The Most Powerful People In Trump’s Washington: #20 Susan Molinari

Back in the day, being Google's top lobbyist seemed like a pretty plum gig. After all, everybody in town wanted to be aligned with the tech darling. Now that Washington thinks Silicon Valley could use a bit of regulating—on everything from anti-trust issues to sex trafficking—the work has gotten trickier. This has only made Molinari, a former Republican member of Congress, more important in Washington. And not just on the policy points. “What distinguishes Susan,” says Erin Egan, an exec in Facebook's DC office, “is her work to recruit and mentor the next generation of women in technology.”