Ali Hewson Ali Hewson Alison Hewson (née Stewart; born 23 March 1961) is an Irish activist and businesswoman. She is the wife of singer and musician Paul Hewson, known as Bono, from the rock group U2. Raised in Raheny, she met her future husband at age 12 at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, and married him in 1982. She was awarded a degree in politics and sociology from University College, Dublin (UCD) in 1989. The couple have four children together and live at residences in Ireland, France, and the United States. She has inspired several U2 songs, most famously "Sweetest Thing." Hewson became
Marillyn Hewson of Sikorsky Aircraft, the producers of Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, giving Lockheed its own helicopter building capability. Hewson has also shifted more company efforts towards building military hardware. In 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2015 she was named by "Fortune" magazine as one of the "50 Most Powerful Women in Business". In the September 15, 2015 issue of "Fortune" magazine, Hewson was ranked 4th. She was named the 21st most powerful woman in the world by "Forbes" in 2014. She rose one spot to the 20th most powerful woman in the world in "Forbes"' 2015 ranking. Hewson was inducted into