Eren Ozmen is a Turkish American self-made billionaire entrepreneur, owner and executive chairwoman of Sierra Nevada Corporation, a privately held aerospace and defense technology company. After earning an MBA from the University of Nevada, Reno, she joined SNC in 1988 and acquired it with her husband, Fatih Özmen, in 1994, expanding the 20-person firm into a global national-security leader and helping launch Sierra Space in 2021.

Thai Lee is a Korean American billionaire businesswoman, co-owner, president, and CEO of SHI International, one of the largest privately held technology solutions providers in the United States. Since taking leadership in 1989, she has expanded SHI from a $1 million software reseller into a $16 billion global company. She holds degrees from Amherst College and Harvard Business School and serves in education and healthcare governance.

Stacy H. Schusterman is an American billionaire businesswoman, energy executive, real estate investor, and philanthropist. The daughter of Samson Resources founder Charles Schusterman, she served as CEO of the family oil-and-gas company before its $7.2 billion sale, later leading Samson Energy and co-founding Granite Properties. She chairs Schusterman Family Philanthropies, supporting equity, education, Jewish life, Israel, and Tulsa.

Allison Moran is an American business executive, former CEO of RaceTrac, and third-generation member of the Bolch family behind the privately owned convenience-store and fuel retailer. During 23 years with the company, she built its human-resources function, led store operations, and oversaw expansion and foodservice innovation. A Denison graduate and Kellogg Scholar, she later co-founded Atlanta design firm Wesley Interiors.

Margaret “Meg” Whitman is an American billionaire business executive and former U.S. ambassador to Kenya. She led eBay through its rise as a global e-commerce platform, later served as CEO of Hewlett-Packard, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Quibi, and is now an independent director of CoreWeave. A Princeton and Harvard Business School graduate, she was also the Republican nominee for governor of California in 2010.

Penny Pritzker is an American billionaire businesswoman, investor, philanthropist, and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce. A member of the family behind Hyatt Hotels, she is founder and chairman of PSP Partners and its investment affiliates, a Microsoft director, and Senior Fellow of the Harvard Corporation. She also served as U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery and co-founded the Pritzker Traubert Foundation.

Karen Pritzker is an American billionaire investor, philanthropist, and documentary producer from the family behind Hyatt Hotels and the Marmon Group. A Northwestern University graduate, she co-founded LaunchCapital and KPJR Films, manages investments through the Pritzker/Vlock family office, and chairs medical-device group Colson Associates. As president of the Seedlings Foundation, she supports children’s health, education, and medical research.

Peggy Cherng is an American billionaire businesswoman, computer scientist, and co-founder, co-chair, and co-CEO of Panda Restaurant Group, the family-owned company behind Panda Express, Panda Inn, and Hibachi-San. Armed with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, she helped transform the business through data, technology, and operational systems, while also supporting education, healthcare, and underserved children through major philanthropy.

Hutham Olayan is a New York-based billionaire investor and senior member of the Saudi Olayan family, which controls The Olayan Group, founded by her father Suliman Olayan in 1947. As Chair of the Shareholders Board, she helps steward one of the Middle East’s most influential private business dynasties, with interests spanning public equities, private equity, debt, real estate, and long-term global family capital.

Jean “Gigi” Pritzker is an American billionaire, film producer, and member of the Hyatt Hotels Pritzker family. A Stanford graduate and daughter of Jay Pritzker, she built her own profile in entertainment as co-founder of OddLot Entertainment and founder of Madison Wells, producing and financing film, television, theater, audio, and live-entertainment projects, including Drive, Rabbit Hole, Hell or High Water, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, and Genius.

Anne Gittinger is an American billionaire heiress, philanthropist, and member of the Nordstrom founding family. The granddaughter of co-founder John W. Nordstrom and sister of longtime Nordstrom leader Bruce Nordstrom, she inherited a major stake in the Seattle-based retailer and has remained closely associated with the family’s business legacy while supporting education, medicine, and civic philanthropy through the University of Washington and UW Medicine.

Gayle Benson is an American billionaire businesswoman, philanthropist, and owner of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans. A New Orleans native, she assumed control of both franchises after the death of her husband, Tom Benson, in 2018, becoming one of the most powerful women in professional sports and a major civic force in Louisiana through sports ownership, business leadership, Catholic philanthropy, and Gulf South community development.

Ivanka Trump, entrepreneur and former White House senior advisor, built a public career across real estate, fashion, politics, and private investment. Before serving in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2021, she held executive roles at the Trump Organization and ran her own fashion brand, which she closed in 2018. She did not take an official role in her father’s second administration and has since focused on family life, private ventures, and investment projects.

Jessica Steinbrenner, vice chairperson and general partner of the New York Yankees, is one of the heirs to the Steinbrenner family sports fortune built by her father, George Steinbrenner. Unlike her brother Hal, who oversees day-to-day operations, she developed a parallel identity outside baseball through Kinsman Farm in Ocala, Florida, where she became active in thoroughbred horse breeding and equestrian circles while retaining ownership influence inside one of the world’s most valuable sports franchises.

Victoria Mars, a fourth-generation member of the Mars family, is a former chair of Mars Inc. and one of the heirs to the private candy, pet care, and food empire behind M&M’s, Snickers, Pedigree, Whiskas, and Royal Canin. She began working in the family business in France in 1978, later held roles at Mars Electronics and Dove, served as Mars’s first corporate ombudsman, and chaired the company’s board from 2014 to 2017.

Valerie Mars, a fourth-generation member of the Mars family, is an heir to the private candy, pet care, and food fortune behind brands such as M&M’s, Snickers, Pedigree, Whiskas, and Royal Canin. Unlike lower-profile family heirs, she has held senior roles inside Mars Inc., including leadership positions in corporate development and governance, giving her profile both ownership and operating depth within one of America’s largest family-controlled companies.

Marijke Mars, great-granddaughter of Mars Inc. founder Frank C. Mars, is an heir to one of America’s largest private fortunes. Her wealth comes from the family-owned candy, pet care, and food giant behind brands such as M&M’s, Snickers, Pedigree, Whiskas, and Royal Canin. Unlike some members of the Mars family, she keeps a very low public profile, with her influence tied primarily to ownership in the privately held company.

Lauren B. Leichtman, cofounder and co-chairperson of the Executive Committee at Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, helped build one of the most established middle-market private equity firms through a structured investment strategy designed to combine downside protection with long-term value creation. Since cofounding LLCP in 1984 with Arthur Levine, she has played a central role in the firm’s strategic direction, management, and investment activities as it grew into a global platform stewarding about $18.1 billion of institutional capital. Leichtman is also widely recognized as a trailblazer in private equity, with Forbes identifying her as the first woman to build a billion-dollar fortune in the industry.

Lynda Resnick is the vice chair and co-owner of The Wonderful Company, where she serves as the creative engine behind iconic brands like POM Wonderful, Fiji Water, and Wonderful Pistachios. A marketing pioneer who founded her own agency at age 19, she is credited with transforming pomegranates into a global health phenomenon and inventing the "Flowers in a Gift" concept at Teleflora. Beyond her branding success, Resnick is a powerhouse in philanthropy, having pledged billions toward climate research and community development, including a historic $750 million gift to Caltech. Her influence extends from the Central Valley's agricultural landscape to the leadership boards of the Aspen Institute and LACMA.

Gay Simplot, daughter of agribusiness legend J.R. Simplot, is a principal owner and influential figure within the J.R. Simplot Company, one of the United States' largest privately held agricultural enterprises. As a key steward of the family’s multi-billion-dollar legacy, she plays a vital role in maintaining the company’s independence and its position as a global leader in food processing, fertilizer production, and livestock. Beyond her business interests, she is deeply involved in philanthropic efforts and community development in Idaho, preserving the Simplot family’s long-standing impact on the region’s economy and culture.