10 Inspirations of the Decade

On the occasion of W@ 10th anniversary, the ‘10 Inspirations of the Decade’ Survey celebrates 10 inspiring female leaders in competition in 10 categories:

All-Around Leadership in Competition: 

• Margrethe Vestager, Former Executive Vice President, European Commission

Academic Contribution to Competition Policy: 

• Eleonor Fox, Professor of Law Emerita, Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation Emerita, New York University School of Law

Shaping the Debate in Competition Policy: 

• Fiona Scott Morton, Theodore Nierenberg Professor of Economics at the Yale University School of Management, Adjunct Professor at Yale Law School, Senior Fellow at Bruegel

Leadership in Bridge-Building: 

• Maria Jaspers, Director Policy & Strategy, European Commission's DG COMP, Executive Committee Member - European Competition Forum

Leadership in Mentoring Women: 

• Anna Lyle Smythe, Mastermind of the W@ Mentoring Programme, Partner, Slaughter and May

Advancement to Leadership in Economics: 

• Kirsten Edwards-Warren, Founding Partner (London, Brussels), Econic Partners

Advancement to Leadership in Law: 

• Isabel Rooms, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb

Extraordinary Leadership In-House: 

• Ella van den Brink, Senior Director, Competition, Consumer & Employment Law and Litigation at Booking.com

Competition Economist to Watch: 

• Alia Schweiger, Partner, RBB Economics

Competition Lawyer to Watch: 

• Sabra Ferhat, Counsel, Clifford Chance