Judy McGrath

Board member, Amazon

McGrath’s storied career as the chair/ CEO of MTV Networks from 2004 to 2011 and as an Amazon board member since 2014 has given her a particular perspective. Named Billboard’s Women in Music Executive of the Year three times, beginning in 2005, she urges young women to “create your own path as much as possible, while expanding the relevance and value of your organization,” and notes that veteran female executives should “make it a point to connect with a broader, younger community,” she says. “Be available to any young woman who needs some inspiration, confidence or a candid storyline from your own experience.”

** also named in 2007 and 2009