BALLET DANCER, GRAND SUJET, DUTCH NATIONAL BALLET Michaela DePrince is a Sierra Leonean-American ballet dancer. Born Mabinty Bagura to a...

URBAN REVITALIZATION STRATEGIST Majora Carter is an urban revitalisation strategy consultant, real-estate developer and...

ARTIST Mickalene Thomas is an artist, best known for her paintings made of rhinestones, acrylic and enamel; she also works in...

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, SOUTHBANK CENTRE As artistic director of Southbank Centre – Britain’s largest cultural institution – since 2006, Jude...

FIRST FEMALE BRITISH CHEF TO HOLD AND RETAIN THREE MICHELIN STARS Clare Smyth is the first female British chef to hold and retain three...

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, THE GUARDIAN Katharine Viner is the editor in chief of the Guardian, the first woman to be appointed to the job. She...

ACTOR Rebecca Root was born a boy. She trained as an actor at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. When she was in her thirties,...

ARCHITECT AND CO-FOUNDER, FLUX FACTORY Michelle Kaufmann is an architect and the co-founder of Flux Factory, a software startup exploring...

FILM DIRECTOR, SCREENWRITER AND FOUNDER, ARRAY FILM DISTRIBUTION Ava DuVernay is a film writer, producer, director and distributor. Her...