Mary Barra

Bio: Mary Teresa Barra is the Chief Executive Officer of General Motors, since January 15, 2014. Barra is the first female CEO of a major global automaker. On December 10, 2013, GM named her to succeed Dan Akerson as Chief Executive Officer, and prior to that, Barra served as the Executive Vice President of Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain at General Motors.

Born: December 24, 1961 in Waterford, Michigan, USA