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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2025 | Worcester Business Journal 75 G E N E R A L I N T E R E S T F O C U S 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 $11,198,868 $1,040,000 Feb. 1, 2025 2 Ana Maria Chadwick chief financial officer & treasurer Insulet Corp. 100 Nagog Park, Acton 01720 978-600-7000 • insulet.com $4,580,979 $411,923 Dec. 31, 2024 3 Karleen Oberton chief financial officer Hologic Inc. 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-263-2900 • hologic.com $4,090,438 $694,231 Sept. 28, 2024 4 Laura Felice executive vice president & chief financial officer BJ's Wholesale Club 350 Campus Drive, Marlborough 01752 774-512-7400 • bjs.com $3,987,379 $750,006 Feb. 1, 2025 5 Jianqing Bennett senior vice president, TA Instruments Division Waters Corp. 34 Maple St., Milford 01757 508-478-2000 • waters.com $2,516,365 $605,792 Dec. 31, 2024 6 Sheila M. DiPalma executive vice president, employee services & chief culture officer Cognex Corp. 1 Vision Drive, Natick 01760 508-650-3000 • cognex.com $1,985,294 $336,039 Dec. 31, 2024 7 Lauren Budden (1) group vice president, chief accounting officer & controller Insulet Corp. 100 Nagog Park, Acton 01720 978-600-7000 • insulet.com $1,626,079 $406,997 Dec. 31, 2024 8 Virginia H. Johnson chief legal officer, corporate secretary & chief compliance officer Aspen Aerogels Inc. 30 Forbes Road, Building B, Northborough 01532 508-691-1111 • aerogel.com $1,592,836 $450,000 Dec. 31, 2024 9 Nicole Bulgarino president of Federal Solutions and Utility Infrastructure Ameresco Inc. 111 Speen St., Suite 410, Framingham 01701 508-661-2200 • ameresco.com $1,530,370 $466,090 Dec. 31, 2024 10 Stephanie Pittman chief human resources officer Aspen Aerogels Inc. 30 Forbes Road, Building B, Northborough 01532 508-691-1111 • aerogel.com $1,475,336 $400,000 Dec. 31, 2024 11 Laura A. MacDonald (2) vice president & corporate controller Cognex Corp. 1 Vision Drive, Natick 01760 508-650-3000 • www.cognex.com $1,251,472 $299,231 Dec. 31, 2024 12 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 13 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 14 Kathleen M. Jordan president & CEO Seven Hills Foundation & affiliates 81 Hope Ave., Worcester 01603 508-755-2340 • sevenhills.org $750,404 $442,207 June 30, 2024 15 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 16 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 17 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 18 Lisa Colombo executive vice chancellor, ForHealth Consulting University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-856-8989 • umassmed.edu $665,504 $516,157 Dec. 31, 2024 19 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 20 Mary Ritter (5) former 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 Sources: GuideStar by Candid and individual nonprofits, 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 chief financial officer from October 2023 to April 2024 (2) From March 15, 2024 to May 3, 2024, also served as principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, succeeding Paul Todgham and prior to Dennis Fehr (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 (5) Retired in September 2024 -Compiled by Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com 2015 46 4 #24 2016 44 4 #24 2017 45 4 #24 2018 40 4 #22 2019 39 2 #29 2020 35 3 #19 2021 35 3 #19 2022 30 1 #19 2023 32 2 #19 2024 32 6 #3 *ranked by local deposits Sources: WBJ's Book of Lists and individual websites Total banks ranked Number of women leaders Highest ranked woman -led bank* Central Mass. banks' female CEOs On WBJ's list of the largest Central Mass. banks, the number led by women starkly increased in 2024.