Jessica Tan

Ping An has endured China’s sporadic COVID lockdowns and skittish consumer sentiment with surprising resolve. Under Tan, co-CEO since 2018, the Chinese insurance and tech juggernaut beat profit expectations in the first half of 2022—despite 25% of the country’s population living in areas under lockdown for at least part of the period. The insurer, the 25th-largest company in the world, has set a goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.