2. The Oprah Winfrey of Banking

Jing Ulrich 500
As the «Oprah Winfrey of the investment world» she needs little introduction: Jing Ulrich has been the public face of J.P. Morgan in Asia since 2005. A graduate of elite U.S. universities Stanford and Harvard, Ulrich has long been instrumental in shaping foreign investments in China by interpreting its complexities for the outside world.

The impeccably turned-out banker also sits on the board of family-controlled Italian luxury fashion house Ermenegildo Zegna – she often wears its Agnona brand. The Beijing native also advocates for workplace well-being – Ulrich says she swims, boxes, lifts weights, and practices yoga to stay on an even keel.