NEW YORK, April 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hewlett-Packard chief executive Meg Whitman claimed the top spot on a Wealth-X list released today of the five wealthiest women in the technology sector. The 58-year-old boasts a US$1.3 billion fortune, the bulk of which is derived from profits from the sales of her shares in eBay, a company that she led from 1998 to 2008 during its dramatic expansion.
Ranking second on the list is Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, whose net worth totals US$1.22 billion. Upon joining Facebook in 2008, Sandberg received company stock as part of her compensation plan. Since 2012, she has been selling off her Facebook shares, generating more than US$700 million in cash before taxes. However, she still holds US$430 million in Facebook stock.
Alibaba co-founder Lucy Peng (also known as Peng Lei) took third place on the Wealth-X list with a personal fortune of US$1.2 billion. The 42-year-old executive, who heads Alibaba's new Ant Financial Services Group, became a billionaire in 2014 upon the valuation of the Chinese e-commerce giant prior to its record-setting IPO.
The youngest female tech executive on the list is 39-year-old Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo, who has a net worth of US$410 million.
Below are the top 5 wealthiest women in technology:
| Rank |
Name |
Age |
Country |
Estimated Net Worth * |
Company |
| 1 |
Meg Whitman |
58 |
USA |
1,300 |
Hewlett-Packard |
| 2 |
Sheryl Sandberg |
45 |
USA |
1,220 |
|
| 3 |
Lucy Peng |
42 |
China |
1,200 |
Alibaba |
| 4 |
Wang Hsiueh Hong |
56 |
Taiwan |
890 |
HTC |
| 5 |
Marissa Mayer |
39 |
USA |
410 |
Yahoo |
* in US$ million
The net worth of the women on the Wealth-X list still lags far behind their male peers in the technology sector. Microsoft founder Bill Gates, for example, has a net worth of around US$85.1 billion, according to Wealth-X estimates, while Mark Zuckerberg, the 30-year-old Facebook chairman, is worth at least US$35 billion.
About Wealth-X
Wealth-X is the global authority on wealth intelligence, providing sales, marketing, strategy and compliance solutions to clients in the financial services, luxury, not-for-profit and education sectors. Its award-winning research and thought leadership are regularly cited by the world's media such as CNBC, Financial Times, Thomson Reuters and BBC. Wealth-X has more than 250 staff in 13 locations, including Singapore, London and New York. (www.wealthx.com)
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