Egan and Chana R. Schoenberger </p> </div>  <hgroup> <h6> 8/27/2008 @ 6:00PM </h6> <h1>The World's 100 Most Powerful Women</h1>  </hgroup> <div class="comment_bug" style="display:none;"> <div class="arrow_icon"></div> <div class="bottom_border"></div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="called_out_sampling"></div> <div class="info"> <a href="#comments_header" class="scroll_to"> comments, called-out </a> </div> </div> <div class="comment_teaser"></div> <div class="no_comment_bugs_exist_yet" style="display:none;"> </div> </div> </div>   <div id="leftRail" class="fleft clearfix article"> <div class="body">   <p> <style type="text/css"> .celeblink { font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#003399; text-decoration:none; } .celeblink:hover { text-decoration:underline; } ol { font: 13 arial,san-serif; } li { padding:4px 0px 4px 0px; } .biline { font: 12 arial,san-serif; color:#666666; padding:2px 0px 2px 0px; } .credits { font: italic 10 arial,san-serif; color:#666666; margin:20px 10px 0px 5px; } .toptext { font: 12 arial,san-serif; line-height:14px; *line-height:15px; letter-spacing:0px; } .left { float:left; width:338px; margin-right:10px; *margin-right:0px; border-right:solid 2px #7b0b09; } .right { float:right; width:238px; *width:230px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px; border-left:solid 2px #7b0b09; } .hedd { font: 13 trebuchet ms,arial,san-serif; color:#cc6600; letter-spacing:2px; padding:0px 0px 0px 10px; border-bottom:solid 1px #7b0b09; } ul { padding:0px 0px 0px 0px; margin:0px 0px 0px 25px; } ol { padding:0px 0px 0px 0px; margin:0px 0px 0px 30px; } il { padding:0px 0px 0px 30px; margin:0px; } .boxx { padding:4px; } #chicks td { padding:5px 0px 5px 0px; } </style> </p> <p><span class="toptext">Our annual ranking of the most powerful women in the world measures “power” as a composite of public profile–calculated using press mentions–and financial heft. The economic component of the ranking considers job title and past career accomplishments, as well as the amount of money the woman controls. <a href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/26/biz_powerwomen08_all_slide.html"><img width="314" height="266" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328im_/http://images.forbes.com/media/lists/11/2008/back.jpg"/></a> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> A chief executive “controls” the revenue of her business, for instance, while a head of state gets the country’s gross domestic product. The raw numbers are modified to allow comparisons across financial realms. <br/><br/> <br/><br/> For the third year running Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, is the world’s most powerful woman. U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (overall rank: 28) is the woman with the highest public profile, resulting from the intense media scrutiny of her failed presidential bid.</span> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827intro.html">More …</a> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <a style="font-size: 15px;" class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/26/biz_powerwomen08_all_slide.html">The World’s Most Powerful Women</a> <br clear="all"/></p> <div style="border-top: 2px solid rgb(123, 11, 9); width: 590px;"> <div class="left"> <div style="margin: 15px 0px 0px;" class="hedd"> In Pictures </div> <div class="boxx"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="chicks"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827finance_slide.html">Finance High Flyers</a></td> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827humanitarians_slide.html">Humanitarians</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827media_slide.html">Media Masters</a></td> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827watch_slide.html">Women To Watch</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="margin: 20px 0px 10px;" class="hedd"> Featured </div> <div class="boxx"> <a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0915/098.html">Condi In Crisis</a> <p></p> <div class="biline"> Matthew Swibel </div> <p>America’s chief diplomat has dealt with the world’s bad guys. But how will she handle the Russians?</p> </div> <div class="boxx"> <a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0915/104.html">La Reine De La Richesse</a> <p></p> <div class="biline"> Anita Raghavan </div> <p>Dominique Senequier is France’s leading lady of private equity. She didn’t get there by being demure. </p> </div> <div class="boxx"> <a class="celeblink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/global/2008/0915/183.html">Paper Tigress</a> <p></p> <div class="biline"> Naazneen Karmali </div> <p>Shobhana Bhartia broke gender tradition when she joined <i>Hindustan Times</i>. She continues to shake up Indias media world. </p> </div> <div class="boxx"> <a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cx_ww_0827wow.html">Notable Women Pick Power Women</a> <p></p> <div class="biline"> Forbes.com staff </div> <p>Lesley Stahl, Candice Bergen, Miss Manners and nine other prominent women explain their picks.</p> </div> <div class="boxx"> <a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_fs_0827dropoffs.html">Drop-Offs</a> <p></p> <div class="biline"> Forbes.com staff </div> <p>Power women whose grips slipped.</p> </div> <div class="boxx"> <a class="celeblink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbesautos.com/advice/toptens/most-powerful-women-story.html?partner=fdc_powerful_women">Forbes Autos: Most Influential Women In The Auto Industry</a> <p></p> <div class="biline"> Elizabeth Blish Hughes </div> <p>Only 13 percent of top executives in the auto industry are women.</p> </div> <div class="credits"> Assistance: Laura Liswood, Secretary General, Council of Women World Leaders. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Reporting: Kate Macmillan, Tatiana Serafin, Emily Schmall, Allison Fass, Emily Stewart, Helen Coster, Heidi Brown, Devon Pendleton, Megha Bahree, Zina Moukheiber, Anne P. Mintz, Cristina Von Zeppelin, Naazneen Karmali, Soyoung Ho, Luisa Kroll, Kiyoe Minami, and Anita Raghavan. Database management: Mitch Rand. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Online: Elisabeth Eaves, Michael Noer (Editors); Kai Hecker (Design); Jane Colihan (Photos) </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div style="margin: 15px 0px 0px;" class="hedd"> The Top 10 </div> <div class="boxx"> <ol> <li><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_Angela-Merkel_34AH.html">Angela Merkel</a></li> <li><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_Sheila-C-Bair_0R5X.html">Sheila C. Bair</a></li> <li><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_Indra-K-Nooyi_1S5D.html">Indra K. Nooyi</a></li> <li><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_Angela-Braly_G3XV.html">Angela Braly</a></li> <li><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_Cynthia-Carroll_4PVY.html">Cynthia Carroll</a></li> <li><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_Irene-B-Rosenfeld_DQ2V.html">Irene B. Rosenfeld</a></li> <li><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_Condoleezza-Rice_MTNG.html">Condoleezza Rice</a></li> <li><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_Ho-Ching_OO5O.html">Ho Ching</a></li> <li><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_Anne-Lauvergeon_YTCZ.html">Anne Lauvergeon</a></li> <li><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_Anne-Mulcahy_VI6W.html">Anne Mulcahy</a></li> <li style="list-style-type: none; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: outside;"><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_The-100-Most-Powerful-Women_Rank.html">Complete List</a></li> </ol> </div> <div style="margin: 15px 0px 0px;" class="hedd"> Sort By </div> <div class="boxx"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="chicks"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_The-100-Most-Powerful-Women_Rank.html">Rank</a></td> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_The-100-Most-Powerful-Women_Position.html">Occupation</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_The-100-Most-Powerful-Women_NameHTML.html">Name</a></td> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a class="celeblink" href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/11/biz_powerwomen08_The-100-Most-Powerful-Women_Country.html">Country</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="margin: 15px 0px 0px;" class="hedd"> Video </div> <div class="boxx"> <a class="celeblink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/women08/hj_powerwomen082708">The World’s Most Powerful Women</a> <br/> <br/> Leading the list: a CEO, a banking leader and a head of state. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <a class="celeblink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/women08/km_annswee082508">Disney’s Power Woman</a> <br/> <br/> Anne Sweeney is building a media empire for all generations. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <a class="celeblink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/women08/os_hillary082708">Hillary’s Power Play</a> <br/> <br/> Clinton continues to wield great power from her Senate seat. </div> </div> </div> <p><br clear="all"/></p> </div>    <div class="event_tracking_scroll_latch" data-event="Article,ScrolledToEnd,single"></div> <div class="flyer_latch"></div> <div id="659093976" class="related_searches"></div> <div class="comment_disabled">Comments are turned off for this post.</div> <div class="comment_bug" style="display:none;"> <div class="arrow_icon"></div> <div class="bottom_border"></div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="called_out_sampling"></div> <div class="info"> <a href="#comments_header" class="scroll_to"> comments, called-out </a> </div> </div> <div class="comment_teaser"></div> <div class="no_comment_bugs_exist_yet" style="display:none;"> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> function printArticle(url) { params = 'width='+screen.width; params += ', height='+screen.height; params += ', top=0, left=0' params += ', fullscreen=yes, scrollbars = yes, resizable=yes'; slideWin = window.open(url, 'popup', params); if(window.focus) { slideWin.focus(); } return false; } </script> <div class="article_actions"> <ul> <li> <div class="gy gigyabutton facebook" id="gigya_inline_share_button_facebook"></div> <span class="count_arrow"></span><span class="gy gigyacounter facebook" id="gigya_inline_share_counter_facebook"></span> </li> <li> <div class="gy gigyabutton twitter" id="gigya_inline_share_button_twitter"></div> <span class="count_arrow"></span><span class="gy gigyacounter twitter" id="gigya_inline_share_counter_twitter"></span> </li> <li> <div class="gy gigyabutton linkedin" id="gigya_inline_share_button_linkedin"></div> <span class="count_arrow"></span><span class="gy gigyacounter linkedin" id="gigya_inline_share_counter_linkedin"></span> </li> <li> <div class="gy gigyabutton stumbleupon" id="gigya_inline_share_button_stumbleupon"></div> <span class="count_arrow"></span><span class="gy gigyacounter stumbleupon" id="gigya_inline_share_counter_stumbleupon"></span> </li> <li> <div id="gigya_inline_share_button_google"><div id="gigya_inline_share_button_inner_google" class="gy"></div></div> </li> <li> <div class="gy gigyabutton reddit" id="gigya_inline_share_button_reddit"></div> <span class="count_arrow"></span><span class="gy gigyacounter reddit" id="gigya_inline_share_counter_reddit"></span> </li> </ul> <div class="sub_links clearfix"> <div class="widget email"> <div id="gigya_inline_share_button_email"></div> </div> <div class="widget corrections"> <a href="#corrections"><span class="icon"></span>Report Corrections</a> </div> <div class="widget reprint"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://forbesreprints.magreprints.com/" target="_blank"><span class="icon"></span>Reprints & Permissions</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article_lower ad"> <script>(function() {var src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://ad.doubleclick.net/N7175/adj/fdc.forbes/article;id=legacyuri/article/www/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land;channel=business;pos=moreon;sz=620x529,336x280,300x250,280x445,620x236;tile=3;";if(window.Krux && window.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }else if(window.parent && window.parent.Krux && window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }src += ";ord=318085799?";document.write('<script src="'+src+'"></s'+'cript>');})();</script> </div> <div class="video_promo_block"> <script>(function() {var src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://ad.doubleclick.net/N7175/adj/fdc.forbes/article;id=legacyuri/article/www/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land;channel=business;pos=sharevid;sz=620x529,336x280,300x250;tile=4;";if(window.Krux && window.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }else if(window.parent && window.parent.Krux && window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }src += ";ord=318085799?";document.write('<script src="'+src+'"></s'+'cript>');})();</script> </div> <div id="comments" class="" data-selected-comment-id="" data-manage-comment-following-link="http://blogs.forbes.com/account/#accounttab-5"> <div class="comment_form_orig_position"> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <aside> <div class="block ad"> <script>(function() {var src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://ad.doubleclick.net/N7175/adj/fdc.forbes/article;id=legacyuri/article/www/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land;channel=business;rb=yes;pos=rec;sz=300x250,300x600,336x850,336x280;tile=5;";if(window.Krux && window.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }else if(window.parent && window.parent.Krux && window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }src += ";ord=318085799?";document.write('<script src="'+src+'"></s'+'cript>');})();</script> </div> <div class="block most_popular"> <h2 class="subhed">Most Read on Forbes</h2> <div class="loading_spinner"><img alt="loading" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328im_/http://i.forbesimg.com/assets/img/loading_spinners/16px_right_rail.gif"/></div> <div class="toggle_wrapper" style="display:none;"> <ul class="toggle"> <li class="active" data-id="posts"><a>News<span></span></a></li> <li class="" data-id="people"><a>People<span></span></a></li> <li class="" data-id="places"><a>Places<span></span></a></li> <li class="" data-id="companies"><a>Companies<span></span></a></li> </ul> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="popular_wrapper" data-url="/web/20150519212328oe_/http://www.forbes.com/ajax/popular/most_popular"></div> <div class="show_more_less" style="display:none;"><span>+ show more</span><div class="shelf"></div></div> </div> <div class="block ad"> <script>(function() {var src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://ad.doubleclick.net/N7175/adj/fdc.forbes/article;id=legacyuri/article/www/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land;channel=business;pos=railrec;sz=300x250,300x600,336x850,336x280;tile=6;";if(window.Krux && window.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }else if(window.parent && window.parent.Krux && window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }src += ";ord=318085799?";document.write('<script src="'+src+'"></s'+'cript>');})();</script> </div> <div class="block ad ad-prorail"> <script>(function() {var src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://ad.doubleclick.net/N7175/adj/fdc.forbes/article;id=legacyuri/article/www/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land;channel=business;pos=prorail;sz=300x250;tile=7;";if(window.Krux && window.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }else if(window.parent && window.parent.Krux && window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }src += ";ord=318085799?";document.write('<script src="'+src+'"></s'+'cript>');})();</script> </div> <div class="block ad"> <script>(function() {var src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://ad.doubleclick.net/N7175/adj/fdc.forbes/article;id=legacyuri/article/www/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land;channel=business;pos=text;sz=300x250,336x280,300x600;tile=8;";if(window.Krux && window.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }else if(window.parent && window.parent.Krux && window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }src += ";ord=318085799?";document.write('<script src="'+src+'"></s'+'cript>');})();</script> </div> <div class="sticky_ad_container"> <div class="position_reference"> <div class="block ad sticky lastsect oasad"> <script>(function() {var src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://ad.doubleclick.net/N7175/adj/fdc.forbes/article;id=legacyuri/article/www/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land;channel=business;pos=loge;sz=300x250,300x600,336x850,336x280;tile=9;";if(window.Krux && window.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }else if(window.parent && window.parent.Krux && window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }src += ";ord=318085799?";document.write('<script src="'+src+'"></s'+'cript>');})();</script> </div> </div> </div> </aside>  <div class="leaderboard_bottom"> <script>(function() {var src = "https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://ad.doubleclick.net/N7175/adj/fdc.forbes/article;id=legacyuri/article/www/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land;channel=business;pos=bottom;sz=728x90,970x250;tile=10;";if(window.Krux && window.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }else if(window.parent && window.parent.Krux && window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues) { src = src+window.parent.Krux.dfppKeyValues; }src += ";ord=318085799?";document.write('<script src="'+src+'"></s'+'cript>');})();</script> </div> </section>  <div id="sticky_sharing" data-sharing-url="http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land.html" data-sharing-native="true" class="sticky_sharing" style="display:none;"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="position_reference"> <div class="controls">  <div class="share_option"> <div class="gy gigyacounter facebook" id="gigya_share_counter_facebook"></div><div class="box-bottom"></div> <div id="gigya_share_button_facebook"></div> </div> <div class="share_option"> <div class="gy gigyacounter twitter" id="gigya_share_counter_twitter"></div><div class="box-bottom"></div> <div class="gy gigyabutton twitter" id="gigya_share_button_twitter"></div> </div> <div class="share_option"> <div class="gy gigyacounter linkedin" id="gigya_share_counter_linkedin"></div><div class="box-bottom"></div> <div class="gy gigyabutton linkedin" id="gigya_share_button_linkedin"></div> </div> <div class="share_option"> <div class="gy gigyacounter reddit" id="gigya_share_counter_reddit"></div><div class="box-bottom"></div> <div class="gy gigyabutton reddit" id="gigya_share_button_reddit"></div> </div> <div class="share_option"> <div class="gy gigyacounter google" id="gigya_share_button_google"><div id="gigya_share_button_inner_google"></div></div> </div> <div class="share_option"> <div class="gy gigyacounter stumbleupon" id="gigya_share_counter_stumbleupon"></div><div class="box-bottom"></div> <div class="gy gigyabutton stumbleupon" id="gigya_share_button_stumbleupon"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>   <footer class="universal-footer"> <div class="footer-center"> <h4>Inside Forbes</h4>     <section data-et-context="footer" data-et-location-id="footerpromo" data-et-panel-id="panel2" class="editorial-promotions edittools-promoblock clearfix largeimage_fourfeature"> <div class="large_feature fleft col-sm-6 clearfix"> <article data-et-content-id="537cb0bce4b0835729200845" class="promostory promostory-1 "> <a class="editable editable-img " href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/growth-companies/" data-ga-event="Promo,InsideForbes,1" data-ga-event-trigger="click"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328im_/http://i.forbesimg.com/images/channels/footerpromo_panel2_0_footer-1431533902.jpg" alt="The World's Most Innovative Growth Companies"/> </a> <h4 class="editable editable-hed"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/growth-companies/" data-ga-event="Promo,InsideForbes,1" data-ga-event-trigger="click"> The World's Most Innovative Growth Companies</a> </h4> <div class="editable editable-dek description">Xero and NetSuite take the top two spots on this year's list.</div>  </article> </div> <div class="four_features fleft col-sm-6 clearfix"> <ul class="clearfix col-sm-6"> <li class="fleft clearfix"> <article data-et-content-id="content_55508f37e4b0521fc565c510" class="promostory promostory-2"> <a class="editable editable-img " href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2015/05/11/obamacare-subsidies-gay-marriage-and-the-abercrombie-fitch-look-still-on-supreme-courts-docket/" data-ga-event="Promo,InsideForbes,1" data-ga-event-trigger="click"> <img alt="Gay Marriage, More Still On Supreme Court's Docket" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328im_/http://i.forbesimg.com/images/channels/footerpromo_panel2_1_footer-1431533985.jpg"/> </a> <h4 class="editable editable-hed"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2015/05/11/obamacare-subsidies-gay-marriage-and-the-abercrombie-fitch-look-still-on-supreme-courts-docket/" data-ga-event="Promo,InsideForbes, 2" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Gay Marriage, More Still On Supreme Court's Docket</a></h4> </article> </li> <li class="fleft clearfix"> <article data-et-content-id="content_5550d1cde4b0521fc565c788" class="promostory promostory-3"> <a class="editable editable-img " href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathryndill/2015/05/11/the-best-and-worst-cities-for-starting-a-career/" data-ga-event="Promo,InsideForbes,2" data-ga-event-trigger="click"> <img alt="The Best And Worst Cities For Starting A Career" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328im_/http://i.forbesimg.com/images/channels/footerpromo_panel2_2_footer-1431534017.jpg"/> </a> <h4 class="editable editable-hed"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathryndill/2015/05/11/the-best-and-worst-cities-for-starting-a-career/" data-ga-event="Promo,InsideForbes, 3" data-ga-event-trigger="click">The Best And Worst Cities For Starting A Career</a></h4> </article> </li> </ul> <ul class="clearfix col-sm-6"> <li class="fleft clearfix"> <article data-et-content-id="content_55521533e4b0521fc565ce98" class="promostory promostory-4"> <a class="editable editable-img iconoverlay galleryicon" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45fdhfm/1-apple/" data-ga-event="Promo,InsideForbes, 3" data-ga-event-trigger="click"> <img alt="The World's Most Valuable Brands 2015" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328im_/http://i.forbesimg.com/images/channels/footerpromo_panel2_3_footer-1431533749.jpg"/> <span class="icon">see photos<b></b></span> </a> <h4 class="editable editable-hed"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45fdhfm/1-apple/" data-ga-event="Promo,InsideForbes, 4" data-ga-event-trigger="click">The World's Most Valuable Brands 2015</a></h4> </article> </li> <li class="fleft clearfix"> <article data-et-content-id="4f96c82976e48a9983bccef9" class="promostory promostory-5"> <a class="editable editable-img " href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/" data-ga-event="Promo,InsideForbes, 4" data-ga-event-trigger="click"> <img alt="Real-Time Billionaires" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328im_/http://i.forbesimg.com/images/channels/footerpromo_panel3_4_footer-1340910456.jpg"/> </a> <h4 class="editable editable-hed"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/" data-ga-event="Promo,InsideForbes, 5" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Real-Time Billionaires</a></h4> </article> </li> </ul> </div> </section>  <section class="lower-footer-links clearfix"> <div class="channels"> <ul data-et-context="footer" data-et-location="footernav" class="edittools-list"> <li class="home"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,channel" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Forbes</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="14" data-et-location="footernav" data-et-item-type="topic"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/business/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,channel" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Business</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="7" data-et-location="footernav" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/investing/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,channel" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Investing</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="8" data-et-location="footernav" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/technology/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,channel" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Technology</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="13" data-et-location="footernav" data-et-item-type="topic"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,channel" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Entrepreneurs</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="9" data-et-location="footernav" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/opinion/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,channel" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Op/Ed</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="10" data-et-location="footernav" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/leadership/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,channel" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Leadership</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="11" data-et-location="footernav" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,channel" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Lifestyle</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="12" data-et-location="footernav" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/lists/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,channel" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Lists</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="conferences footer-list fleft"> <h5><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/conferences/">Conferences</a></h5> <ul data-et-context="footer" data-et-location="footerconferences" class="edittools-list"> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="17" data-et-location="footerconferences" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbesconferences.com/event/2015-forbes-400-summit-on-philanthropy/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">2015 Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="18" data-et-location="footerconferences" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbesconferences.com/event/2015-forbes-womens-summit/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">2015 Forbes Women’s Summit</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="19" data-et-location="footerconferences" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://forbesasianexttycoons.com/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">2015 Forbes Asia: The Next Tycoons</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="8" data-et-location="footerconferences" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbesconferences.com/event/2015-forbes-reinventing-america-the-agtech-summit/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">2015 Forbes Reinventing America: The AgTech Summit</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="14" data-et-location="footerconferences" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbesconferences.com/event/2015-forbes-under-30-summit/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">2015 Forbes Under 30 Summit</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="15" data-et-location="footerconferences" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://forbesglobalceoconference.com/en" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">2015 Forbes Global CEO Conference</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="1" data-et-location="footerconferences" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbesconferences.com/event/2015-forbes-cmo-summit/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">2015 Forbes CMO Summit</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="3" data-et-location="footerconferences" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbesconferences.com/event/2015-forbes-healthcare-summit/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">2015 Forbes Healthcare Summit</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="20" data-et-location="footerconferences" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbesconferences.com/event/2016-forbes-cio-summit/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">2016 Forbes CIO Summit</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="products_newsletter footer-list fleft"> <h5>Education</h5> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.ashford.edu/degrees/online/business.htm/" target="_blank" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,companyinfo" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Forbes School of Business at Ashford University</a></li> </ul>  <h5><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.newsletters.forbes.com/">Newsletters</a></h5> <ul data-et-context="footer" data-et-location="footernewsletters" class="edittools-list"> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="1" data-et-location="footernewsletters" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/newsletters/forbes-investor/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Forbes Investor</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="2" data-et-location="footernewsletters" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/https://www.specialsituationsurvey.com/newsletters/sss/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Special Situation Survey</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="3" data-et-location="footernewsletters" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/newsletters/forbes-dividend-investor/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Forbes Dividend Investor</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="5" data-et-location="footernewsletters" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/newsletters/forbes-premium-income-report/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Forbes Premium Income Report</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="6" data-et-location="footernewsletters" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://onforb.es/1dK9tEh" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Investing Newsletters</a> </li> </ul>  </div> <div class="company-info footer-list fleft"> <h5>Products</h5> <ul data-et-context="footer" data-et-location="footerproducts" class="edittools-list"> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="3" data-et-location="footerproducts" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/https://store.vook.com/storefronts/book/?q=forbes+media" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Forbes eBooks</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="4" data-et-location="footerproducts" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbesmagazine.com/newsfeeds/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Forbes Newsfeeds</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="5" data-et-location="footerproducts" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://forbesreprints.magreprints.com/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Reprints & Permissions</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="6" data-et-location="footerproducts" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbesmagazine.com/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Forbes Magazine</a> </li> </ul> <h5>Company Info</h5> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbesmedia.com/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,companyinfo" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Advertise</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbespr/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,companyinfo" data-ga-event-trigger="click" class="exit_trigger_set ga_tracked">Forbes Press Room</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/sites/careers-at-forbes/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,companyinfo" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Forbes Careers</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/fdc/contact.html" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,companyinfo" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/fdc/sitemap.html" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,companyinfo" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Sitemap</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://blogs.forbes.com/help/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,companyinfo" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Help</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="publications fleft"> <div class="clearfix"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/forbes" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,magazine" data-ga-event-trigger="click" class="exit_trigger_set ga_tracked"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328im_/http://images.forbes.com/media/current_covers/forbes_120x160.jpg" alt="Forbes Magazine"></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/forbes-life-magazine" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,magazine" data-ga-event-trigger="click" class="exit_trigger_set ga_tracked"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328im_/http://images.forbes.com/media/current_covers/forbeslife_120x160.jpg" alt="ForbesLife"></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/forbesasia/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,magazine" data-ga-event-trigger="click" class="exit_trigger_set ga_tracked"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328im_/http://images.forbes.com/media/current_covers/forbesasia_120x160.jpg" alt="ForbesAsia"></a> </div> <ul class="subscriptions"> <ul data-et-context="footer" data-et-location="footermagazine" class="edittools-list"> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="6" data-et-location="footermagazine" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/https://subs.forbesmagazine.com/servlet/OrdersGateway?cds_mag_code=FRB&cds_page_id=150007" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">2 Free Issues</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="4" data-et-location="footermagazine" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbesmagazine.com/" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Subscriber Services</a> </li> <li class="editable edittools-item" data-et-item_id="5" data-et-location="footermagazine" data-et-item-type="link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/https://subs.forbesmagazine.com/loc/FRB/IZEG101" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,conferences" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Gift Subscription</a> </li> </ul> </ul> <div class="affiliate-sites"> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbeschina.com/" target="_blank" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,site" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Forbes China</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbesindia.com/" target="_blank" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,site" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Forbes India</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.co.il/" target="_blank" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,site" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Forbes Israel</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com.mx/" target="_blank" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,site" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Forbes Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/" target="_blank" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,site" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Forbes Middle East</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.pl/" target="_blank" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,site" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Forbes Poland</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.ro/" target="_blank" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,site" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Forbes Romania</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbesrussia.ru/" target="_blank" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,site" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Forbes Russia</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://forbesmagazine.es/" target="_blank" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,site" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Forbes Spain</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.realclear.com/" target="_blank" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,site" data-ga-event-trigger="click">RealClear</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/" target="_blank" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,site" data-ga-event-trigger="click">RealClear Politics</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.realclearmarkets.com/" target="_blank" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,site" data-ga-event-trigger="click">RealClear Markets</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.realclearworld.com/" target="_blank" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,site" data-ga-event-trigger="click">RealClear World</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.realclearsports.com/" target="_blank" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,site" data-ga-event-trigger="click">RealClear Sports</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <section class="legalese clearfix"> <small>2015 Forbes.com LLC   All Rights Reserved</small> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/terms" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,companyinfo" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Terms and Conditions</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://www.forbes.com/fdc/privacy.html" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,companyinfo" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Privacy Statement</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://corporate.morningstar.com/us/asp/subject.aspx?xmlfile=5501.xml" target="_blank" data-ga-event="Footer,LinkFollowed,partner" data-ga-event-trigger="click">Market Data by Morningstar</a></li> <li><a onclick="(function(){forbes.event_tracking.track_ga_event(['Footer','LinkFollowed','partner']);var s=document.createElement('script');s.src='https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://preferences.truste.com/js/buildJsFilev2.jsp?domain=forbes.com&type=epref';s.onreadystatechange=function(){if(script.readyState=='loaded'||script.readyState=='complete'){view(trusteId);}};s.onload=function(){view(trusteId);};document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(s);})()" style="cursor:pointer;" target="_blank">AdChoices</a></li> </ul> </section> </div> </footer>    <div class="gigya_settings" style="display:none;"> <div class="gigya_shortLink" data-value=""></div> <div class="gigya_canonicalLink" data-value="http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land.html"></div> <div class="gigya_title" data-value="{"generic":"The World's 100 Most Powerful Women - Forbes","twitter":"The World's 100 Most Powerful Women"}"></div> <div class="gigya_cid" data-value="legacyURI/article/www/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land"></div> <div class="gigya_buttonContainerPrefixArray" data-value="gigya_share_button,gigya_inline_share_button"></div> <div class="gigya_counterContainerPrefixArray" data-value="gigya_share_counter,gigya_inline_share_counter"></div> <div class="gigya_counterDisplayArray" data-value="tall,medium"></div> <div class="gigya_grecobarEnabled" data-value="false"></div> <div class="gigya_twitterVia" data-value="forbes"></div> <div class="gigya_twitterHashtags" data-value=""></div> <div class="gigya_twitterRelated" data-value="forbes"></div> </div>   <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ var ppi_AjaxURI = '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php' ,imagesBaseCdn = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://i.forbesimg.com' ,followBarLocation = ''; //]]> </script>  <script type="text/javascript"> var gigya_conf = { siteName: 'forbes.com', APIkey: '3_8Fcn29ZQ5lcRRr8BsC6Y2q8eRKPl567JTM6IWXsqW4eqW57_fNx29GDl9YdzZLvH', connectWithoutLoginBehavior: 'alwaysLogin', enabledProviders: 'facebook,twitter,linkedin,googleplus,yahoo,messenger,wordpress,aol,blogger,openid,foursquare,typepad' }; (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; //po.async = true; po.src = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://cdn.gigya.com/js/gigya.js?apiKey=3_8Fcn29ZQ5lcRRr8BsC6Y2q8eRKPl567JTM6IWXsqW4eqW57_fNx29GDl9YdzZLvH'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; //po.async = true; po.src = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://cdn.gigya.com/js/gigyaGAIntegration.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); </script>  <script type="text/javascript"> var google_tag_channel = "business"; var google_tag_section = ""; var google_tag_swimlane = ""; var google_tag_specialslot = ""; var google_tag_article_special_slot = ""; var google_tag_display_channel = "business"; var google_tag_display_section = ""; var google_tag_zone = "article"; var google_tag_article_id = "legacyURI/article/www/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328js_/http://i.forbesimg.com/scripts/combined/js/global.6851cf76f4da93067864a3624fa8f8e17965b1cb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328js_/http://i.forbesimg.com/scripts/combined/js/article.b74714a680bd0354a7d7d0c333f2cb5445b5b315.js"></script> <span class="lazy_load_js" data-files="http://i.forbesimg.com/scripts/combined/js/globallazy.a8facd3e8170abdaa7f7af69d95f13a9a8b25430.js"></span> <script type="text/javascript"> forbes.bootstrap.init(); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> if ( typeof window.JSON === 'undefined' ) { document.write('<script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519212328/http://i.forbesimg.com/assets/js/core/jquery.json-2.2.js"><\/script>'); } </script>   </body> </html>