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

Andry Sweet

CEO, The Children’s Home Society of Florida