
Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market
The Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market recognizes the women who are influencing change, innovation, and standards for excellence within mid-market companies (with revenue between $100 million and $3 billion). Honorees are evaluated by Annual Revenue, Number of Employees, First Impression on Social Media and Community Involvement.
The Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market are listed below in alphabetical order. View the current list or view past winners
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2025 Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market

Shilpa Bahethi
CEO,
Science Systems and Applications

Mary Berner
President & CEO,
Cumulus Media

Amber Venz Box
President and Co-Founder,
LTK

Tacy Byham
CEO,
Development Dimensions International, Inc.

Avani Desai
CEO,
Shellman

Teresa Elder
CEO,
WOW!

Suzette Gordon
President & CEO,
Sco Family Of Services

Andrea Greenberg
President and CEO,
MSG Networks Inc.

Yvonne Greenstreet
CEO,
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Lisa Hohman
CEO,
Concordance Healthcare Solutions

Rose Hudson
President and CEO,
Louisiana Lottery Corp.

Tina Lee
CEO,
T & T Supermarket, Inc.

Patty Maysent
CEO,
UC San Diego Health System

Ellen McClain
CEO & President,
Year Up

Mary Powell
CEO,
Sunrun

Julia Reidhead
President & Chairwoman,
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Paula Schneider
CEO,
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc.

Margi Shaw
CEO,
Nitel

Michelle Stuntz
President, Consulting & Advisory Services,
ZRG Partners

Michele Sutton
CEO & President,
North Oaks Health System

Carla Vernón
CEO & Board Director,
The Honest Company

Daniella Vitale
CEO,
Salvatore Ferragamo

Melinda Whittington
CEO,
La-Z-Boy Incorporated

Debbie Wilkerson
CEO & President,
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

Jessica Word
CEO,
Word & Brown Companies
2024 Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market

Wendy Barnes
CEO,
RxBenefits

Michelle Barton
President,
Aristeo Construction Co.

Yasmin Bhatia
CEO,
Uplift Education

Catherine Candland
CEO,
NextSource

Teresa Cheung
CEO,
America Chung Nam LLC

Kristin Corbitt
President & CEO,
Mays Chemical Company

Diane Gonzales
President,
NETSYNC

Wendy Gonzalez
CEO,
Sama

Susan Hakkarainen
Chairman & CEO,
Lutron Electronics

Holly Hulse
President & CEO,
OFS Fitel, LLC

Catherine Jacobson
President & CEO,
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin

Barbara W. Joers
President & CEO,
Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare

Amanda Martin-Brock
CEO,
Aris Water Solutions

Audrey Mascarenhas
President & CEO,
Quester Technology

Denise Moriguchi
CEO,
Uwajimaya Inc.

Vera Muzzillo
CEO,
Proforma

Sharon Price John
President & CEO,
Build a Bear

Natalie Ruiz
CEO,
Answer Connect

Marsha Serlin
CEO,
United Scrap Metal, Inc.

Priscilla Sims Brown
President & CEO,
Amalgamated Bank

Sima Sistani
Director & CEO,
Weight Watchers

Anjali Sud
CEO,
Tubi

Anisa Telwar
Founder & CEO,
Anisa International

Sara Klein Wagner
President & CEO,
Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Healthcare, Inc.

Mary Zappone
CEO,
Sundyne
2023 Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market

Brenda Bacon
President & CEO,
Brandywine Living

Caryn Seidman Becker
Chair, CEO & Co-Founder,
CLEAR

Ebony Beckwith
CEO,
Salesforce Foundation

Tasha Blackmon
President & CEO,
Cherry Health

LaVarne Burton
CEO & President, American Kidney Fund

Jessica Carps
CEO,
Skyline Construction

Rosana Chaidez
President & CEO,
N.B. Handy

Kimberly Cline
President,
Long Island University

Tammy Cooper
CEO, CFO & Chairman,
Technologent

Wendy Davidson
CEO & Board Director,
Tha Hain Celestial Group

Bethlam Forsa
CEO,
Savvas Learning Company

Marissa Geist
CEO,
Cielo Talent

Collette Gray
President & CEO,
Integral Senior Living

Lorraine Grillo
President & CEO,
NYC School Construction Authority

Clare Hart
CEO,
Williams Leo

Meredith Kopit
President & CEO,
The New York Times

Katrina Lake
CEO & Founder,
Stitch Fix

Gretchen McClain
President & CEO,
J.M. Huber Corporation

Charmaine Riggins
CEO,
Loparex

Fidji Simo
CEO & Chair,
Instacart

Debby Soo
CEO,
OpenTable Inc

Elle Tehrani
CEO,
Kadance Americas

Kelli Valade
CEO & President,
Denny’s

Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks
CEO & President,
ECOS by Earth Friendly Products

Stephanie Wiggins
CEO,
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
2022 Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market

Patty Arvielo
Co-Founder & President, New American Funding

Kathy Bolhous
CEO, Charter Next Generation

Hayden Brown
President & CEO, Upwork

Nancy Brown
CEO, American Heart Association, Inc.

Renee Cacchillo
CEO, Safelite AutoGlass

Ashley Chen
CEO, ActioNet

Rachel Drori
Founder & CEO, Daily Harvest

Aicha Evans
CEO, Zoox

Janet Hayes
CEO, Crate & Barrel

Jo Ann Jenkins
CEO, AARP

Alexis McGill Johnson
President & CEO, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.

Carrie Jones-Barber
CEO, Dawn Food Products

Molly Langenstein
President & CEO, Chico’s FAS Inc

Rati Sahi Levesque
CEO, The RealReal Inc

Sonia Martin
CEO, Dentons

Sarah Morrison
CEO, Shepherd Center, Inc.

Barbara O’Brien
President & CEO, Dairy Management

Pamela O’Rourke
CEO, ICON Information Consultants

Andrea Owen
CEO, Herman Miller

Yamini Rangan
CEO, Hubspot, Inc

Talbott Roche
President & CEO, Blackhawk Network Holdings

Alejandra Rositto
CEO, Bottega Veneta America

Jennifer Sherman
President & CEO, Federal Signal Corporation

Ania Smith
CEO, TaskRabbit
