The collective

A directory of women worth knowing.

Twelve hundred and change, across forty-six countries. Each one hand-reviewed, each one here because another member recognized the work.

Amara Okonkwo

“Building a company is a long, slow act of self-authorship.”

Amara Okonkwo
Founder & CEO
Meridian Biotech
Healthcare North America
Sana Reyes

“My rate of learning is my only real moat.”

Sana Reyes
Partner
Hearth Capital
Finance North America
Min-Jung Chen

“Clarity is a kindness. I practice it daily.”

Min-Jung Chen
Chief Product Officer
Aster Health
Healthcare Asia Pacific
Polina Ivanova

“Taste is the work of paying attention for decades.”

Polina Ivanova
Founder
Kalos Studio
Creative Europe
Celine Boulanger

“I stopped asking for permission in my thirties.”

Celine Boulanger
Creative Director
Maison Aurora
Creative Europe
Rhea Vaidya

“Good judgment is an aesthetic. Train it like one.”

Rhea Vaidya
General Counsel
Helios AI
Technology North America
Ines Okafor

“The room is only as generous as its most senior person.”

Ines Okafor
Managing Director
Northstar Advisory
Finance Europe
Valeria Campos

“I built the thing I needed at 22.”

Valeria Campos
Founder
Buenos Reads
Media Latin America
Dr. Nalini Rao

“Research taught me to follow what I can't stop thinking about.”

Dr. Nalini Rao
Professor & Author
Stanford GSB
Education North America
Farah Abboud

“I write code and careers the same way: in drafts.”

Farah Abboud
VP Engineering
Solstice Labs
Technology Middle East
Jin Suh

“Stories shape markets. I've stopped being shy about it.”

Jin Suh
CEO
Vellum Publishing
Media Asia Pacific
Ella Montano

“Operational beauty is an underrated form of love.”

Ella Montano
Founder & COO
Campo Grocer
Retail Latin America
Applications open for Spring 2026

The room is waiting.

Applications take about fifteen minutes. We read every one. If you’re right for the collective, we’ll know — and so will you.