These self-made women have risen to the top of a variety of industries

Biotechnology Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the founder of Biocon, a global biopharmaceutical company. She began Biocon out of a rented shed and grew it into India’s largest listed biopharma firm in terms of revenue. Biocon went public in 2004 and became the second Indian company to reach $1 billion on its first trading day. Mazumdar-Shaw has a net worth of $2.6 billion, as of February 2024.67 Fashion and Beauty Tory Burch Founder of her namesake company, Tory Burch launched the U.S.-based clothing and fashion line in 2004. She was included in Forbes’ 50 Over 50 (Lifestyle) in 2022 and America's Self-Made Women list in 2023. Burch is also a philanthropist who launched the Tory Burch Foundation to support women entrepreneurs.1920