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AIM Companies Make List of Top Women-Led Businesses

Posted on November 6, 2024

Associated Industries of Massachusetts congratulates 15 member companies named to the 2024 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses list released Nov. 1 by The Commonwealth Institute and The Boston Globe.

Two of the companies are led by past chairs of the AIM Board of Directors – Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries of Boston, Joanne Hilferty, President and CEO; and Onyx Specialty Papers of South Lee, Patricia Begrowicz, President and Co-Owner. A third honoree, Takeda, is also represented on the AIM Board.

The AIM member companies making the list range from financial services giant Fidelity Investments to construction firms such as Elaine Construction.

“The companies on this list represent the best of the Massachusetts business community,” said Brooke Thomson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Associated Industries of Massachusetts.

“The women who own or run these companies have built their businesses in a manner that creates economic opportunity for all Massachusetts residents.”

The members on the list include:

  • Mass General Brigham, Anne Klibanski, President & CEO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield, Sarah Iselin, President & CEO
  • Fidelity Investments, Abigail P. Johnson, Chairman & CEO
  • Takeda, Julie Kim, President, US Business Unit, and US Country Head
  • EY, Jane Steinmetz, Boston Office Managing Principal
  • Eastern Bank Foundation, Nancy Huntington Stager, President & CEO
  • Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries, Joanne K. Hilferty, President & CEO
  • 2Life Communities, Amy Schectman; Lizbeth Heyer; CEO, January-June; Vice President and Acting CEO, July-December
  • Elaine Construction Co., Lisa B. Wexle, President
  • Action for Boston Community Development, Sharon Scott-Chandler, President & CEO
  • Nantucket Cottage Hospital, Amy Lee, President & Chief Operating Officer
  • Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Carolyn Kirk, CEO
  • Bluehub Capital, Elyse D. Cherry, CEO
  • BankFive, Anne P. Tangen, President & CEO
  • Onyx Specialy Papers, Patricia Begrowicz, President & Co-Owner