2009 rank: 16
Age: 52
She oversees all the non-sports assets in the $16.2 billion media network's portfolio; sales edged up 2% in 2009, thanks in part to higher fees charged per subscriber for the Disney Channel and ABC Family. Her latest hits include ABC's Modern Family.
NEXT: Sheryl Sandberg
Last updated September 30 2010: 2:47 PM ET