Pamela Lopker – $500 million
Pamela Lopker is the founder, chairman, and president of QAD Inc., a software company. Her journey began when her boyfriend, Karl Lopker, sought software for his sandal company, Deckers Outdoors.
Faced with a lack of options, Pamela decided to create her own company, QAD, which now serves over 5,000 manufacturers across 90 countries.