Mary Barra

AGE: 59

RESIDENCE: Novi, Michigan

CITIZENSHIP: United States

MARITAL STATUS: Married

CHILDREN: 2

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts/Science, Kettering University; Master of Business Administration, Stanford Graduate School of Business


 * GM's CEO since 2014, Barra is the first woman to lead one of the big three automakers in the U.S.
 * Barra has invested billions in electric vehicles, self-driving cars and a ride-share service called Maven.
 * In spring 2020, she shifted GM's production lines to help Ventec Life Systems make critically-needed ventilators.
 * Having earned $21.6 million in 2019, Barra has the highest compensation of any leader of a Detroit Big Three automaker.
 * GM has consistently scored highly in gender equity reports; in 2018, it was one of only two global businesses that have no gender pay gap.