10 Women in Tech Who Are Redefining the Future 

For a very long time, women were confined to the sidelines of the tech world, and their potential was often ignored. But now, the time is changing. Women everywhere are stepping into technology and leaving a powerful mark. They are building smart tools, leading companies, and opening new opportunities for future innovators. Their work is breaking stereotypes, showing that diversity and fresh ideas make technology stronger regardless of gender.  

Women in the tech field are not only achieving personal success but also creating paths for others to follow. They are proving that talent and determination matter more than old biases or outdated rules. Their efforts are shaping a tech industry that is more inclusive, creative, and ready for the future. 

From Reshma Saujani to Ginni Rometty, these women are driving innovation and inspiring a new generation of changemakers. In this blog, we’ll explore top 10 women in tech who are redefining the future, breaking barriers, and inspiring change across the industry. 

Reshma Saujani 

Reshma Saujani is an American activist, lawyer, and politician, as well as the founder of Girls Who Code, a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to eliminating the gender gap in computer science. She started her career as a lawyer and then worked in finance before moving into public service and politics. In 2010, she became the first Indian-American woman to run for U.S. Congress. 

During one of her campaigns, she visited many high-school computer labs and saw almost no girls among the students. That really bothered her. She immediately realized that it wasn’t about talent but culture. To address this gap, she founded Girls Who Code in 2012 to inspire and empower girls to pursue careers in computing. Her organization runs after-school clubs, summer immersion programs, and a curriculum that teaches girls, builds awareness, and publishes multiple books.  

Recently, she has also been the voice for systematic policies to support mothers. Under the Moms First movement, she has been raising her voice for paid leave, access to child-care, and more recognition of care work. Her work has won many awards, and she is frequently listed among leaders in gender equity, tech, and creativity. 

Alice Zhang 

Alice Zhang is the co-founder and CEO of Verge Genomics, a biotech startup that uses artificial intelligence and human genetics to discover new medicines faster. Her work focuses on tough brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and ALS. Alice studied Molecular Biology at Princeton, graduating with top honors, then began an MD/PhD at UCLA-Caltech before leaving to build her startup. 

What’s best about her is that instead of relying mostly on animal testing in the early stages of her research, Alice uses an “all-human” approach. She studies donated human brain tissue and genetic data, and then applies machine learning to discover promising targets for developing new drugs. This makes the process more accurate and closer to what patients actually need. 

Under her leadership, Verge Genomics has built one of the largest collections of human brain data, discovered new treatment targets, and already moved a drug program toward clinical trials. Her achievements have earned her spots on MIT’s Innovators Under 35, Forbes 30 Under 30, and Fortune 40 Under 40 lists. 

Brynessa Gradley 

Brynessa Gradley is Deloitte Digital’s Energy & Resources Leader, known for driving digital transformation in the energy and resources industries. She enables organizations to transform the way they handle and utilize information, streamlining operations through advanced technologies like Generative AI and Digital Hubs. 

Her area of expertise is enterprise information strategies, which involves designing and optimizing systems to store, arrange, and disseminate essential data. Through her guidance, businesses embrace new digital tools and practices in order to satisfy operational requirements as well as business objectives over time. 

Brynessa has been widely recognized for her impact and leadership. In 2024, she was named one of the Most Inspiring Women in Technology by the World Future Awards and was also honored as a Top Women Leader in Technology by Women We Admire. In 2025, she again made the Top 50 Women Leaders in Technology list. Her achievements highlight how innovative digital solutions and strong leadership can transform industries and set new standards for efficiency and growth. 

Debjani Ghosh 

Debjani Ghosh is a prominent Indian technology industry leader. She served as President of NASSCOM and completed her term in 2024. During her time at Nasscom (2018-2024), Debjani focused on advancing cutting-edge and deep tech in India. She has driven programs on skill building, innovation, and responsible AI, shaping the “Inevitable India” strategy and boosting India’s global tech presence. Under her leadership, India emerged as a hub for top talent and breakthrough technologies. 

Debjani Ghosh currently serves as a Distinguished Fellow at NITI Aayog. She is also the Chief Architect of the NITI Frontier Tech Hub, India’s think tank for emerging technologies. Debjani also holds board positions at Karmayogi Bharat and the RBI Innovation Hub. 

Debjani credits her success to curiosity, adaptability, and resilience. She has broken barriers, becoming the first woman to lead Intel South Asia and later Nasscom. Her work has received widespread recognition, including honors from the President of India, FemaleOneZero Magazine’s “40 over 40,” Vogue’s “Tech Leader of the Year,” and recognition among the “100 Most Influential in UK-India Relations.” 

Sheryl Sandberg 

Sheryl Sandberg is an American business executive, author, and advocate for women in positions of power. She worked as the Chief Operating Officer at Facebook (now Meta) from 2008 to 2022, during which time she helped the company go from a growing social network to one of the largest tech giants in the world. Prior to Facebook, she worked at Google and developed its key advertising platforms, including AdWords and AdSense. 

At Facebook, Sandberg had a key role in helping to develop the company’s advertising engine, making it highly profitable and sustainable. On a personal front, she was the first woman elected to the company’s board of directors. She became a global icon for women in business through her best-selling advocacy book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. 

Sheryl has been recognized widely for her impact, appearing on lists such as Time 100, Forbes 100 most powerful women, and Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. She serves on boards including Women for Women International, The Walt Disney Company, and the Center for Global Development. Sandberg even advocated for gender equality in the workplace, which led to a good shift in the tech industry.  

Rana el Kaliouby 

Rana el Kaliouby is an Egyptian-American computer scientist and entrepreneur. She co-founded Affectiva, a company that builds Emotion AI, tech that can recognize human emotions, facial expressions, voice tone, etc. With this, her company actually redefined how technology understands human emotions. Her goal has always been to make technology more “human-centered.” 

Rana el Kaliouby earned her BS and MS in computer science from the American University in Cairo and a PhD from Cambridge’s Newnham College. She began her career as a research scientist at MIT, where she helped create the Autism & Communication Technology Initiative. Rana also worked on the development of the “emotional hearing aid,” which is a wearable glass that can read human emotions. 

Under her leadership, Affectiva’s software has been adopted by many companies globally, including Fortune 500 firms, to understand human emotions in products and experiences. She also wrote the memoir “Girl Decoded,” which covers her journey to make technology more humanized and advocates for ethical AI practices. Currently, she invests in early-stage, human-focused AI startups through Blue Tulip Ventures. 

Fei-Fei Li 

Fei-Fei Li is a Chinese-American computer scientist recognized for her groundbreaking work in artificial intelligence, especially in computer vision. She is best known for creating ImageNet, a large dataset that helped advance AI research in the 2010s. She is a professor at Stanford University, co-directs the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, and has held leadership roles at Google Cloud and the Stanford AI Lab. 

Beyond research, Fei-Fei is dedicated to promoting diversity in AI. In 2017, she co-founded AI4ALL, a nonprofit focused on increasing inclusion in the field. Her work spans AI, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, and cognitive neuroscience, influencing both technology development and how AI is applied responsibly in society.  

Fei-Fei’s contributions have earned her numerous honors, including being named to the Time 100 AI Most Influential People in 2023 and receiving the Intel Lifetime Achievement Innovation Award. She serves on the UN Scientific Advisory Board and has founded World Labs, raising $230 million recently to develop AI that understands the three-dimensional physical world. Her leadership continues to shape AI research and innovation globally. 

Roshni Nadar Malhotra 

Roshni Nadar Malhotra is an Indian business leader and philanthropist who is also the chairperson of HCL Technologies, one of India’s largest IT companies. As the first woman to lead a listed tech firm in India, she represents a breakthrough for women in leadership within the technology sector. Taking over from her father, Shiv Nadar, she became not only the face of HCL’s future but also one of the most influential women in global business. 

Under her leadership, HCL has strengthened its global presence, expanded its digital and cloud-based services, and invested in innovative solutions. Her strategic vision has helped position HCL as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 companies worldwide. Beyond her corporate role, Roshni chairs VidyaGyan Leadership Academy to mentor underprivileged children and founded The Habitats Trust to protect India’s wildlife and habitats. 

Roshni’s influence has earned her several prestigious honors worldwide. She has been consistently ranked on Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list, including the 60th spot in 2023, and appeared on Fortune’s Most Powerful Women list the same year. In 2025, her becoming the largest shareholder of HCL further cemented her influence in shaping the company’s long-term technology strategy.  

Geetha Manjunath 

Geetha Manjunath is an Indian computer scientist and entrepreneur who founded NIRAMAI Health Analytix, a Bengaluru-based health-tech startup. Her company uses AI and thermal imaging to offer a safe, affordable, and easy way to detect breast cancer early, helping save many lives. Her work has gained global attention for using AI to improve medical imaging and diagnostics, where traditional screening is costly or unavailable. 

Before starting NIRAMAI, she worked on India’s first commercial supercomputer at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing. She also spent many years at Hewlett-Packard Labs and led data analytics research at Xerox India. Under her guidance, NIRAMAI has used its AI technology for other health challenges too, like Covid-19 detection and river blindness, gaining global recognition and support. 

Geetha Manjunath has earned numerous prestigious honors for her groundbreaking work in technology and healthcare innovation. She received the Gold Medal from the Computer Society of India in 1991 and was named among NASSCOM’s Top 50 IT Innovators in 2009. In 2010, she won the MIT Tech Review Grand Challenges in Healthcare category, and in 2020, she featured on Forbes’ Top 20 Self-Made Women in India. She also holds 16 U.S. patents and was recognized as Innovator of the Year at the Women Tech Global Awards in 2021. 

Ginni Rometty 

Virginia “Ginni” M. Rometty is a prominent American business executive, best known for being the first woman to serve as CEO of IBM. She completed her degree in computer science and electrical engineering with high honors from Northwestern University in 1979. After graduating, she started at General Motors in a systems role, but in 1981, she joined IBM as a systems engineer in Detroit. 

Over her 40-year career at IBM, Ginni Rometty worked in global sales, marketing, strategy, and consulting. Early on, she played a key role in IBM’s 2002 acquisition of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ consulting business and its integration. In 2012, she became IBM’s first female CEO and president. She guided the company’s focus toward hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, security, and industry-specific services.  

Ginni Rometty earned major recognition during her tenure. Bloomberg named her among the 50 Most Influential People in the World (2012), and she appeared on Time’s 100 list the same year. Fortune ranked her in its “50 Most Powerful Women in Business,” holding the No. 1 spot from 2012-2014. She was also featured in The Boomer List documentary, named to Forbes “World’s 100 Most Powerful People” (2014), and ranked among the top 10 on the Forbes “Most Powerful Women” list multiple times. In 2019, she received the Edison Achievement Award for her innovation and leadership. 

Conclusion 

Women are making their mark in every field, and technology is no exception. Leaders like Reshma Saujani, Sheryl Sandberg, Ginni Rometty, Fei-Fei Li, Rana el Kaliouby, and many others are transforming the future of tech through their vision, innovation, and leadership. Some of them are focusing on AI and data science, while others are creating breakthroughs in areas like healthcare and education. Yet, their shared goal is the same: to innovate, inspire, and shape a better future through technology.