The most powerful women in the tech world.

These women have risen to prominence and wield significant power within technology corporations.

 

Lisa Su - President and CEO of AMD, the chip manufacturer.

Lisa Su is currently the CEO and President of one of the world's largest chip manufacturers, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Lisa Su joined AMD in 2012. By 2024, she became CEO and chairman of the company, at a time when AMD was on the verge of bankruptcy. However, under her leadership, AMD has become one of the world's largest chip manufacturers and competes head-to-head with Intel in the computer chip market.

 

Melanie Perkins - Founder and CEO of the software company Canva

Melanie Perkins, born in 1987, is the co-founder and CEO of Canva and is considered one of the most powerful women in the tech industry. For those unfamiliar, Canva is a very popular online graphic design platform with over 100 million active users and an estimated company value of $40 billion.

Safra Catz - CEO of Oracle software company

Safra Catz joined Oracle in 1999 as Senior Vice President. In 2002, Catz joined the company's board of directors and was appointed president two years later.

She was appointed CEO of Oracle in 2014 and has led the company to become one of the world's largest software companies.

Robyn Denholm - President of Tesla electric car company

 

In September 2018, Robyn Denholm, born in 1963, was appointed chairman of the electric car company Tesla, replacing Elon Musk, who was forced to step down due to allegations of stock price manipulation and pressure from shareholders.

Robyn Denholm joined Tesla in 2014. Prior to being appointed President of the company, Denholm served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Tesla.

Linda Yaccarino - CEO of social network X (formerly Twitter)

Before becoming CEO of X (formerly Twitter), Linda Yaccarino was the President of Global Advertising at NBCUniversal, a major American media and entertainment company.

Linda Yaccarino is known for her decisive work style. In June 2023, Elon Musk appointed Yaccarino as CEO of X, with the goal of getting the social media platform back on track.

Gwynne Shotwell - President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of SpaceX

Gwynne Shotwell was previously the chief engineer of the satellite design program and was involved in developing space exploration policies for NASA.

In 2002, Shotwell became Vice President of Business Development at SpaceX. She subsequently rose to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), taking primary responsibility for the company's direction.

Susan Wojcicki - Former CEO of YouTube, senior advisor at Google

 

Susan Wojcicki began her career in Silicon Valley with a marketing job at the chip manufacturer Intel.

Google was born in her garage. Susan Wojcicki became the company's 16th employee and later became its marketing director.

Susan Wojcicki was the person who suggested Google acquire YouTube in 2006. From 2014 to 2023, Wojcicki served as CEO of YouTube. After stepping down, she remains a senior advisor at Google.

Marissa Mayer - Founder of the artificial intelligence company Sunshine Contacts

Marissa Mayer, born in 1975, received 14 different job offers after graduating with a master's degree in Computer Science from Stanford. Ultimately, she chose Google, becoming the first female employee and the 20th employee overall at Google.

She helped Google develop its search tools and contributed to a range of key Google products, such as Maps, News, and the web browser toolbar.

In 2012, Marissa Mayer became CEO and president at Yahoo. She left the company in 2017, after Yahoo was acquired by telecommunications company Verizon.

Later, Marissa Mayer, along with Enrique Muñoz Torres, a former colleague at Yahoo and Google, founded Sunshine Contacts, a company specializing in artificial intelligence development.

Kimberly Bryant - Founder and CEO of Black Girls Code

Kimberly Bryant, born in 1967, has held numerous engineering leadership positions in a number of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies over the past two decades.

In 2011, Bryant founded the Black Girls Code, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Black girls aged 7 to 17 in their studies of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Li Fei Fei - Co-founder and Director of the Stanford Institute for Artificial Intelligence for Humanity

Li Fei Fei was born in 1976 in Beijing, China, and moved to the United States at the age of 16. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the California Institute of Technology.

In 2009, she served as Director of Stanford's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Later, she co-founded and served as Director of the Stanford Institute for Artificial Intelligence for Humans. Her research focuses on cognitive neuroscience and computation, and the application of machine learning to improve AI image recognition capabilities.