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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.


Retired Senior Vice President
Corning Incorporated
Serves on Board of Directors for: Duke Energy
Former Chief Executive Officer
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Serves on Board of Directors for: Penn Mutual Life Insurance, Universal Health Services, Inc.
Former Chief Human Resources Officer & Senior Vice President Labor
United Parcel Service, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: JetBlue, Lennar Corporation
Former Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
The Walt Disney Company
Serves on Board of Directors for: FM Global, Procter & Gamble
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Bank of America, McKesson Corporation, Tyson Foods, Inc.
Former Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Nationwide Insurance Property & Casualty
Serves on Board of Directors for: Arch Capital Group, Brighthouse Financial, Fifth Third Bancorp
Former Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
Procter & Gamble
Serves on Board of Directors for: American Express, Valero Energy
Former Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
Serves on Board of Directors for: Ashland Global Holdings Inc.
Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of the Global Consumer Group
Citigroup
Serves on Board of Directors for: Ally Financial Inc.
Thomas W. Smith Professor of Medicine and Genetics
Harvard Medical School; Brigham & Women's Hospital
Serves on Board of Directors for: Merck & Co., Inc.
Owner & President
Royal Dermatology and Aesthetic Skin Care, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Dominion Energy, Inc.
Executive in Residence
Columbia Business School
Serves on Board of Directors for: The Honest Company
Former President & Chief Executive Officer
College Futures Foundation
Serves on Board of Directors for: Apple Inc., Bank of America Corporation, Target Corporation
Former Global Head, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and President, Moody's Foundation
Moody's Corporation
Serves on Board of Directors for: Compass Group plc, Equitable Holdings, Inc., Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
Global Security & Resilience Practice Leader
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Dominion Energy, Inc.
Former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
U.S. Department of Defense
Serves on Board of Directors for: AAR