Sitharaman & 3 Indians Forbes Most Powerful Women
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made it to Forbes' list of the world's most powerful women in 2021 for the third straight year.
US business magazine Forbes releases a list of 100 most powerful women every year.
This year's list is the 18th annual list of the world's most powerful women. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made it to Forbes' list of the world's most powerful women in 2021 for the third straight year.
Sitharaman is ranked 37 this year. In 2020 she was ranked 41. Interestingly the American Finance Minister Janet Yellen, who took the 39th spot this year. Which is 2 ranks below Nirmala. Apart from Sitharaman, three other Indian women also got featured on the Forbes list. They include the HCL Corporation CEO Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, and Nykaa founder Falguni Nayar. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos' former wife Mackenzie Scott tops this year's ranking. Scott has pledged $8.6 billion of her fortune to charity.United States Vice President Kamala Harris took the second spot, followed by European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde.
