There is a pattern for the richest people in the technology business: they are all men. However, that does not mean that women entrepreneurs of technology do not exist. There are a lot of women who make billions from the technology industry. Here are the top 10 of the most notable ladies.
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Here are the richest women in the tech industry, according to Forbes' Real-time Billionaires list.
1. MacKenzie Scott $52.1B, Amazon
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: (L-R) CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos and writer MacKenzie Bezos attend the Amazon Studios Oscar Celebration at Delilah on February 26, 2017 in West Hollywood, California.
Making $60bn off writing novels and being divorced from the world's richest man Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott is known as one of TIME Magazine's top 100 most influential people.
2. Laurene Powell Jobs $18.8B, Apple/Disney
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 21: Laurene Powell Jobs speaks onstage at the Committee to Protect Journalists' 29th Annual International Press Freedom Awards on November 21, 2019 in New York City.
She is the widow of Steve Job and is a major shareholder in Apple and Disney.
3. Zhou Qunfei $14.8B, smartphone screens
Originally set for a government job in local security, she instead managed by creating Lens Technology, Apple, Huawei, and Samsung's smartphone screen maker.
4. Wang Laichun $10.4B, electronics components
Chairwoman and part-owner of the electronics manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry, Wang Laichun is a major component supplier. One of Wang Laichun's biggest customers is the Apple company.
5. Zeng Fangqin $6.5B, smartphone components
Zeng Fangquin is the chairwoman of the major company Lingyi Technology. The company is a major components supplier for smartphones, tablets, and laptops with customers like Apple and Huawei products.
6. Meg Whitman $5.6B, eBay
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 07: Meg Whitman speaks onstage at Women's Forum Of New York Breakfast Of Corporate Champions on November 07, 2019 in New York City.
Even as the CEO of eBay, Meg Whitman has her investments in well-known tech companies such as Disney, Dropbox, HP and Quilbi
7. Dagmar Dolby $5.5B, Dolby Laboratories
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JANUARY 26: Dagmar Dolby attends the Re-Opening of the Curran Theater with the Tony Award Winning Best Musical "Fun Home" on January 26, 2017 in San Francisco, California.
Widow to Ray Dolby, the founder of Dolby Laboratories, she inherited nearly half the company.
8. Judy Faulkner $5.5B health IT
Faulkner is the CEO and founder of Epic Systems, a major healthcare software. This system is used worldwide by a majority of hospitals to hold the medical records of their patients.
9. Margot Birmingham Perot $4.1B computer services/real estate
Perot is the widow of the late H. Ross Perot, Sr. The Perot Systems, which she inherited, is an information technology service provider utilized in health care, manufacturing, banking, government, insurance, and other organizations. They specialize in digitizing and automating the company's records.
10. Melissa Ma $3.6B Internet Search
Melissa Ma is one of the founders of Asia Alternatives Management, a private equity firm. This is also a solutions platform tasked with managing a company's portfolios for funds, buyouts, and its growth.
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Special Mention: Powerful Women Tech CEOs in the United States
Lori J. Ryerkerk, Chairman, CEO, and President, Celanese
Ryerkerk is the CEO of the technology and materials firm Celanese. The company operates 6 research centers and 25 plants worldwide. The company is also the leading producer of acetic acid while developing fuel and industrial materials for technology.
Lisa Su, President and CEO, AMD
The semiconductor company AMD has been producing high-quality graphical processing units that let them compete in the market against the likes of Nvidia and Intel. Even before joining the company, Lisa had several roles in the semiconductor industry, including Freescale Semiconductor, IBM, and Texas Instruments.
Mary Barra, Chairman, and CEO, General Motors
CEO Mary Barra is the first female CEO of the major automotive company General Motors and a long-term employee of theirs. They make a trend for the automotive companies becoming increasingly technological, with GM testing on public roads these autonomous vehicles.
These women make it a point to prove that gender does not limit your success in any industry out there!
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Written by Czarina Grace Del Valle
