The 2025 Most Influential Women Corporate Board Directors recognizes the exceptional executives shaping strategy and driving innovation at the world’s leading companies. Spanning industries from technology and finance to healthcare and energy, these directors serve on Fortune 500 and global corporate boards, bringing transformative leadership to boardrooms worldwide.
Helen P. Pudlin
Strategic Advisor & Executive Coach
BarkerGilmore
Serves on Board of Directors for: Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Grace Puma
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer
PepsiCo, Inc
Serves on Board of Directors for: Organon & Co., Phillips 66, Target Corporation
Rima Qureshi
Former Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
Verizon Communications Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: BT Group, Loblaw Companies Limited, Mastercard
Lynn Vojvodich Radakovich
Former Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
Salesforce, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Booking Holdings, Dell Inc., Figma, Ford Motor Company
Denise L. Ramos
Retired Chief Executive Officer & President
ITT Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Bank of America Corporation, RTX Corporation
Devina A. Rankin
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Waste Management, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: KeyCorp
Larree M. Renda
Retired Executive Vice President
Safeway, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Casey's General Stores, Inc.
Linda Rendle
Chair & Chief Executive Officer
The Clorox Company
Serves on Board of Directors for: The Clorox Company, Visa Inc.
Linda Johnson Rice
CEO
Johnson Publishing Company, LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Enova International, Inc., Omnicom Group Inc.
Laurel J. Richie
Former President
Women's National Basketball Association
Serves on Board of Directors for: Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc., Hasbro, Inc., Synchrony Financial
Deborah D. Rieman
Former President & Chief Executive Officer
Check Point Software Technologies Incorporated
Serves on Board of Directors for: Metamarkets Group
Nneka Rimmer
Former President, Global Flavors & Extracts
McCormick & Company
Serves on Board of Directors for: Constellation, Energizer Holdings
Therace M. Risch
Former EVP & Chief Information & Technology Officer
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Old Republic International
Irene B. Rosenfeld
Former Chair & Chief Executive Officer
Mondelēz International
Serves on Board of Directors for: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Lynn Forester de Rothschild
Chief Executive Officer & Chair
E.L. Rothschild LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: The Estêe Lauder Companies Inc.
Dr. Pamela J. Royal
Owner & President
Royal Dermatology and Aesthetic Skin Care, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Dominion Energy, Inc.