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Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts in 2023

Nov 3, 2023

The Women’s Edge together with its partner The Boston Globe, today the 23rd annual Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts list, recognizing the honorees during a celebratory breakfast event. These 100 organizations generated over $84 billion in total revenue in 2022, demonstrating that women are key drivers of the state’s economy.

“The organizations on this year’s diverse list are driving $84 billion of revenue into the MA economy and innovation across the country, from increased manufacturing capacity to breakthroughs in clinical care and therapeutics” said The Women’s Edge Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth L. Hailer. “We are honored to celebrate the Top 100 women leaders and hope it inspires others to drive for success here in our region and beyond.”

This is the 23rd year that The Women’s Edge – 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 11th year that the list was created in collaboration with The Boston Globe. 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 3 and in print on November 5.

“We’re proud to once again partner with The Women’s Edge to recognize these 100 remarkable women and their companies,” said Globe Magazine editor Francis Storrs. “They’re driving the Massachusetts economy of today, and serving as inspiration for the leaders of tomorrow.”

The honorees are:

RANK

Company

Location

Name

Title

1

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Boston

Reshma Kewalramani, M.D., FASN

Chief Executive Officer and President

2

Mass General Brigham

Somerville

Anne Klibanski, MD

President and CEO

3

Fidelity Investments

Boston

Abigail P. Johnson

Chairman and CEO

4

Talbots

Hingham

Lizanne Kindler

CEO

5

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston

Laurie H. Glimcher

President and CEO

6

Ropes & Gray LLP

Boston

Julie H. Jones

Chair

7

WilmerHale

Boston

Susan Murley

Co-Managing Partner

8

Berkshire Health Systems

Pittsfield

Darlene Rodowicz

President and CEO

9

J.Jill, Inc.

Quincy

Claire Spofford

CEO and President

10

Lantheus

Bedford

Mary Anne Heino

Chief Executive Officer

11

Community Care Cooperative

Boston

Christina Severin

President & CEO

12

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Cambridge

Yvonne Greenstreet

Chief Executive Officer

13

CCC

Danvers

Tracey Armstrong

President and Chief Executive Officer

14

John Hancock

Boston

Marianne Harrison

President and CEO

15

Massachusetts General Physicians Organization

Boston

Marcela del Carmen, MD, MPH

President

16

Hubspot

Cambridge

Yamini

Rangan

17

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Lowell

Julie Chen

Chancellor

18

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston

Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH

CEO and President

19

Analysis Group

Boston

Martha S. Samuelson

CEO and Chairman

20

Massachusetts Port Authority

East Boston

Lisa Wieland

Chief Executive Officer

21

Mass General Brigham Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Northampton

Lynnette Watkins, MD

President and Chief Operating Officer

22

Emerson Health

Concord

Christine Schuster, RN, MBA

President and CEO, Emerson Health

23

Encore Boston Harbor

Everett

Jenny Holaday

President

24

Wellesley College

Wellesley

Dr. Paula A. Johnson, MD, MPH

President

25

Martha’s Vineyard Hospital

Oak Bluffs

Denise Schepici

President and Chief Operating Officer

26

ezCater

Boston

Stefania Mallett

Co-Founder & CEO

27

Suffolk University

Boston

Marisa J. Kelly

President

28

The Greater Boston Food Bank

Boston

Catherine D’Amato

President & CEO

29

Simmons University

Boston

Lynn Perry Wooten

President

30

Creative Office Resources

Boston

Denise Horn

CEO, Partner

31

Eastern Bank Foundation

Boston

Nancy Huntington Stager

President & CEO

32

Northbridge Companies

Burlington

Wendy Nowokunski

President & Co-Founder

33

Axcelis Technologies

Beverly

Mary G Puma

President and CEO

34

Candlewick Press

Somerville

Karen E Lotz

Group Managing Director, Walker Books Ltd; President and Publisher, Candlewick Press

35

Blueprint Medicines

Cambridge

Katie Haviland

Chief Executive Officer

36

Mass General Brigham Community Physicians

Somerville

Lynn A Stofer

President

37

CareQuest Institute for Oral Health

Charlestown

Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan

President and CEO

38

Jobs for the Future

Boston

Maria Flynn

President and CEO of Jobs for the Future

39

Veracode

Burlington

Sam King

CEO

40

New England Donor Services

Waltham

Alexandra K. Glazier, Esq.

President & CEO

41

Riverside Community Care

Dedham

Marsha Medalie

CEO

42

Advocates

Framingham

Diane Gould

President and CEO

43

Ascentria Care Alliance

Worcester

Angela Bovill

President and CEO

44

Oxfam America

Boston

Abby Maxman

President and CEO

45

Toward Independent Living and Learning, Inc. (TILL)

Dedham

Dafna Krouk-Gordon

Founder and President

46

Northeast Arc and Affiliates

Danvers

Jo Ann Simons

President & CEO

47

TD Garden

Boston

Amy Latimer

President, TD Garden

48

Lowell Community Health Center

Lowell

Susan West Levine

CEO

49

FirstLight Power

Burlington

Alicia Barton

President & CEO

50

Melmark New England

Andover

Rita M. Gardner

President and CEO

51

The Home For Little Wanderers

Brighton

Lesli Suggs

President and Chief Executive Officer

52

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

Paula Milone-Nuzzo, PhD, RN, FHHC, FAAN

President and John Hilton Knowles Professor

53

Regis College

Weston

Antoinette Hays, PhD, RN

President

54

2Life Communities

Brighton

Amy Schectman

President and CEO

55

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston

Pam Eddinger

President

56

Massachusetts Medical Society

Waltham

Lois Dehls Cornell

Executive Vice President

57

Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty

Boston

Colleen Barry

Chief Executive Officer

58

ALANTE Real Estate

Plymouth

Susana Murphy

Founder, Broker Owner

59

Pine Street Inn

Boston

Lyndia Downie

President and Executive Director

60

Cape Air

Hyannis

Linda A. Markham

President and Chief Executive Officer

61

People, Incorporated & Affiliates

Fall River

Megan Stirk

President & CEO

62

Elder Services of Worcester Area, Inc.

Worcester

Lisa Kippax

Executive Director

63

Jewish Family & Children’s Service

Waltham

Gail Schulman

CEO

64

Anika

Bedford

Cheryl R. Blanchard, Ph.D.

President & CEO

65

New England Aquarium

Boston

Vikki N. Spruill

President and CEO

66

NVNA and Hospice

Norwell

Renee McInnes

CEO

67

Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries

Boston

Joanne K. Hilferty

President and CEO

68

Codman Square Health Center

Dorchester

Sandra Cotterell

CEO

69

New England Conservatory of Music

Boston

Andrea Kalyn

President

70

Excelestar Ventures

Andover

Tasneem Dohadwala

Founding Partner

71

BankFive

Fall River

nne P. Tangen

President & CEO

72

Ceres

Boston

Mindy Lubber

CEO and President

73

Elaine Construction Company, Inc.

Newton

Jackie Falla

Lisa B. Wexler , President

74

Joslin Diabetes Center

Boston

Roberta Herman, MD

President

75

Princess House

Mansfield

Lynne Coté

President and CEO

76

Boston Ballet

Boston

Meredith (Max) Hodges

Executive Director

77

WBUR, Boston’s NPR News Station

Boston

Margaret Low

Chief Executive Officer

78

Whittier Street Health Center

Roxbury

Frederica M. Williams

President & CEO

79

Isaacson, Miller

Boston

Ericka Miller

President + CEO

80

Halloran Consulting Group

Boston

Laurie Halloran

CEO

81

EY

Boston

Jane Steinmetz

Boston Office Managing Principal

82

PharmaLogics Recruiting and Orbis Clinical, Life Science Division of Epic Staffing Group

Woburn

Nicole Ethier

President

83

Accenture

Boston

Pallavi Verma

Senior Managing Director – Quality and Risk, North America and Boston Office Lead

84

BlueHub Capital

Roxbury

Elyse Cherry

CEO

85

The Hollister Group

Boston

Kip Hollister

Founder & CEO

86

GCB Medical Supply

Duxbury

Kate Bowen

Founder and CEO

87

Onyx Specialty Papers, Inc

South Lee

Patricia Begrowicz

President

88

Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc.

Lawrence

Evelyn Friedman

Executive Director and CEO

89

Shepley Bulfinch

Boston

Angela Watson

President and CEO

90

Reading Cooperative Bank

Reading

Julieann Thurlow

President & CEO

91

Boston Common Asset Management

Boston

Allyson McDonald

CEO

92

Peabody Essex Museum (PEM)

Salem

Lynda Roscoe Hartigan

The Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Executive Director and CEO

93

Boston MedFlight

Bedford

Maura Hughes

CEO

94

Longfellow Investment Management Co., LLC

Boston

Barbara McKenna

President

95

Dole & Bailey

Woburn

Nancy Matheson-Burns

president/CEO/owner

96

B&G Restaurant Supply, Inc.

Pittsfield

Tricia Powers Dambrauskas

Owner, Executive Vice President, CFO, Treasurer & Secretary

97

P. J. Spillane Company, Inc.

Everett

Sarah Spillane

CEO

98

Front Line Inc.

Hopedale

Nancy Salter

President

99

radius financial group inc. & radius insurance group inc.

Norwell

Sarah Valentini

Co-Founder & President

100

E. T. & L. Corp.

Stow

Jennie Lee Colosi

President