Top 5 Most Influential Women To Watch in 2021

3. Melinda Gates

Average points: 57

Country: United States

Category: Philanthropy

Education: Bachelor of Arts/Science, Duke University; Master of Business Administration, Fuqua School of Business

Up on the list of the most influential women in the world, Melinda Gates stands on the third spot. She was born in 1964, and was a former manager of Microsoft. In 2000, she and her husband, Bill Gates established the world’s largest private charitable foundation, with a trust endowment of $40 billion. She is involved in philanthropy, and in many burning questions of the world such as education, poverty among others.