Similar to the different fields where women professionals are exclusively leading from the front like sports, science, technology, aviation, and healthcare ­ finance is a sector where India is led by the Hon'ble Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, who is renowned for strong knowledge and skills in economics and polity. Women, bringing in their expertise, alongside years of administrative experience in leading teams, are steering the finance consulting sector with services like customized financial planning, wealth creation and preservation, risk mitigation, and expansion of assets. The services like investment ideation, taxation, insurance, and liquidity flow are enhanced by the women's financial consultants with a high success rate.

In present-day digital economy, women are directly consuming and controlling finances, with accurate and influencing decisions. For designing products to offering services, women are always directing businesses/individuals to result-driven finance consulting. As per the stats by catalyst.org, in 2019, women representation increased from just 16 percent in 2016 to 20 percent in the designated executive job roles of finance service firms.

Experts suggest that companies are able to cope with difficult and challenging finance tasks when they have a gender diverse working culture. Some of the successful firms are financially transformed by the innovative approach by women finance consultants. In this issue of Women Entrepreneurs magazine, we present a list of `Top 10 Women Financial Consultants ­ 2021', who are creating wealth for their clients through upright consulting. The listing is prepared by a team of industry veterans, CEOs and VCs, and the Women Entrepreneurs editorial board. It will give the readers the direction of women empowerment and help in finding a better consultant in finance.