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wbjournal.com | February 10, 2025 | Worcester Business Journal 17 Highest-paid women executives Ranked by total compensation for most recent fiscal year available Executive Organization Total compensation Base pay Fiscal year end date 1 Carol M. Meyrowitz executive chairman The TJX Cos. Inc. 770 Cochituate Road, Framingham 01701 508-390-1000 • tjx.com $11,387,171 $1,060,000 Feb. 3, 2024 2 Karleen Oberton CFO Hologic Inc. 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-263-2900 • hologic.com $3,934,620 $649,038 Sept. 30, 2023 3 Laura Felice executive vice president & CFO BJ's Wholesale Club 350 Campus Drive, Marlborough 01752 774-512-7400 • bjs.com $3,035,577 $751,448 Jan. 28, 2023 4 Jianqing Bennett senior vice president, TA Instruments Division Waters Corp. 34 Maple St., Milford 01757 508-478-2000 • waters.com $2,108,828 $601,292 Dec. 31, 2023 5 Virginia H. Johnson chief legal officer, general counsel, corporate secretary & chief compliance officer Aspen Aerogels Inc. 30 Forbes Road, Building B, Northborough 01532 508-691-1111 • aerogel.com $1,882,039 $450,000 Dec. 31, 2023 6 Sheila M. DiPalma executive vice president, employee services & chief culture officer Cognex Corp. 1 Vision Drive, Natick 01760 508-650-3000 • cognex.com $1,839,182 $323,000 Dec. 31, 2023 7 Lauren Budden (1) group vice president, chief accounting officer & controller; former interim CFO Insulet Corp. 100 Nagog Park, Acton 01720 978-600-7000 • insulet.com $1,461,137 $403,388 Dec. 31, 2023 8 Paula M. Rooney (2) former president Dean College 99 Main St., Franklin 02038 877-879-3326 • dean.edu $1,365,930 $188,442 May 31, 2023 9 Laurie Leshin (3) former president Worcester Polytechnic Institute 100 Institute Road, Worcester 01609 508-831-5000 • wpi.edu $1,209,180 $349,372 June 30, 2023 10 Kate Bolland Eshghi senior vice president & general counsel UMass Memorial Health 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01605 508-334-1000 • ummhealth.org $787,438 $460,434 Sept. 30, 2023 11 Shlomit Schaal (4) former president UMass Memorial Medical Group 365 Plantation St., Biotech One, Worcester 01605 508-334-1000 • ummhealth.org $747,325 $585,937 Sept. 30, 2023 12 Robin Sodano senior vice president & chief information officer UMass Memorial Health 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01605 508-334-1000 • ummhealth.org $733,133 $417,370 Sept. 30, 2023 13 Emily West senior vice president & chief operating officer Fallon Health Inc. 1 Mercantile St., Suite 400, Worcester 01608 508-799-2100 • fallonhealth.org $676,583 $432,739 Dec. 31, 2023 14 Jill Green Lebow senior vice president & chief human resources officer Fallon Health Inc. 1 Mercantile St., Suite 400, Worcester 01608 508-799-2100 • fallonhealth.org $658,660 $403,398 Dec. 31, 2023 15 Mary Ritter senior vice president & chief strategy and government programs officer Fallon Health Inc. 1 Mercantile St., Suite 400, Worcester 01608 508-799-2100 • fallonhealth.org $652,467 $394,398 Dec. 31, 2023 16 Kathleen Driscoll senior vice president & chief philanthropy officer UMass Memorial Health 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01605 508-334-1000 • ummhealth.org $635,000 $416,600 Sept. 30, 2023 17 Lisa Colombo executive vice chancellor, ForHealth Consulting University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-856-8989 • umassmed.edu $629,024 $503,568 Dec. 31, 2023 Sources: GuideStar by Candid and individual nonprofits, proxy statements filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission and Mass. State Comptroller's Office. Notes: For employees of nonprofit organizations, total compensation is sum of base pay, bonuses and incentives, deferred compensation, non-taxable benefits and all other compensation. For employees of public companies, total compensation is a sum of base pay, stock awards, non-equity incentive plans, deferred compensation and all other compensation such as insurance benefits. For employees of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, base pay includes regular wages and retro pay; total compensation is a sum of base pay, overtime pay, leave buy back (if applicable) and other pay such as stipends. (1) Served as interim CFO from October 2023 to April 2024 (2) Retired in July 2022; succeeded by Kenneth Elmore, who stepped down in 2024 and is succeeded by interim president Mark Boyce. (3) Succeeded by interim president Winston O. Soboyejo in May 2022, then Grace Wang on April 3, 2023 (4) Served as president and director until September 2023 -Compiled by Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com Proud supporters of Amy's first steps W O M E N I N L E A D E R S H I P F O C U S