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, today announced the 21st annual Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts list, recognizing the honorees during a virtual event. These 100 organizations generated nearly $67 billion in total revenue in 2020, 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 Chief Executive Officer 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 21st 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 9th 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 5 and in print on November 7.
“We’re proud to once again partner with TCI to recognize these 100 remarkable companies—and the 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.”
About The Commonwealth Institute (TCI)
The Commonwealth Institute (TCI) is a non-profit organization that works with women CEOs, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, sole proprietors, and the rising generation of women leaders to help them build successful businesses, organizations, and careers in Massachusetts and Florida. In short, TCI helps women in business achieve greater success! For 24 years, The Commonwealth Institute has provided a variety of opportunities to help women succeed on a personal and professional level while propelling their organizations forward.
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The honorees are:
RANKING | Company Name | Location | Name | Title |
1 | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston | Laurie H. Glimcher | President and CEO |
2 | Mass General Brigham | Boston | Anne Klibanski | President and CEO |
3 | Northeast Arc | Danvers | Jo Ann Simons | President and CEO |
4 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | Boston | Reshma Kewalramani | CEO and President |
5 | Ropes & Gray | Boston | Julie H. Jones | Chair |
6 | Massachusetts General Physicians Organization | Boston | Marcela del Carmen | President |
7 | Community Care Cooperative | Boston | Christina Severin | President and CEO |
8 | Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | Alexa B. Kimball | CEO and President |
9 | Hebrew Rehabilitation Center | Roslindale | Mary Katherine Moscato | President |
10 | Talbots | Hingham | Lizanne Kindler | Executive Chair and CEO |
11 | Emerson Health (previously Emerson Hospital) | Concord | Christine Schuster | President and CEO |
12 | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr | Boston | Susan W. Murley | Co-Managing Partner |
13 | Boston Medical Center Health System | Boston | Kate Walsh | President and CEO |
14 | John Hancock | Boston | Marianne Harrison | President and CEO |
15 | J.Jill | Quincy | Claire Spofford | CEO and President |
16 | Analysis Group | Boston | Martha S. Samuelson | CEO and Chairman |
17 | Eastern Bank Foundation | Boston | Nancy Huntington Stager | President and CEO |
18 | Lantheus | North Billerica | Mary Anne Heino | President and CEO |
19 | Suffolk University | Boston | Marisa Kelly | President |
20 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | Lowell | Jacqueline Moloney | Chancellor |
21 | Stavros Center for Independent Living | Amherst | Angelina Ramirez | CEO |
22 | The Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston | Catherine D’Amato | President and CEO |
23 | Wellesley College | Wellesley | Paula A. Johnson | President |
24 | Fidelity Investments | Boston | Abigail P. Johnson | Chairman and CEO |
25 | Simmons University | Boston | Lynn Perry Wooten | President |
26 | Jack Conway | Hanover | Carol Conway Bulman | CEO and Chairman |
27 | Martha’s Vineyard Hospital | Oak Bluffs | Denise Schepici | President and CEO |
28 | Mass General Brigham Community Physicians | Somerville | Lynn A. Stofer | President |
29 | Massport | East Boston | Lisa S. Wieland | CEO |
30 | CCC (Copyright Clearance Center) | Danvers | Tracey L. Armstrong | President and CEO |
31 | May Institute | Randolph | Lauren C. Solotar | President and CEO |
32 | Northbridge Cos. | Burlington | Wendy Nowokunski | Cofounder and President |
33 | The Wagner Law Group | Boston | Marcia S. Wagner | Founder and Managing Director |
34 | Ascentria Care Alliance | Worcester | Angela Bovill | President and CEO |
35 | Oxfam America | Boston | Abby Maxman | President and CEO |
36 | Advocates | Framingham | Diane Gould | President and CEO |
37 | EY | Boston | Jane Steinmetz | Boston Office Managing Principal |
38 | Creative Office Resources ( (previously Creative Office Pavilion) | Boston | Denise Horn | CEO and Partner |
39 | Princess House | Mansfield | Lynne Coté | President and CEO |
40 | Melmark | Andover | Rita M. Gardner | President and CEO |
41 | Veracode | Burlington | Sam King | CEO |
42 | ezCater | Boston | Stefania Mallett | Cofounder and CEO |
43 | New England Donor Services | Waltham | Alexandra K. Glazier | President and CEO |
44 | Massachusetts Medical Society | Waltham | Lois Dehls Cornell | Executive Vice President |
45 | Accenture | Boston | Pallavi Verma | Senior Managing Director – Quality and Risk, North America and Boston Office Lead |
46 | Regis College | Weston | Antoinette M. Hays | President |
47 | Jobs for the Future (JFF) | Boston | Maria Flynn | President and CEO |
48 | Pine Street Inn | Boston | Lyndia Downie | President and Executive Director |
49 | CareQuest Institute for Oral Health | Boston | Myechia Minter-Jordan | President and CEO |
50 | Axcelis Technologies | Beverly | Mary G. Puma | President and CEO |
51 | FirstLight Power | Burlington | Alicia Barton | CEO |
52 | 2Life Communities | Brighton | Amy Schectman | President and CEO |
53 | Toward Independent Living and Learning | Dedham | Dafna Krouk-Gordon | Founder and President |
54 | Candlewick Press | Somerville | Karen E. Lotz | President and Publisher, Candlewick Press |
55 | Boston Ballet | Boston | Meredith (Max) Hodges | Executive Director |
56 | TD Garden | Boston | Amy Latimer | President |
57 | Lowell Community Health Center | Lowell | Susan West Levine | CEO |
58 | Joslin Diabetes Center | Boston | Roberta Herman | President |
59 | Cape Air | Hyannis | Linda Markham | President |
60 | Elaine Construction Co. | Newton | Lisa B. Wexler | President |
61 | Holyoke Community College | Holyoke | Christina Royal | President |
62 | Anika | Bedford | Cheryl R. Blanchard | President and CEO |
63 | Bunker Hill Community College | Boston | Pam Y. Eddinger | President |
64 | The Home for Little Wanderers | Boston | Lesli Suggs | President and CEO |
65 | BankFive | Fall River | Anne P. Tangen | President and CEO |
66 | New England Aquarium | Boston | Vikki N. Spruill | President and CEO |
67 | Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries | Boston | Joanne K. Hilferty | President and CEO |
68 | People Incorporated | Fall River | Megan Stirk | President and CEO |
69 | Codman Square Health Center | Dorchester | Sandra Cotterell | CEO |
70 | MGH Institute of Health Professions | Boston | Paula Milone-Nuzzo | President |
71 | Cardinal Cushing Centers | Hanover | Michelle Markowitz | President and CEO |
72 | Isaacson, Miller | Boston | Vivian Brocard; Ericka Miller | President; President and CEO |
73 | Halloran Consulting Group | Boston | Laurie Halloran | President and CEO |
74 | WBUR | Boston | Margaret Low | CEO |
75 | Radius Financial Group and Radius Insurance Group | Norwell | Sarah Valentini | Cofounder and CEO |
76 | Shepley Bulfinch | Boston | Carole Wedge; Angela Watson | President; President and CEO |
77 | SSTAR | Fall RIver | Nancy Edmonds Paull | CEO |
78 | The Hollister Group | Boston | Kip Hollister | Founder and CEO |
79 | Charles River Analytics | Cambridge | Karen A. Harper | President and Senior Principal Scientist |
80 | Jewish Family and Children’s Service | Waltham | Gail Schulman | CEO |
81 | Elder Services of Worcester Area | Worcester | Lisa Kippax | Executive Director |
82 | Carleton-Willard Village | Bedford | Barbara A. Doyle | President and CEO |
83 | East Cambridge Savings Bank | Cambridge | Gilda M. Nogueira | President and CEO |
84 | BlueHub Capital | Roxbury | Elyse D. Cherry | CEO |
85 | Dole & Bailey | Woburn | Nancy Matheson-Burns | President and CEO |
86 | NVNA and Hospice | Norwell | Renee McInnes | CEO |
87 | Boston Common Asset Management | Boston | Allyson McDonald | CEO |
88 | D’Youville Life & Wellness Community | Lowell | Naomi Prendergast | President and CEO |
89 | Boston MedFlight | Bedford | Maura Hughes | CEO |
90 | Onyx Specialty Papers | South Lee | Patricia Begrowicz | President and Co-Owner |
91 | Whittier Street Health Center | Roxbury | Frederica M. Williams | President and CEO |
92 | Ceres | Boston | Mindy Lubber | CEO and President |
93 | Greater Lawrence Community Action Council | Lawrence | Evelyn Friedman | Executive Director and CEO |
94 | HUB International New England | Wilmington | Mim Minichiello | President, Employee Benefits |
95 | Longfellow Investment Management | Boston | Barbara McKenna | President |
96 | P. J. Spillane Co. | Everett | Sarah Spillane | CEO |
97 | B&G Restaurant Supply | Pittsfield | Tricia Powers Dambrauskas | Co-Owner and Executive Vice President |
98 | E. T. & L. Corp. | Stow | Jennie Lee Colosi | President |
99 | GCB Medical Supply | Duxbury | Kate Bowen | Founder and CEO |
100 | Investor Group Services | Boston | Mindy Berman | Co-founder and Senior Management Director |