October 17, 2011 Vol. 164 No. 6 / Fortune Asia / the 50 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN issue

MOST POWERFUL WOMEN 2011

70 THE MANY LIVES OF SUSAN LYNE
The chairman of Gilt Groupe has had many careers, none of them ordinary.
BY JENNIFER REINGOLD

77 THE 50 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN
Boardroom battles and power plays shaped the U.S. list.
BY BETH KOWITT AND RUPALI ARORA

83 THE INTERNATIONAL LIST
More clout for female executives and entrepreneurs in Asia.
BY RUPALI ARORA

86
HOW A STAR CEO KEEPS HER BANK GROWING
India's Chanda Kochhar has guided ICICI by embracing caution at the right time.
BY SHAWN TULLY

91 DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES
Meet 11 women who are on a quest to create the next great company.
BY COLLEEN LEAHEY

98 Peter Buffett Rocks Beijing
In China, where his famous father is worshiped, Peter Buffett has himself become
a star by writing a book with a radical message: Money isn't everything.
BY BILL POWELL

14 FIRST
By the Numbers
The 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
BY ALEX KONRAD

17 FIRST
The Chartist
Beating the coming water shortage.
BY TARA MOORE

24 FIRST
The Briefing
Cellphone snatch and grab, the origins of the Lacoste crocodile, and more.

26 FIRST
Executive Dream Team
Even all-stars need a great board of directors.
BY GEOFF COLVIN

28 FIRST
Brainstorm Green
What's behind the solar scandal?
BY PAUL KEEGAN

30 FIRST
Politics
Former President Bill Clinton on the economy.
INTERVIEW BY ANDY SERWER

36 TECH
The Future Is Now
If you think 3-D movies are cool, wait until you see your first hologram table.
BY JP MANGALINDAN

38 TECH
China's New E-Commerce Star
Imagine if Amazon delivered the same day. Qiangdong Liu's 360buy does.
BY BILL POWELL

42 INVEST
Wall Street Interview
Stephanie Pomboy of research firm MacroMavens is down on U.S. stocks but bullish
on China, gold miners, and oil.
BY MINA KIMES

46 INVEST
Anatomy of a Trade
Stocking up on Target.
BY SCOTT MEDINTZ

"Our industry has a heartbeat that gets measured in decades rather than years."
窶粘hell chief strategist Brekelmans

52 LEADERSHIP
HARRY BREKELMANS OF SHELL OIL: IMAGINING THE FUTURE
INTERVIEW BY GEOFF COLVIN
OPINION

66 John Cassidy
To fix the economy, first fix the housing market.

67 Becky Quick
The U.S. jobs crisis is urgent, but there's no speedy cure for what ails us.

104 Bing!

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