Most Admired Women Pioneers Driving Real Estate and Financial Innovation, 2026

VOL 01 | ISSUE NO. 09 |2026

Building Progress with Peace

Managing Director SAJ Interior Design and Real Estate Services

Creating Value Without Having It All

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Shermel A. Jeffers Chandwani

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Building Progress with Peace

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Creating Value Without Having It All

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Trusting That What Is Built with Purpose Will Come

EDITORIAL Building the Future with Clarity As we step into 2026, the landscape of real estate and financial innovation reflects a defining shift one shaped by purpose-driven leadership, resilience, and inclusive growth. At the heart of this transformation are women pioneers whose vision, discipline, and integrity have not only redefined industries but have also set new benchmarks for sustainable success. CIO Business World proudly recognizes these exceptional leaders as the Most Admired Women Pioneers Driving Real Estate and Financial Innovation, 2026.

This recognition goes beyond titles and achievements. It honors influence quiet yet powerful built through years of consistent leadership, strategic foresight, and ethical decision-making. These women have navigated traditionally male-dominated sectors with clarity and confidence, transforming challenges into opportunities and complexity into progress.

In real estate, the admired leaders of 2026 are redefining development itself. They view buildings not merely as assets, but as living ecosystems that shape communities, productivity, and well-being. By integrating sustainability, technology, and human-centered design, they are creating spaces that support long-term value rather than short-term speculation. Their work reflects a deep understanding that the future of real estate lies in balance—between growth and responsibility, innovation and stability.

In financial innovation, these pioneers are reshaping how capital moves, grows, and serves society. From fintech platforms that democratize access to finance, to investment models grounded in transparency and trust, their leadership is making financial systems more resilient and inclusive. They are simplifying complexity, strengthening governance, and ensuring that innovation empowers rather than excludes. In doing so, they are restoring confidence in financial ecosystems during times of global uncertainty.

What sets these women apart is not only what they build, but how they lead. Their leadership style emphasizes collaboration over hierarchy, foresight over urgency, and purpose over pressure. They understand that true innovation is not disruptive by default it is deliberate, ethical, and aligned with long-term impact. This approach has proven especially vital in navigating economic volatility, regulatory change, and evolving market expectations.

The women featured in this edition have also emerged as mentors and ecosystem builders. By opening doors for others, fostering diverse talent, and encouraging shared growth, they are ensuring that leadership in real estate and finance is not concentrated, but continuous. Their influence extends beyond organizations into industries, communities, and future generations of leaders.

At CIO Business World, we believe admiration is earned through consistency, courage, and contribution. The women recognized in this special 2026 edition exemplify these values. They remind us that progress does not always arrive loudly but it arrives with certainty when guided by vision and integrity.

As industries evolve and new challenges emerge, these pioneers stand as symbols of what modern leadership looks like: informed, inclusive, and impact-driven. Their journeys inspire confidence in the future of real estate and financial innovation and reaffirm that when leadership is rooted in purpose, success follows naturally.

We are honored to present this editorial spotlight on women who are not only shaping markets, but shaping meaning in leadership itself.

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Global Recognition and International Awards Global Recognition and International Awards SAJ’s consistent performance luxury market leadership SAJ’s consistent performance and luxury marketand leadership been validated by major international recognitions: have been validatedhave by major international recognitions: August Boutique 2024: BestReal Luxury Boutique Real Estate Consultancy ● August 2024: Best● Luxury Estate Consultancy in St. Kitts and Nevis –Awards, LuxuryNew Lifestyle in St. Kitts and Nevis – Luxury Lifestyle York Awards, New York ● October Top 100 Real Estate Brokers of the World – ● October 2024: Top 100 Real2024: Estate Brokers of the World – Luxury Lifestyle Awards Luxury Lifestyle Awards ● March 2025:Real Leading Real Estate ● March 2025: Leading Luxury EstateLuxury Consultancy for Consultancy for Personalized Investment Guidance – Global Elite Awards, Personalized Investment Guidance – Global Elite Awards, Switzerland Switzerland ● May 2025: BestReal Luxury Boutique Real Estate Consultancy – ● May 2025: Best Luxury Boutique Estate Consultancy – Win –Awards Luxury Lifestyle Awards Second ConsecutiveSecond Win – Consecutive Luxury Lifestyle November 2025: TopCompanies 100 GlobalinElite ● November 2025:●Top 100 Global Elite RealCompanies in Real Estate – Global Elite Awards Estate – Global Elite Awards SAJ has beenglobal featured across global media In addition, SAJ In hasaddition, been featured across media platforms includingEliteX CEO Magazine, EliteX (Cover Story), platforms including CEO Magazine, (Cover Story), MSNHerald, News, USA New Today, York Herald, USA Today, Women’s Journal, MSN News, New York Women’s Journal, andMagazine The Success TaleStory).

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Their resilience.

This naturally This fosters mindset peace naturally within fosters peace approach is redefining what approach success is redefining looks like,what proving success thatlooks like, proving thatmindsetresilience. and communities. markets, and communities. progress does not have progress to come at does thenot costhave of well-being, to come at the cost organizations, of well-being, markets,organizations, ethics, or harmony. ethics, or harmony.

In real estate, women innovators In real estate, are leading women projects innovators thatare leading p emphasize livability, environmental emphasize livability, harmony, environmental and social harmony, Historically, real estateHistorically, and finance have real estate been and finance have been From mixed-use connection. developments From mixed-use that reduce developments tha male-dominated industries, male-dominated focused heavily industries, on numbers, focused heavilyconnection. on numbers, commute stress to housing commute projects stress designed to housing with projects green designed w assets, and returns. While assets, these and elements returns.remain While important, these elements remain important, spaces and natural light,spaces these and leaders natural understand light, these thatleaders understa women pioneers are expanding women pioneers the definition are expanding of value. the definition of value. influencespaces mentaldeeply and emotional influence mental and e They are asking deeperThey questions: are asking How deeper do buildings questions: affectHow dophysical buildingsspaces affectdeeply physical peace. stress Homes are no longer peace.seen Homes merely are as noinvestments, longer seen merely as inv communities? How cancommunities? financial systems Howreduce can financial stress systems reduce butsustainable, as sanctuaries. but as sanctuaries. instead of increasing it?instead How can of increasing growth be it? sustainable, How can growth be inclusive, and peaceful?inclusive, and peaceful?

In finance, women are championing In finance, women transparent are championing systems, transparen ethical investing, and financial ethical investing, literacy. By andsimplifying financial literacy. By sim complex financial products complex and making financialthem products accessible, and making them a they reduce fear and confusion they reduce twofear major andsources confusion of stress two major sour in modern life. Peace, in in this modern sense, life. comes Peace, from in this clarity sense, andcomes from confidence. confidence.

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Innovation, when guidedSuccess by Redefining Success en stakeholders. when guided by Redefining fairness, a bridge rather than a barrier. mes a bridge ratherbecomes than a barrier.

Perhaps the greatest innovation women bring is a Perhaps the greatest innovation women bring is a Sustainability as a Path to Peace of is success itself.

Success is no longer just y as a Path to Peace redefinition of success redefinition itself. Success no longer just about scale or speed, but about about scale or speed, but about impact and integrity.

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By opening doors they that were once closed, they reduce oors that were once closed, reduce isolation and competition. competition.

Collaboration replaces Collaboration replaces rivalry, and peace eace replaces pressure.

This replaces cultural pressure. This cultural shift is quietly reshaping industries. y reshaping industries.

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pioneers in real estate and ers in realWomen estate and financial innovation arefinancial innovation are not are seeking attention they are seeking impact. Through tention they seeking impact.

Through steady innovation, leadership, and thoughtful innovation, and ship, thoughtful resilience, esilience, unwavering they have come throughthey have come through challenges that once defined the limits of these at once defined the limits of these industries.

Their work does shows us that strength does not hows us that strength not always need force. Sometimes, it comes orce. Sometimes, it comes through clarity, In patience, and purpose. In arity, patience, andaspurpose. building financial systems and physical ncial systems and physical spaces, these women are also building women are also building confidence, ability, and peace. stability, and peace.

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Planting Before the Harvest Planting Before the Harvest Women leaders in real estate Women and leaders finance in have real estate long and finance have long understood that strong foundations understood that matter strong more foundations than quickmatter more than quick wins. In real estate, thiswins. means In designing real estate,spaces this means that will designing spaces that will

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Women-led initiatives focus on long-term ntech initiatives focusfintech on long-term Women pioneers are also creating pathways for others.

Women pioneers are also creating pathways for others. inclusion: supporting smallinvestors, businesses, first-time investors, porting small businesses, first-time Mentorship, inclusive hiring, and collaborative networks Mentorship, inclusive hiring, and collaborative networks and underserved communities. may not to their leadership ved communities.

These efforts may not These effortsare are central to theirThey leadership approach. They know that central approach. know that generate instant headlines, but they Over is shared, nt headlines, but they build momentum.

Overbuild momentum. whenprogress opportunity is shared, progress multiplies. when opportunity multiplies. trust accumulates.

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What is an actItof faith inthat tomorrow.designed It assumes that is an act Sustainability of faith in tomorrow. assumes will last. And what is led with with integritydesigned will last. with And integrity what is led with caring today willThis leadbelief to stability later. Thispeace beliefwill shape the world will lead to stability later. peace forwill theshape better.the world for the better. transforms innovation intoa agamble. promise rather than a gamble. novation into a promise rather than

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