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Facebook Sheryl Sandberg is best known for her day job at Facebook and previous work at Google but plum jobs at top Silicon Valley firms are not the only things propelling her to the pointy end of this list . Sandberg is a huge advocate for breaking down the barriers to women working in business , government and technology . Her book , Lean In : Women , Work , and the Will to Lead , was the launchpad for the Lean In Foundation , which Sandberg founded to offer “ women the ongoing inspiration and support to help them achieve their goals ”.

The drive to empower women is not something Sandberg came to after establishing her career . While studying

at Harvard , she set up Women in Economics and Government , laying out the blueprint for her later work . That work would include stints at McKinsey & Company , government roles and Google , where she presided over an advertising and sales team that grew from four people to 4,000 . She has held her current position at Facebook since 2008 , where she oversees business operations including sales , marketing , business development , human resources , public policy and communications . Sandberg is reportedly worth $ 1.8 billion . She also sits on the board , and was the first woman to do so .

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