2025 Awards

For the women redefining business as usual.

The New Era of Leadership Awards recognize executive women shaping the future of business.

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The 2025 Winners

Meet the women executives who defined exceptional leadership this past year — nominated by the public and carefully selected by our panel of outstanding judges.

The 2025 Honorees

We’re proud to celebrate even more standout women executives to watch for their leadership and impact.

Name

Title

Company

Ann Stanberry

Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer

Liberty Mutual Insurance

Ashley Stiles

Founder & CEO

Tribe Development

Beatrice Dixon

Co-Founder & CEO

The Honey Pot Company

Constance Schwartz-Morini

Co-Founder & CEO

SMAC Entertainment

Elizabeth Adams

Co-Founder, Chief Experience Officer

Ello

Elizabeth Wright

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Direct to Consumer Segment

Paramount Global

Georgina Goode

Deputy Director for Communications and Education

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Gisele Castro

CEO

exalt youth

Jessica Chang

Co-Founder & CEO

Upwards

Joanna Welsh

Chief Risk Officer

Citadel

Judith Curr

President & Publisher, HarperOne Group

HarperCollins Publishers

Kelly Jones

Chief People Officer

Cisco

Kiki Freedman

Co-Founder & CEO

Hey Jane

Kirsten Rutherford

Executive Creative Director

TBWA/Chiat/Day

Lilly Yeatman

President

Grace Creative LA

Linda Roth

Chief Communications Officer

World Central Kitchen

Maria Breza

Chief Transformation Officer

SiriusXM

Marjorie Williams

Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs

Skydance Sports

Natalie Gibralter

Vice President, Product AI Innovation for Microsoft Experience & Devices

Microsoft

Nikisha Bailey

Co-Founder & CEO

Win Win Coffee

Noosheen Hashemi

Founder & CEO

January AI

Rebecca Hui

Co-Founder & CEO

Rurban

Sharon Price John

President & CEO

Build-A-Bear Workshop

Tammy Albarrán

Chief Legal Officer

Peloton

Trisha Goyal

Founder & CEO

Break Sports

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Carla Harris

Senior Client Advisor, Morgan Stanley

Kinjil Mathur

Chief Marketing Officer, Squarespace

Toni Thompson

Chief Human Resources Officer, Etsy

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2025 Awards

For the women redefining business as usual.

The 2025 Winners

Chief Financial Officer, Coinbase

Co-Founder & Chief Brand Officer, Poppi

Co-Founder & President, LTK

Chief Financial Officer, Alphabet

CEO, Tubi

Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, Entergy

President, Industrious

Chief Supply Chain Officer, Barnes & Noble

Founding Partner, Female Founders Fund

Founder & President, ParentSquare

Co-Founder & CEO, Spring Health

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Intel Corporation

President, Service Employees International Union

President & CEO, Sephora North America

Former Vice President, Global Marketing & Product Development, CeraVe (L’Oréal)

Chief Content Officer, Netflix

President & CEO, Land O'Lakes

CEO, Guild

CEO, The Honest Company

Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, Interactive Advertising Bureau

Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability, Cortland

Founder & CEO, Kitsch

Commissioner, WNBA

Chief Operating Officer, Arrive Health

Co-Owner, New York Liberty & Brooklyn Nets

CEO, Black Girls Code

President & Co-Founder, Anthropic

Executive Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer, New York Power Authority

Chief Marketing Officer, Autodesk

Vice President of Advanced Manufacturing & Production Strategy, Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, CSAA Insurance Group

Chief Technology Officer, Toast

Former Global Chief Marketing Officer, Anthropologie

President & CEO, Year Up United

Chief Marketing Officer, Workday

Co-Founder & CEO, Good American

Chief Technology Officer, Linktree

Co-Founder & CEO, World Labs

CEO, Abercrombie & Fitch

Vice President, Global Brand Sales & Partnerships, Zynga

Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer, Novartis

President & Chief Financial Officer, ServiceNow

Vice President, Editor in Chief, Parents

CEO, Citi

Chief Marketing Officer, The Vita Coco Company

Executive Vice President of Programming, NBC News

CEO, Bluesky

Vice President of Communications and Corporate Development, Belkin International

Chief Operating Officer, Reddit

CEO, Rothy's

Chief Marketing Officer, Dunkin'

Chief Customer & Marketing Officer, Zip Co

President, North America, Whalar

CEO, JetBlue Airways

Founder & Executive Director, Mothers Against Media Addiction

CEO, Cure Blindness Project

Co-Founder & CEO, Teal Health

CEO, AG1

Chief Marketing Officer, Rare Beauty

Chief Marketing Officer, Purdue Brand Studio

Chief Brand Officer, Bobbie

CEO, Migrant Clinicians Network

Chief Operating Officer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Chief Operating Officer, Move For Hunger

Chief People & Sustainability Officer, Indeed

Chief AI Officer, Accenture

Founder & CEO, Saie

Global CEO, Grey

Head of Marketing, Chef Merito

President & CEO, Dick's Sporting Goods

Chief Revenue Officer, Volo Sports

Executive Vice President, West Region, American Cancer Society

President, Futuro Media Group