5. Donna Langley
Donna Langley chairs the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group. She is credited with guiding the group to achieve unparalleled growth. The company crossed $4 billion at the World Wide Box Office in 2018 for the second time in its 105-year history, according to Forbes.
Forbes adds that she has overseen juggernaut movie franchises like Fast and Furious, Jurassic World, Pitch Perfect, Fifty Shades, the Bourne Series among others.
She is the 5th most powerful Black woman and the 56th in the world.