Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is the 32nd most powerful woman in 2023 by Forbes, behind Kamala Harris and Taylor Swift. Sitharaman is one of four Indians on Forbes Most Powerful Women list for this year.
The Forbes Most Powerful Women list for 2023 include Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, US Vice President Kamala Harris, and Taylor Swift.
Roshni Nadar Malhotra, CEO of HCL Corporation (rank 60), Soma Mondal, Chairperson of Steel Authority of India (rank 70), and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Biocon Founder (rank 76), are three more accomplished Indian women.
Nirmala Sitharaman
After becoming India’s first full-time Finance Minister in May 2019, Nirmala Sitharaman oversees Corporate Affairs. She joined politics after working for the UK’s Agricultural Engineers Association, BBC World Service, and National Commission for Women.
RN Malhotra
Daughter of HCL founder Shiv Nadar, Roshni Nadar Malhotra heads HCL Technologies and makes strategic decisions. She defines HCL’s future after succeeding her father in July 2020.
Mondal Soma
Soma Mondal, the first woman to chair the state-owned Steel Authority of India (SAIL), tripled profits in her first year.
Ulli Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission Chief, was first, Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank Head, was second, and Kamala Harris was third.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Forbes names Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw one of India’s richest self-made women. The 1978 Biocon founder has led the biopharmaceutical company to success, including Asia’s largest insulin factory in Johor.
Conclusion
Forbes puts Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman 32nd among the world’s most powerful women this year. Joining Taylor Swift and Kamala Harris. Other Indian women on the list include HCL Corporation CEO Roshni Nadar Malhotra (rank 60), Steel Authority of India Chairperson Soma Mondal (rank 70), and Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (rank 76). The UK’s Agricultural Engineers Association and BBC World Service employed India’s first full-time Finance Minister, Sitharaman. Daughter of HCL founder Shiv Nadar, Malhotra chairs HCL Technologies. Mondal, the first female Steel Authority of India Chair, has steered the company to financial growth.
