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.
Persis S. Drell
Former Provost
Stanford University
Serves on Board of Directors for: Nvidia
Dina Dublon
Retired Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Serves on Board of Directors for: PepsiCo, Inc., T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
Thasunda Brown Duckett
President & Chief Executive Officer
TIAA
Serves on Board of Directors for: Brex, Nike, Inc., TIAA
Christine Edwards
Former Capital Partner and Chair of the Bank Regulatory Practice Group
Winston & Strawn LLP
Serves on Board of Directors for: BMO Bank N.A.
Lisa M. Edwards
Former Executive Chair
Diligent Institute
Serves on Board of Directors for: Colgate-Palmolive, LogicMonitor
Catherine M. Engelbert
Commissioner
Women's National Basketball Association
Serves on Board of Directors for: McDonald's Corporation, Royalty Pharma plc
Alexandra Ford English
Member, Board of Directors
Ford Motor Company
Serves on Board of Directors for: Ford Motor Company
Tami A. Erwin
Retired Senior Advisor
Verizon Communications, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Deere & Company
Gay Huey Evans
Former Chairman
London Metal Exchange
Serves on Board of Directors for: ConocoPhillips Company
Carolyn Everson
Former President
Instacart
Serves on Board of Directors for: The Coca-Cola Company, The Walt Disney Company, Under Armour
Rona A. Fairhead
Former Minister of State, United Kingdom Department for International Trade
BBC Trust
Serves on Board of Directors for: RS Group plc
Dawn L. Farrell
Former President & Chief Executive Officer
Trans Mountain Corporation
Serves on Board of Directors for: Portland General Electric
Diana S. Ferguson
Principal
Scarlett Investments, LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Gartner, Inc., Mattel, Inc., Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
Mary Lynn Ferguson-McHugh
Former Chief Executive Officer, Family Care & New Business
Procter & Gamble
Serves on Board of Directors for: Molson Coors Beverage, Smurfit Kappa Group plc
Marie Ffolkes
Managing Partner
GenNx360 Capital Partners
Serves on Board of Directors for: Masco Corporation, Valero Energy Corporation
Patricia Fili-Krushel
Former Chief Executive Officer
Coqual
Serves on Board of Directors for: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.