It is not secret that men dominate
Silicon Valley. The technical community has finally realized it has a diversity
problem. However, women have been in the technology industry for some time now.
Many of them are on the top most positions and are among the richest women in
the world. Women Entrepreneurship is on a big roll these days. Starting from
Oprah Winfrey in US to Ekta Kapoor in India, women’s are doing best in
business. In addition, not in Business Industry there are women in Technology
Industry who have risen up to lucrative leadership positions.
After a long research, I found some
of the wealthiest women in Technology industry. Meg Whitman, she made her fortune at eBay before becoming CEO of HP
in 2011. She is the only female tech executive to crack Forbes list of 400
richest Americans. She is reportedly worth $1.9 Billion. Sheryl Sandberg, she made her mark as Facebook Chief Operating
Officer. She is also famous for her bestselling book Lean In: Women, Work, and
The will to lead. Her net worth hovers $1 Billion. Marissa Mayer, she was the 20th employee at Google and
sits on Wal-Mart’s Board of directors. She became CEO of Yahoo in July 2012.
Her net worth estimated at $300 Million.
Ginni Rommety, she became CEO of IBM two years ago. It is very tricky
to estimate her net worth. She is worth less than $1 Billion. In 2012, her
total compensation was $16.1 Million. Safra
Catz, she became an Oracle executive in 1999 and has since then worked her
way up and is now the President and CFO. She reports to founder and CEO, Larry
Ellison. In 2013, she earned over $44 Million in stock and options. Ursula Burns, she became the first
African-American woman in July 2009 to lead a Fortune 500 Company as Xerox CEO
and Chairwoman. She started out as an Intern in 1980. Her compensation in 2013
was over $7.5 Million. Susan Wojcicki, she
became YouTube CEO after becoming SVP of advertising at Google. Founder Sergey
Brin and Larry Page rented her garage as Google’s first Office. Her position at
YouTube guarantees her a fortune upwards of $10 Million.
Renee James, she became the president at Intel in 2013 and
instantly becoming the most powerful woman in Business and Technology. Before
becoming president her total compensation in 2012 was over $15 Million. Amy Hood, she became Microsoft CFO last
May and reports to CEO Satya Nadella. Before Transitioning to CFO, Hood led
Microsoft’s business team in acquiring big names like Skype and Yammer. Her
total compensation neared $7.5 Million. Angela
Ahrendts, she became CEO of Burberry and this year joined Apple as Head of
Retail and Online Stores. She is the first woman to join CEO Tim Cook’s
executive team. She has been awarded $76 Million in stock. Lucy Peng, she is the founder of Alibaba, became the CEO in June
after successfully growing its small lending and microfinance operations. The
e-commerce company recently announced an initial public offering on the New
York Stock Exchange, claiming a value of around $120 Billion. Her fortunes will
skyrocket when the company completes its IPO.
These days industries are looking
for motivating woman to become Entrepreneurs or hiring women’s for top
positions in their companies. To solve diversity problem in Industries, these
steps are must to take and not only men’s are good managers; women’s too are
good managers. The only difference is their way of working is different.
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