Number 7: Meet VMware’s Yanbing Li

Not too long ago, Yanbing Li was a girl with dreams, just like you. Today she is senior vice president and general manager of VMware’s Storage and Availability business unit. The group’s products are used by over 7,000 companies, VMware says, and the team has 1000 people in 5 countries.

Li, who has a PhD in electrical engineering and computer engineering, has been with VMware since 2008. She led the company’s China and emerging market operations. She was named on this list in 2015, too, at rank No. 7 and so internally, her nickname became 007.

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