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.
Jamie S. Gorelick
Partner
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Serves on Board of Directors for: Amazon.com, Inc., VeriSign, Inc.
Isabella (Bella) D. Goren
Former Chief Financial Officer
American Airlines, Inc., and AMR Corporation
Serves on Board of Directors for: GE Aerospace, Marriott International, Inc., Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Julia Gouw
Retired President & COO
East West Bank
Serves on Board of Directors for: Pacific Mutual Holding Co., Piermont Bank, Vizio
Marion K. Gross
Former Executive Vice President, Global Chief Supply Chain Officer
McDonald's Corporation
Serves on Board of Directors for: Ecolab Inc.
Lisa A. Grow
President & Chief Executive Officer
IDACORP and Idaho Power
Serves on Board of Directors for: American Water
Ann Fritz Hackett
Former Strategy Consulting Partner and Partner & Co-founder
Personal Pathways, LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Capital One Corporation, Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc., MasterBrands, Inc.
Leslie D. Hale
President & Chief Executive Officer
RLJ Lodging Trust
Serves on Board of Directors for: Delta Airlines, Inc., RLJ Lodging Trust
Elizabeth Hamren
Chief Executive Officer
AllTrails, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Hasbro, Inc., LegalZoom.com, Inc.
Jeneanne Hanley
Former Senior Vice President & President of E-Systems Division
Lear Corporation
Serves on Board of Directors for: KLA, QuantumScape Corporation
M. Susan Hardwick
Former President & Chief Executive Officer
American Water Works Company
Serves on Board of Directors for: Indiana Gas Co., Inc., New Jersey Resources, Inc., Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co
Stayce D. Harris
Former United Airlines Pilot; Former Inspector General
U.S. Air Force
Serves on Board of Directors for: BlackRock Fixed-Income Funds, The Boeing Company
Deborah Marriott Harrison
Global Cultural Ambassador Emeritus
Marriott International, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Marriott International, Inc.
Venessa Harrison
Former President, AT&T's Southeast Coastal States
AT&T
Serves on Board of Directors for: Southern Company Gas
Jakki L. Haussler
Co-Founder & Non-Executive Chairman
Opus Capital Management LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Ingram Micro Holding Corp., Service Corporation Int., Vertiv Holdings Co.
Laurie P. Havanec
Former Executive Vice President & Chief People Officer
CVS Health Corporation
Serves on Board of Directors for: American Water Works Company
Mary Lynne Hedley
Senior Scientific Fellow at the Broad Institute
MIT and Harvard
Serves on Board of Directors for: Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc, Eli Lilly and Company, Veeva Systems, Inc.