Fortune India’s 2025 ranking of the Most Powerful Women in India is out. It includes extraordinary women leaders driving change across business, government, media, and social sectors.
Technology & IT Services
Key leaders in the Technology & IT Services include Ogilvy Global CEO Devika Bulchandani (Rank 35), Chanel CEO Leena Nair (Rank 16) and HCLTech Chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra (Rank 4).
Media & Entertainment
Key Leaders in the Media & Entertainment sector include Bollywood actresses Alia Bhatt (Rank 40), Deepika Padukone (Rank 39) and Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Rank 37).
The list also includes Jyoti Deshmukh (Rank 32), President Media & Content Business – RIL and Monika Shergill (Rank 44), VP Content – Netflix India. Netflix CEO Bela Bajaria ranks 5th.
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
The Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals sector includes the Reddy Sisters, the head of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise. Shobhana Kamineni, Sangeeta Reddy, Preetha Reddy and Suneeta Reddy jointly hold Rank 3.
The list also includes Vibha Padalkar (Rank 30), MD & CEO – HDFC Life, Lupine CEO Vinita Gupta (Rank 18), Bharat Biotech MD Suchitra Ella (Rank 36) and the Executive Director of Serum Institute of India, Natasha Poonawalla (Rank 49).
Finance & Banking
The Finance & Banking sector is topped by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Rank 1). Rajya Sabha Member Sudha Murty (Rank 6) and Adani Foundation Chairperson Priti G Adani (Rank 19) also make it to the list.
Gita Gopinath, the Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), holds Rank 9.
Other Key Leaders
Nita Ambani, Founder and Chairperson of Reliance Foundation, holds Rank 2. Other key leaders include Isha Ambani (Rank 8), Director, Reliance Retail Ventures; Malika Srinivasan (Rank 22), Chairman & MD, TAFE; and Nandini Piramal (Rank 33), Non-Executive Director, Piramal Enterprises.
Rank 25 is held by Prabha Narasimhan, Managing Director & CEO – Colgate-Palmolive India. Nyrika Holkar, Executive Director – Godrej & Boyce, holds Rank 24. Kalli Purie, Vice Chairperson – India Today Group, holds Rank 10.
Check the Top 50 most powerful women in India, according to Fortune India:
