Penny Pritzker ( Full Name: Penny Sue Pritzker) is a popular American billionaire businesswoman and civic leader who is the founder and Chairman of PSP Partners and its affiliates, Pritzker Realty Group, PSP Capital, and PSP Growth. Before, Penny worked as the 38th United States Secretary of Commerce in the Obama administration from 2013 until 2017. She also worked as an executive chairman of the board of TransUnion and is a past board member of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Marmon Group, as well as LaSalle Bank Corporation.
Ellen Pao is a well-known American investor. She was an interim CEO of social media company Reddit. She hit the headlines in 2012 for filing a failed gender discrimination suit against her employer, venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins. In addition, she has been the co-founder and CEO of Project Include since 2016.
Jessica Livingston is a prominent author and writer. She is the founding partner of the seed-stage venture firm Y Combinator. Furthermore, Jessica is the author of a book written back in the year 2007 entitled Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days.
Aileen Lee is a well-known American venture capital angel investor who is a co-founder of Cowboy Ventures. The firm has invested in startups including Bloom Energy, Dollar Shave Club, and Rent the Runway. The firm stated that it has raised Cowboy Ventures III, a $95 million fund dedicated to backing seed-stage technology startups. In addition, she is a founding member of All Raise.
Theresia Gouw is a well-known American entrepreneur and venture capital investor. She mostly ventures in the technology sector and she is the richest female venture capitalist worth $500 Million. She co-founded Aspect Ventures, a female-led venture capital firm, in 2014. In addition, she worked at Bain & Company, Release Software, and Accel Partners.
Gladys Berejiklian is a popular Australian businesswoman and retired politician who is now an executive for the telecommunications company Optus. From 2017 to 2021, Gladys worked as the 45th premier of New South Wales and the leader of the New South Wales division of the Liberal Party. She became a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly following winning the electoral district of Willoughby in the 2003 state election. Gladys was given the roles of Treasurer and Minister for Industrial Relations in the second Baird government, and Minister for Transport in the O’Farrell and first Baird governments. Gladys became also the deputy leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party between 2014 and 2017.
Jennifer Piepszak is a well-known American financial executive. She worked as CFO of JPMorgan Chase from May 1, 2019, to May 2021 succeeding Marianne Lake. She is now Co-CEO of Consumer & Community Banking (CCB) and also a member of the JPMorgan Chase Operating Committee. Before becoming CFO, she was the CEO of Business Banking from 2014 to 2017.
Loretta Mester is a noted American businesswoman. She is currently working as president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland since June 1, 2014. She is also an adjunct professor of finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, she is a director of the Council for Economic Education and a director of the Greater Cleveland Partnership.
Anne Finucane is a noted American banker. She is vice chair of Bank of America and also chair of the board of Bank of America Europe. Finucane has worked in the banking industry sector since 1995 when she joined Fleet Financial. In addition, she is also an active member of several organization boards.
Hafize Gaye Erkan is an American-Turkish accountant and banker who is the current governor of the Central Bank of Turkey. Before, Hafize was a Member Board of Directors of Marsh McLennan and an Advisory Board of the Operations Research & Financial Engineering Department, at Princeton University.
