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Women in leadership

Priya Shah

10 stories · Technology · Business · Women in Leadership · Startups

Priya reports on operators and builders — Tim Cook's supply chains, Bernard Arnault's luxury houses, Falguni Nayar's second act. She covers the women-in-leadership beat.

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Technology

Tim Cook: The Operations Genius Who Kept Apple on Top

Succeeding a legend is the hardest job in business. Here is how Tim Cook grew Apple into a multi-trillion-dollar company after Steve Jobs.

Business

Bernard Arnault: The Architect of the World's Largest Luxury Empire

How Bernard Arnault assembled LVMH — from Louis Vuitton to Dior — into a luxury conglomerate that turned heritage brands into a global growth machine.

Women in Leadership

Falguni Nayar: The Banker Who Became India's Self-Made Beauty Billionaire

Falguni Nayar left a top banking career at 50 to found Nykaa — and built one of India's most successful consumer-internet companies.

Startups

Brian Chesky: The Designer Who Turned Spare Rooms Into a Global Business

Brian Chesky co-founded Airbnb on an idea most investors dismissed — and built a company that changed how the world travels.

Business

Bob Iger: The Dealmaker Who Rebuilt the Magic Kingdom

Through blockbuster acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and Fox, Bob Iger transformed Disney into an entertainment superpower.

Women in Leadership

Whitney Wolfe Herd: Rewriting the Rules of Online Dating

Whitney Wolfe Herd founded Bumble to put women in control — and became one of the youngest self-made women to take a company public.

Startups

Daniel Ek: The Founder Who Made Music Streaming Work

Daniel Ek built Spotify to offer a legal alternative to piracy — and reshaped the economics of the global music industry.

Women in Leadership

Radhika Gupta: From Seven Rejections to Running a Fund House

Turned down by employer after employer, Radhika Gupta became one of India's most visible finance leaders — and a champion for anyone told they don't fit.

Fashion

The Fashion Atelier That Refuses to Scale

Elena Marchetti could have sold her label three times over. Instead, she made a smaller company, better clothes, and a fortune.

Culture

The Legacy Question

What do you want to be remembered for? The answers our cover leaders gave us were rarely about business.