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wbjournal.com | March 23, 2026 | 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 $11,198,868 $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 • cognex.com $1,251,472 $299,231 Dec. 31, 2024 12 Kate Bolland Eshghi senior vice president & general counsel UMass Memorial Health 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01605 508-334-1000 • ummhealth.org $1,018,962 $523,912 Sept. 30, 2024 13 Jennifer Walker division chief, cardiac surgery UMass Memorial Health 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01605 508-334-1000 • ummhealth.org $987,291 $583,836 Sept. 30, 2024 14 Grace Wang president Worcester Polytechnic Institute 100 Institute Road, Worcester 01609 508-831-5000 • wpi.edu $894,784 $621,823 June 30, 2024 15 Robin Sodano senior vice president & chief information officer UMass Memorial Health 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01605 508-334-1000 • ummhealth.org $864,914 $485,465 Sept. 30, 2024 16 Lisa Colombo executive vice chancellor, ForHealth Consulting University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-856-8989 • umassmed.edu $821,872 $641,872 Dec. 31, 2025 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 -Compiled by Stephanie Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com and Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP F O C U S Let's hit it out of the park together. Real estate loans Business term loans Business lines of credit clintonsavings.com Commerical Construction loans SBA 7A and 504 loans Call our All-Star Lending Team today at 978-365-3450.