Ginni Rometty, IBM’s recently appointed CEO, nabbed the No.

1 spot, up from No.

Rometty, a longtime IBMer, ran Big Blue’s sales operations beforetaking over as chief executivein January.

Meg Whitman, CEO of IBM rival Hewlett-Packard, made the No.

3 spot, up from ninth place in 2011.

She has said a turnaround will take some time.

Other women in tech making the list include Xerox CEOUrsula Burnsat No.

7, Facebook Chief Operating OfficerSheryl Sandbergat No.

  1. and Oracle PresidentSafra Catzat No.

10.Marissa Mayer, Yahoo’s recently appointed CEO, came in 14th.