“ At 31 , the Salt Lake City-born and Southern Methodist Universityeducated Herd is also one of the youngest entrants on our list ” 04 Safra A Catz
Whitney Wolfe Herd
TOP 100 WOMEN
“ At 31 , the Salt Lake City-born and Southern Methodist Universityeducated Herd is also one of the youngest entrants on our list ” 04 Safra A Catz
CEO
Oracle
Enterprise technology firm Oracle Corporation is particularly known for its database management systems . Founded in 1977 , it is 82nd on the Fortune 500 . CEO Safra Catz attained the role of CEO in 2014 , having been on the company ’ s board of directors since 2001 and having served as both CFO and president . A billionaire , she is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School with a career history in banking and finance . Her career highlights include the acquisition , for Oracle , of PeopleSoft in a $ 10.3 billion takeover in 2005 . Away from her day job , she lectures at Stanford Graduate School of Business and is involved in politics .
Catz
delivering a keynote speech at an Oracle Partner Network event
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Whitney Wolfe Herd
Founder and CEO
Bumble
Whitney Wolfe Herd is the leader behind social and dating app Bumble . She previously co-founded and served as VP Marketing for fellow dating app Tinder , leaving the company in 2014 and founding Bumble in the same year . The female-focused dating app ’ s USP is that only women can make first contact , an approach that has led to significant venture backing and a Nasdaq listing earlier this year . At 31 , the Salt Lake City-born and Southern Methodist Universityeducated Herd is also one of the youngest entrants on our list .
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