#12: Google’s Sergey Brin and Nicole Shanahan

This individual holds a significant presence in the legal and entrepreneurial spheres while maintaining a low profile. Despite her stature in the legal world, her discreet 2018 marriage to Google co-founder Sergey Brin only came to light the following year. She is the founder of ClearAccessIP, a pioneering patent company, and serves as a research fellow at CodeX, the Stanford Center of Legal Informatics, where she contributes to the development of technologies aimed at advancing the legal system.

She founded the Bia-Echo Foundation, dedicated to driving social change, focusing on critical areas such as criminal justice reform and extending female fertility options. Brin, who stepped down as Alphabet’s president in 2019, remains a dominant figure as a controlling shareholder and board member, with a net worth of $87.6 billion. Together, they share one child, a testament to their remarkable journey in both innovation and philanthropy.