Alternative paths to power: Law school    

    While the MBA may account for the bulk of this year's power 50, not all of these highly accomplished women opted for B-school. The following members of this year's list took the law route instead:

    • Angela Braly, Wellpoint, SMU Law School: No. 5

    • Safra Catz, Oracle, University of Pennsylvania Law School: No. 11

    • Kathleen Murphy, Fidelity Investments, University of Connecticut Law School: No. 32