ELLE Highlights Top 18 Women Redefining Success Across Industries

DR AYESHA KHANNA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EXPERT AND CEO, ADDO

Few people are shaping the future of artificial intelligence (AI) quite like Dr Ayesha Khanna. As the CEO of Addo, she helps businesses harness AI for growth, advises global leaders, and sits on influential boards. Named by Edelman as one of 50 AI creators to know in 2025, and by Salesforce as one of 16 human AI influencers to know in 2024, she’s not just a tech visionary, but also a champion for inclusive innovation. Through Amplify, her AI, education initiative, she’s making sure that the next wave of tech leaders includes more women, more diversity, and more game changers.

She’s here to remind us that gender equality isn’t a nice‑to‑have, but an essential for innovation. “Let’s create a world where girls coding robots or leading boardrooms is as normal as breathing,” she says.

Her message to men? Step up. Advocate for women, challenge biases, and create real opportunities. Because when women lead, progress isn’t Must possible- it’s unstoppable

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