Annual award highlights women business leaders who are making a significant impact on the state’s economy
The Commonwealth Institute (TCI), together with its partner The Boston Globe Magazine, today announced the 20th annual Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts list, recognizing the honorees during a virtual event. These 100 organizations generated over $70 billion in total revenue in 2019, demonstrating that women are key drivers of the state’s economy.
“The organizations on this year’s diverse list are driving innovation across the country, from increased manufacturing capacity to breakthroughs in clinical care and therapeutics” said TCI Executive Director Elizabeth L. Hailer. “We are honored to celebrate the Top 100 women leaders and hopes it inspires others to drive for success here in our region and beyond.”
This is the 20th year that TCI – a Boston-based nonprofit organization devoted to advancing women in leadership positions — created the list through a nomination process and reviewed both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations and the 8th year that the list was created in collaboration with the Boston Globe Magazine. In addition to revenue or operating budget, factors considered in the evaluation included workplace and management diversity, board makeup, and innovative projects. The full list will be published in the Globe Magazine’s Women & Power issue at bostonglobe.com/magazine on November 6 and in print on November 8.
“We’re proud to recognize these 100 remarkable companies—and the equally remarkable women who lead them,” said Globe Magazine editor Francis Storrs. “It’s a privilege to celebrate this year’s honorees for all they’ve accomplished, and for the example they’re setting for future generations of leaders.”
The honorees are:
Ranking | Company | Location | Name | Title |
1 | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston | Laurie H. Glimcher | President and CEO |
2 | Boston Medical Center Health System | Boston | Kate Walsh | President and CEO |
3 | Community Care Cooperative | Boston | Christina Severin | President and CEO |
4 | Boston Children’s Hospital | Boston | Sandra L. Fenwick | CEO |
5 | Talbots | Hingham | Lizanne Kindler | CEO |
6 | Brigham Health | Boston | Elizabeth G. Nabel | President |
7 | WilmerHale | Boston | Susan Murley | Co-Managing Partner |
8 | Mass General Brigham | Somerville | Anne Klibanski | President and CEO |
9 | Northeast Arc | Danvers | Jo Ann Simons | President and CEO |
10 | Fidelity Investments | Boston | Abigail P. Johnson | Chairman and CEO |
11 | Mount Auburn Hospital | Cambridge | Jeanette G. Clough | President |
12 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | Lowell | Jacqueline Moloney | Chancellor |
13 | Analysis Group | Boston | Martha S. Samuelson | CEO and Chairman |
14 | Hebrew Rehabilitation Center | Roslindale | Mary Moscato | President |
15 | John Hancock | Boston | Marianne Harrison | President and CEO |
16 | Wellesley College | Wellesley | Paula A. Johnson | President |
17 | Copyright Clearance Center | Danvers | Tracey Armstrong | President and CEO |
18 | Emerson Hospital | Concord | Christine Schuster | President and CEO |
19 | Simmons University | Boston | Helen Drinan | President |
20 | Globalization Partners | Boston | Nicole Sahin | Founder and CEO |
21 | HUB International New England | Wilmington | Mim Minichiello | President, Employee Benefits |
22 | Suffolk University | Boston | Marisa Kelly | President |
23 | Atlas Travel & Technology Group | Marlborough | Elaine Osgood | Founder and CEO |
24 | EY | Boston | Jane Steinmetz | Boston Office Managing Principal |
25 | The Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston | Catherine D’Amato | President and CEO |
26 | Agios Pharmaceuticals | Cambridge | Jackie Fouse | CEO |
27 | ezCater | Boston | Stefania Mallett | Cofounder and CEO |
28 | Cape Cod 5 | Hyannis | Dorothy A. Savarese | Chair and CEO |
29 | TD Garden | Boston | Amy Latimer | President |
30 | May Institute | Randolph | Lauren C. Solotar | President and CEO |
31 | Mass General Brigham Community Physicians Group | Somerville | Lynn A. Stofer | President |
32 | Northbridge Cos. | Burlington | Wendy Nowokunski | Cofounder and President |
33 | Axcelis Technologies | Beverly | Mary G. Puma | President and CEO |
34 | Nic+Zoe | Natick | Susie Mulder | CEO |
35 | Veracode | Burlington | Sam King | CEO |
36 | Audley Travel | Boston | Jacqui Lewis | President and Managing Director, North America |
37 | Oxfam America | Boston | Abby Maxman | President and CEO |
38 | Melmark New England | Andover | Rita M. Gardner | President and CEO |
39 | Regis College | Weston | Antoinette M. Hays | President |
40 | Ascentria Care Alliance | Worcester | Angela Bovill | President and CEO |
41 | New England Donor Services | Waltham | Alexandra K. Glazier | President and CEO |
42 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester | Laurie Leshin | President |
43 | Martha’s Vineyard Hospital | Oak Bluffs | Denise Schepici | President and CEO |
44 | Cape Air | Hyannis | Linda Markham | President and Chief Administrative Operator |
45 | Massachusetts Medical Society | Waltham | Lois Dehls Cornell | Executive Vice President |
46 | MassDevelopment | Boston | Lauren A. Liss | President and CEO |
47 | Elaine Construction Co. | Newton Upper Falls | Lisa B. Wexler | President |
48 | Candlewick Press | Somerville | Karen E. Lotz | President, Publisher, and Group Managing Director |
49 | Pine Street Inn | Boston | Lyndia Downie | President and Executive Director |
50 | Toward Independent Living and Learning | Dedham | Dafna Krouk-Gordon | Founder and President |
51 | Lowell Community Health Center | Lowell | Susan West Levine | CEO |
52 | Zipcar | Boston | Tracey Zhen | President |
53 | New England Aquarium | Boston | Vikki N. Spruill | President and CEO |
54 | Cushman & Wakefield | Boston | Carolyn Sidor | Managing Principal, New England |
55 | PureB2B | Danvers | Melissa Chang | President and CEO |
56 | Onyx Specialty Papers | South Lee | Patricia Begrowicz | Co-Owner and President |
57 | Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries | Boston | Joanne K. Hilferty | President and CEO |
58 | Dole & Bailey | Woburn | Nancy Matheson-Burns | President and CEO |
59 | NVNA and Hospice | Norwell | Renee McInnes | CEO |
60 | Thomson Safaris | Watertown | Judi Wineland | Cofounder and CEO |
61 | The Trustees of Reservations | Boston | Barbara J. Erickson | President and CEO |
62 | Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston | Boston | Deborah Kincade Rambo | President |
63 | Shepley Bulfinch | Boston | Carole Wedge | CEO |
64 | Travel Leaders Framingham | Framingham | Diane Mullahy | President |
65 | Codman Square Health Center | Dorchester | Sandra Cotterell | CEO |
66 | Isaacson, Miller | Boston | Vivian Brocard | President |
67 | Kaplan Construction | Brookline | Jane Kaplan Peck | Owner and COO |
68 | East Cambridge Savings Bank | Cambridge | Gilda M. Nogueira | President and CEO |
69 | Avedis Zildjian Co. | Norwell | Craigie Zildjian | Owner, President, and Executive Chair |
70 | Carleton-Willard Village | Bedford | Barbara A. Doyle | President and CEO |
71 | Shriners Hospitals for Children – Boston | Boston | Eileen F. Skinner | Administrator |
72 | Accenture | Boston | Debbie Alliegro | Office Managing Director |
73 | BlueHub Capital | Boston | Elyse D. Cherry | CEO |
74 | Acorio | Boston | Ellen Daley | CEO |
75 | Boston Ballet | Boston | Meredith (Max) Hodges | Executive Director |
76 | D’Youville Life & Wellness Community | Lowell | Naomi Prendergast | President and CEO |
77 | Whittier Street Health Center | Roxbury | Frederica M. Williams | President and CEO |
78 | Leading Edge Real Estate | Winchester | Linda O’Koniewski | CEO |
79 | Hollister Staffing | Boston | Kip Hollister | Founder and CEO |
80 | Vecna Technologies | Burlington | Deborah Theobald | Cofounder and CEO |
81 | Tantara Corp. | Worcester | Dawn A. Dearborn | President |
82 | SSTAR | Fall RIver | Nancy Edmonds Paull | CEO |
83 | United Personnel Services | Springfield | Tricia Canavan | President and CEO |
84 | Halloran Consulting Group | Boston | Laurie Halloran | President and CEO |
85 | Reading Cooperative Bank | Reading | Julieann M. Thurlow | President and CEO |
86 | E. T. & L. Corp. | Stow | Jennie Lee Colosi | President and Treasurer |
87 | P. J. Spillane Co. | Everett | Sarah Spillane | CEO |
88 | B&G Restaurant Supply | Pittsfield | Tricia Powers Dambrauskas | Co-Owner, Executive Vice President |
89 | Radius Financial Group | Norwell | Sarah Valentini | Cofounder |
90 | HouseWorks | Newton | Andrea Cohen | Cofounder and CEO |
91 | InkHouse | Waltham | Beth Monaghan | Founder and CEO |
92 | Ceres | Boston | Mindy S. Lubber | President and CEO |
93 | Lasell Village | Newton | Anne E. Doyle | President |
94 | KHJ Brand Activation | Boston | Judy Habib | CEO |
95 | Investor Group Services | Boston | Mindy Berman | Cofounder and Managing Director |
96 | BellXcel | Westwood | Lauren Sanchez Gilbert | CEO |
97 | Boston Common Asset Management | Boston | Geeta Aiyer | Founder and President |
98 | Front Line | Hopedale | Nancy Salter | Founder and President |
99 | Nitsch Engineering | Boston | Lisa A. Brothers | Chairman and CEO |
100 | Addgene | Watertown | Joanne Kamens | Executive Director |