Top 40

Laura Matos Managing director and general manager Kivvit Runs the N.J. office for top national firm, but her influence goes beyond that. She is chair of the Pinelands Commission and recently served on redistricting commission. #37 Nancy Erika...

Nancy Erika Smith Co-founder & partner Smith Mullin Continues to attract national clients — and national attention — for the work she does around workplace harassment issues, including bill that eliminated forced arbitration. #36 Karen Kessler#38 Laura Matos  

Karen Kessler Founder and CEO Kessler PR Heads one of the top firms in the state — and it has global clients. And few in the state have served on as many top boards. #35 Abby Ayoub#37 Nancy...

Abby Ayoub Founder and CEO Optical Academy Self-described optician by trade, entrepreneur by birth. She is disrupting $40 billion optical industry by providing on-site eye care and eyewear for school sites, work sites and communities. She is...

Rita Gurevich Founder and CEO SPHERE Technology Solutions Heads award-winning woman-owned cybersecurity business focusing on improving security and enhancing compliance while offering subject matter expertise for data governance, identity and access management and privileged access management needs. #33...

Marjorie Perry Founder and CEO MZM Construction She not only heads her own construction firm, she also gives back (with emphasis on helping women and those from underserved communities) as a chair of NJIT board of overseers...

Elisa Charters Principal EAC Business International She is the head of her own business consulting firm, the co-founder and president of Latina Surge (a nonprofit dedicated to promoting diversity, equity & inclusion, especially among Latinas) and a...

Liz Thomas; Pam Boyd Co-founder and CEO; Co-founder and president Thomas/Boyd Communications The two have run one of the most prominent and impactful public relations/advisory firms in South Jersey and across the state for more than two...

Lata Reddy; Shané Harris Chair; President Prudential Foundation Both are accomplished executives within Prudential, while leading one of the most impactful and giving foundations in the state. #29 Brett Matik#31 Liz Thomas; Pam Boyd  

Brett Matik President; Chairwoman Harrison Beverage Co.; Atlantic County Economic Alliance If running the Anheuser-Busch distributor for southern New Jersey wasn’t enough, she also serves as a chair of the Atlantic County Economic Alliance and on the...