03/09/2026
Forbes Most Powerful Women 2025
https://www.forbes.com/lists/power-women/
A sampling:
Ursula von der Leyen (No. 1) and European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde (No. 2) navigate Europe's overlapping crises where energy, defense, and monetary policy determine whether the continent coheres or fractures.
Sanae Takaichi (No. 3) became Japan's first female prime minister, governing a $4.2 trillion economy at a moment when semiconductor security, defense realignment, and demographic pressure converge. These decisions will shape East Asian power dynamics and global manufacturing stability.
Mexico's president Claudia Sheinbaum (No. 5) is at the center of North America's manufacturing transformation.
MacKenzie Scott (No. 11), a philanthropist, has donated $19.3 billion to more than 2,500 nonprofits.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (No. 92), An economist and international development professional, she has more than 30 years of experience working in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America, and is the first woman and the first African to serve as Director-General of the World Trade Organization. She believes in the power of trade to lift developing countries out of poverty help them achieve sustainable development.
