A special thank-you to TalentWorks for sponsoring and creating the powerful opening video highlighting this year’s honorees.
Annual award highlights women business leaders who are making a significant impact on the state’s economy.
The Women’s Edge, with its partner The Boston Globe, announced the 24th anniversary Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts. The honorees were recognized during a celebratory breakfast event on October 24th. The 100 organizations honored generated over $141 billion in total revenue in 2024, demonstrating that women leaders continue to be key drivers of the state’s economy.
“We are so proud to celebrate 25 years of honoring women leaders who are shaping the Massachusetts economy and paving the way for future generations,” said Elizabeth L. Hailer, Chief Executive Officer of The Women’s Edge. “This year’s honorees collectively employ hundreds of thousands and lead with courage, innovation, and purpose. Their leadership is not only transforming organizations but helping to build stronger, more equitable communities.”
This is the 25th 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 13th 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 has been published in the Globe Magazine’s Women & Power issue at bostonglobe.com/magazine on October 24th and in print on October 26th.
The honorees are:
| 1 | Mass General Brigham | Anne Klibanski |
| 2 | Massachusetts General Physicians Organization | Marcela G. del Carmen |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts | Sarah Iselin |
| 4 | Fresenius Medical Care | Helen Giza |
| 5 | Fidelity Investments | Abigail P. Johnson |
| 6 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | Reshma Kewalramani |
| 7 | M&T Bank | Grace Lee |
| 8 | Bose | Lila Snyder |
| 9 | Mass General Brigham Medical Group | Lindsay Gainer |
| 10 | Citizens Financial Group | Lisa Murray |
| 11 | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals | Yvonne Greenstreet |
| 12 | Emerson Health | Christine Schuster |
| 13 | Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Alexa B. Kimball |
| 14 | J.Jill | Claire Spofford |
| 15 | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr | Felicia Ellsworth |
| 16 | Talbots | Lizanne Kindler |
| 17 | Ropes & Gray | Julie Jones |
| 18 | Lahey Hospital & Medical Center | Susan Moffatt-Bruce |
| 19 | CCC (Copyright Clearance Center) | Tracey Armstrong |
| 20 | Action for Boston Community Development | Sharon Scott-Chandler |
| 21 | Vinfen | Jean Yang |
| 22 | Wellesley College | Paula A. Johnson |
| 23 | National Grid | Lisa Wieland |
| 24 | Berkshire Health Systems | Darlene Rodowicz |
| 25 | New England Donor Services | Alexandra K. Glazier |
| 26 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | Julie Chen |
| 27 | Advocates | Diane Gould |
| 28 | Simmons University | Lynn Perry Wooten |
| 29 | Seven Hills Foundation | Kathleen M. Jordan |
| 30 | Takeda | Julie Kim |
| 31 | Salem Hospital | Roxanne C. Ruppel |
| 32 | Justice Resource Institute | Mia DeMarco |
| 33 | Martha’s Vineyard Hospital | Denise Schepici |
| 34 | Nantucket Cottage Hospital | Amy E. Lee |
| 35 | The New England Center for Children | Jessica Sassi |
| 36 | Encore Boston Harbor | Jenny Holaday |
| 37 | radius financial group | Sarah Valentini |
| 38 | Lynn Community Health Center | Brenda Rodriguez |
| 39 | Mystic Valley Elder Services | Lisa Gurgone |
| 40 | Jobs for the Future | Maria Flynn |
| 41 | Mass Eye and Ear | CarolAnn Williams |
| 42 | Suffolk University | Marisa J. Kelly |
| 43 | Atlas Travel & Technology Group | Elaine Osgood |
| 44 | May Institute | Lauren C. Solotar |
| 45 | Mount Holyoke College | Danielle R. Holley |
| 46 | Creative Office Resources | Denise Horn |
| 47 | Northbridge Companies | Wendy Nowokunski |
| 48 | Toward Independent Living and Learning | Dafna Krouk-Gordon |
| 49 | Newton-Wellesley Hospital | Ellen Moloney |
| 50 | Lowell Community Health Center | Susan West Levine |
| 51 | Eastern Bank Foundation | Nancy Huntington Stager |
| 52 | MGH Institute of Health Professions | Paula Milone-Nuzzo |
| 53 | Northeast Arc & Affiliates | Jo Ann Simons |
| 54 | Melmark New England | Rita M. Gardner |
| 55 | The Greater Boston Food Bank | Catherine D’Amato |
| 56 | Oxfam America | Abby Maxman |
| 57 | Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries | Joanne K. Hilferty |
| 58 | Mass General Brigham Healthcare at Home | Heather O’Sullivan |
| 59 | Mass General Brigham Community Physicians | Lynn A. Stofer |
| 60 | Princess House | Lynne Coté |
| 61 | New England Aquarium | Vikki N. Spruill |
| 62 | Elder Services of Worcester Area | Lisa Kippax |
| 63 | People Incorporated | Megan Stirk |
| 64 | The Home for Little Wanderers | Lesli Suggs |
| 65 | Ascentria Care Alliance | Angela Bovill |
| 66 | Cardinal Cushing Centers | Michelle Markowitz |
| 67 | Regis College | Antoinette M. Hays |
| 68 | 2Life Communities | Amy Schectman; Lizbeth Heyer |
| 69 | Third Sector New England (TSNE) | Elaine Ng |
| 70 | Massachusetts Medical Society | Lois Dehls Cornell |
| 71 | Pine Street Inn | Lyndia Downie |
| 72 | Community Care Cooperative | Christina Severin |
| 73 | Catholic Charities Boston | Kelley Tuthill |
| 74 | The Hollister Group | Kip Hollister |
| 75 | BlueHub Capital | Elyse Cherry |
| 76 | Massachusetts Technology Collaborative | Carolyn Kirk |
| 77 | NVNA and Hospice | Renee McInnes |
| 78 | WBUR | Margaret Low |
| 79 | BankFive | Anne P. Tangen |
| 80 | Bunker Hill Community College | Pam Y. Eddinger |
| 81 | AAFCPAs | Carla McCall |
| 82 | Reading Cooperative Bank | Julieann M. Thurlow |
| 83 | Meet Boston | Martha J. Sheridan |
| 84 | Westfield State University | Linda Thompson |
| 85 | Peabody Essex Museum | Lynda Roscoe Hartigan |
| 86 | Whittier Street Health Center | Frederica M. Williams |
| 87 | Cape Air | Linda Markham |
| 88 | Joslin Diabetes Center | Roberta Herman, MD |
| 89 | Elaine Construction Co. | Lisa B. Wexler |
| 90 | Shepley Bulfinch | Angela Watson |
| 91 | Hexagon Properties | Sandy Edgerley |
| 92 | Isaacson, Miller | Ericka Miller |
| 93 | The Trustees | Katie Theoharides |
| 94 | Gallagher | Lucy MacCallum |
| 95 | New England Conservatory | Andrea Kalyn |
| 96 | Dole & Bailey | Nancy Matheson-Burns |
| 97 | Bald Hill Builders | Brenda Laurenza |
| 98 | Kaplan Construction | Jane Kaplan Peck |
| 99 | Onyx Specialty Papers | Patricia Begrowicz |
| 100 | P.J. Spillane Company | Sarah Spillane |