Born: 8/16/1955 Buffalo, New York

CEO of McKinsey Social Initiative, a nonprofit organization that implements programs that bring together varied stakeholders to address complex global and social challenges. McKinsey Social Initiative's first program, Generation, addresses the problem of youth unemployment, with programs in five countries--India, Kenya, Mexico, Spain, and the United States--and a goal of connecting one million young people with skills and jobs in five years.

Business / Schooling:

• Barnard College (B.A.), University of Pennsylvania (M.D.), Johns Hopkins University (M.P.H.)

Awards / Achievements:

• She has been called one of the top female leaders and global thinkers in the world. As of 2014, she is listed as the 78th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.