11. Laurene Powell Jobs

Widow of the late Steve Jobs, Laurene Powell Jobs is the founder of Emerson Collective, a non-profit organization that advocates for policies regarding education, social justice, environment, and immigration reform. She has also founded and been a part of several other companies, both non-profit and profit.

After her husband’s passing, she inherited the Steven P. Jobs Trust, which owns stakes in The Walt Disney Company and Apple. She is said to be worth $20.4 billion. She is known to be richest woman in the tech industry, according to Forbes.