15 Of The Richest Women In The World

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11. Blair Parry-Okeden — Cox Enterprises — $12,800,000,000

Blair Parry-Okeden is one of Australia’s richest people by net worth, despite originally immigrating from Hawaii in the 1970s. Though she lives on the other side of the world, Parry-Okeden is cousins with billionaires Katharine Rayner and Margaretta Taylor. Parry-Okeden inherited her $12 billion fortune after the death of her mother in 2007, who left Parry-Okeden with 25% of Cox Enterprises. Despite owning such a significant portion of the company, Parry-Okeden has no role at the company.

For most of her life, Parry-Okeden lived out of the spotlight. However, her wealth was made public in 2009 after Forbes Asia assessed her net worth at around $7 billion.

10. Abigail Johnson — Fidelity Investments — $15,100,000,000

Abigail Johnson is the president and chief executive officer of Fidelity Investments, a company founded by her grandfather. With her family owning around 49% of the company, Johnson was named chairman, on top of already being CEO and president of the company, giving her full control of the company. Fidelity has 45,000 employees worldwide and earns tens of billions in revenue every single year.

Despite excelling as an employee of Fidelity Investments, Johnson is the first and only woman to serve on the board of the Financial Services Forum. This organization is made up of the CEOs of the 18 largest financial institutions in the United States and strives to create policies that encourage savings and investment and promote a truly global marketplace.

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