Women We Admire Announces Top 50 Women Chief Executive Officers of 2025
Summary
As the highest-ranking executives, CEOs embody the big picture, serving as the face of their organizations while driving growth, profits, and company culture. We also honor Janette Marx, Chief Executive Officer of Airswift, a global workforce solutions provider specializing in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics industries. Lastly, we celebrate honoree Yuli Ziv, Founder and CEO of Heallist, a software platform that empowers holistic practitioners to expand their practice. As a visionary leader with expertise in both wellness and influencer marketing, she brings a unique perspective on leveraging digital platforms to connect people and drive meaningful change. Julie Freischlag (Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist), Janette Marx (Airswift), Annie Reyes (Hivedeco), Reema Poddar (Philips), Diane Hansen (Palomar Health), Sarah McLeod (Activate Health), Shannon Buerk (engage2learn), Sue Downes (MyEyeDr), Norma Garcia (NRJ Media Group), Rochelle Wilcox (4PXP), Patricia Whittaker (AfireFi), Missy Chicre (Menttium Corporation), Miriam Chickering (NextGenU.org), Debra Livingston (ReEmployAbility), Arundati Dandapani (Generation1.ca), Kelly Pfleider (Pure Praxis), Suzanne H. EL-Moursi (Brighthive), Colleen Shanley-Loveless (Revitalize Community Development Corporation), Erin Stucky (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City), Denise Napier (Health Partners Plans), Michelle Murray (Nexus Family Healing), Marietta Rodriguez (NeighborWorks America), Deonne Christensen (Mazuma Credit Union), Dominique Raccah (Sourcebooks), Laurie Cozart (Brain Squared Solutions), Meredith Wilson (Emergent Risk International, LLC), Jill Frey (Cummins Facility Services), Pinar Ormeci (Timus Networks), Kailee Tkacz Buller (National Oilseed Processors Association), Tami Chapek (WeInspireWe), Roxane Ferguson (Oviedo-Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce), Wendy Holliday (PayTech Women), Olivia Straine (Straine Dental Management), Julia Hartz (Eventbrite), Tona Trondsen (Workplace Safety Screenings), Deborah Grant (Corporate Playbook), Shirley Davis (SDS Global Enterprises), Annie Lee (Avyanna Technologies), Jennifer McNelly (American Society of Safety Professionals), Tracy LaFlamme Ortega (Bell Group), Yuli Ziv (Heallis), Jennifer Ménard-Shand (Staff Shop Inc.), Phara McLachlan (Nahteava), Tanya Bakalov (HelloTeam), Ryan Jordan (Educated Newborn Care Specialists), Rebecca Consolvo (9Box Consulting), Ronicka Briscoe (Winning on the Road, LLC), Mara Smith (Inspiro Tequila), Erica McIlroy (Green Heiress Retreats), and Cara Kleinhaut (AGENC Experiential & Digital Marketing).