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.
Joan T. Dea
Founder
Beckwith Investments LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Charles Schwab Bank, SSB
Alecia A. DeCoudreaux
President Emerita
Mills College at Northeastern University
Serves on Board of Directors for: CVS Health, Parnassus Funds Trust
Aine L. Denari
Executive V.P. & President
Navico Group
Serves on Board of Directors for: Masco Corporation
Laura Desmond
Chief Executive Officer
Smartly.io
Serves on Board of Directors for: Adobe Inc., DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc., Smartly.io
Susan Desmond-Hellmann
Former Senior Advisor
Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI)
Serves on Board of Directors for: Pfizer Inc.
Barbara J. Desoer
Former Chief Executive Officer
Citibank, N.A.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Davita Inc.
Christine Detrick
Former Director, Head of the Americas Financial Services Practice; Former Senior Advisor
Bain & Company
Serves on Board of Directors for: Capital One Corporation, CRA International, Inc.
Jerri DeVard
Former Executive Vice President & Chief Customer Officer
Office Depot
Serves on Board of Directors for: Cars.com Inc., Dow, Root, Inc., Under Armour, Inc.
Londa Dewey
Chief Executive Officer
QTI Group
Serves on Board of Directors for: American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Company, MGE Energy, Inc.
Chandra Dhandapani
Chief Executive Officer
Magnit, LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Northern Trust
Susan M. Diamond
Former Chief Financial Officer
Humana, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: PepsiCo, Inc.
Angela Wei Dong
Global Vice President & General Manager of Greater China
NIKE, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: The Estêe Lauder Companies Inc.
Caroline Dorsa
Retired Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Duke Energy
Jennifer A. Doudna
Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Serves on Board of Directors for: Johnson & Johnson
Lynne M. Doughtie
Former U.S. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
KPMG
Serves on Board of Directors for: McKesson Corporation, The Boeing Company, Workday, Inc.
Laurie Z. Douglas
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer & Chief Digital Officer
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Lowe's Companies, Inc.