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2018 Most Influential Corporate Directors

Women Inc. is proud to present the 2018 Most Influential Corporate Directors listing. This represents a sampling of women’s professional excellence at the highest level. Congratulations to those recognized in this year’s Board Edition.


Chief Executive Officer
Red River Associates
Serves on Board of Directors for: American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Company
Retired Executive Chairman
MetaMarkets Group
Serves on Board of Directors for: Corning Inc., Metamarkets Group
Chief Transformation Officer
Lands’ End
Serves on Board of Directors for: Thrivent
Former President
Women’s National Basketball Association
Serves on Board of Directors for: Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc., Hasbro, Inc., Synchrony Financial
Former Chief Financial Officer
Putnam Investments
Serves on Board of Directors for: Principal Financial Group, Inc.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Morehouse School of Medicine
Serves on Board of Directors for: UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
Co-founder, Principal, & Global Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio Manager
Westwood Global Investments
Serves on Board of Directors for: Republic Services, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
The Clorox Company
Serves on Board of Directors for: The Clorox Company, Visa Inc.
Retired Executive Vice President
Safeway, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Casey’s General Stores, Inc., Ross Stores, Inc.
Retired Global and Americas Director of Real Estate, Hospitality & Construction
Ernst & Young LLP
Serves on Board of Directors for: DigitalBridge Group, Inc., Tutor Perini Corporation, Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.
Former Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Essendant Inc. (formerly United Stationers Inc.)
Serves on Board of Directors for: Ecolab Inc., H&R Block, Inc., Ingredion Incorporated
Retired Chief Executive Officer
Sempra Energy
Serves on Board of Directors for: Caterpillar, Chevron Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corp.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Advancit Capital
Serves on Board of Directors for: Paramount Global
Former Managing director & Co-head CEO
Russell Reynolds Associates
Serves on Board of Directors for: Allstate Corporation
President & Chief Executive Officer
Thrivent
Serves on Board of Directors for: H.B. Fuller Company, Thrivent
Former President & Chief Executive Officer
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Serves on Board of Directors for: Henry Schein, Inc.