Katalin Karikó
Katalin Karikó’s research on nucleoside-modified mRNA helped enable effective mRNA vaccines and establish a platform for new medicines.
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai’s education advocacy grew into a global institution supporting girls’ right to learn, lead and shape their futures.
Fei-Fei Li
Fei-Fei Li helped shape modern AI through ImageNet, AI4ALL, Stanford HAI and her work on spatial intelligence.
Amal Clooney
Amal Clooney is a Lebanese-British barrister, scholar and human rights advocate specialising in public international law, international criminal law and human rights. Born in Beirut in 1978, she left Lebanon with her family during the civil war and grew up near London.
Temwa Chawinga
Temwa Chawinga is a Malawian professional footballer and one of the most prolific forwards in women’s football. Born in Rumphi in northern Malawi, she followed her older sister Tabitha into the game, playing with boys as a child before building a professional career across Malawi, Sweden, China and the United States.
Mae Jemison
Mae Carol Jemison is an American physician, engineer, astronaut, educator and entrepreneur whose career has moved across medicine, global development, space exploration, technology and education. Born in Decatur, Alabama, and raised on Chicago’s South Side, she entered Stanford University at 16, earned degrees in chemical engineering and African and Afro-American Studies, then earned her medical degree from Cornell University.
Tabitha Chawinga
Tabitha Chawinga is a Malawian professional footballer and captain of the Malawi women’s national team whose career has moved through Sweden, China, Italy and France while repeatedly establishing new benchmarks for Malawian and African women’s football.
Sarah Bond
Sarah Bond is an American technology and gaming executive who rose from management consulting and telecommunications strategy to become President of Xbox, putting her in charge of one of the most recognizable platforms in global entertainment.
Melanie Perkins
Melanie Perkins is an Australian technology entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Canva, the visual communication platform used by hundreds of millions of people around the world.
Whitney Wolfe Herd
Whitney Wolfe Herd is an American technology entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Bumble, the relationship platform built around the idea that women should have greater agency in how online connections begin.
