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Most Powerful Women

This is the 20th year we’ve published Fortune’s Most Powerful Women list. Our 2017 ranking is comprised of 26 CEOs controlling $1.1 trillion in market cap, seven newcomers, one returnee, and nine women in the tech industry. Here are the names behind the numbers. Click here to read the International Edition of our Most Powerful Women list.
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    Mary Barra
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    Indra Nooyi
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    Marillyn Hewson
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    Abigail Johnson
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    Sheryl Sandberg
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    Ginni Rometty
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    Meg Whitman
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    Safra Catz
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    Phebe Novakovic
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    Ruth Porat
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    Lynn Good
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    Helena Foulkes
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    Angela Ahrendts
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    Susan Wojcicki
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    Tricia Griffith
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    Cathy Engelbert
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    Pam Nicholson
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    Ann Marie Campbell
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    Geisha Williams
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    Debra Reed
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    Karen Lynch
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    Sandra Peterson
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    Heather Bresch
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    Marianne Lake
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    Margaret Keane
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    Amy Hood
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    Mary Callahan Erdoes
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    Judith McKenna
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    Barbara Rentler
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    Leanne Caret
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    Denise Morrison
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    Vicki Hollub
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    Shari Ballard
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    Debra Crew
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    Kathleen Murphy
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    Lynne Doughtie
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    Mary Mack
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    Julie Sweet
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    Carolyn Tastad
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    Bridget Van Kralingen
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    Crystal Hanlon
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    Shira Goodman
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    Jennifer Taubert
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    Anna Manning
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    Michele Buck
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    Deanna Mulligan
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    Bonnie Hammer
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    Mary Dillon
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    Margo Georgiadis
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    Anne Finucane
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    Reese Witherspoon
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