Top 10 Women Company Secretaries in India - 2025

Female Company Secretaries in India are contributing to the corporate governance fabric in India. The increased complexity of regulation and the significance of compliance and transparency in conducting business have continued to highlight the important role that female professionals are now exerting as strategic counsel to Boards and senior management. The past few years have witnessed accelerated growth in female participation within the company secretary profession. Many of these women are taking a leadership role in legal, secretarial and compliance functions of major corporations, regulators, financial institutions, startups and listed companies. Female Company Secretaries' professional achievements have expanded scope from typical compliance office roles to providing merger and acquisition advice, corporate structuring, governance over Boards and communication with stakeholders.

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has always advocated gender inclusion, and now, women make up a large percentage of their active members. Women are also deciding to practice by providing independent advisory to other sectors such as capital markets, insolvency, ESG compliance, etc. Women professionals with sound judgment, communication, and ethical standards are making a difference on boards when it comes to making critical decisions. Women company secretaries also provide gender diversity in leadership positions in the continuing national and global push for the development of diverse, inclusive corporate environments. As corporate businesses develop the need for more openness and accountability, women company secretaries’ influential role continues to expand beyond compliance officers to become governance leaders and change-makers in India’s ever-developing eco-system.

In this issue, the Women Entrepreneurs Review magazine brings a list of ‘Top 10 Women Company Secretaries in India - 2025', who are domineers of change in the corporate realm of the country. This list of ten leading and inspiring women is crafted by a team of CEOs, VCs, and the editorial board, delivering inspiring stories of their journey and the contributions & roles played by them in the creation and empowerment of an economically powerful nation.