ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Brittany Hale
Brittany Hale
Interim CEO
digitalundivided
Founder and CEO of BND Consulting Group (which she still runs) is interim CEO of group that aims to key economic growth for Latina and Black women entrepreneurs and innovators.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Dr. Generosa Grana
Dr. Generosa Grana
Director
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Coope
An expert in the field of genetics and breast cancer, she also is a professor of medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and a member...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Mary Gabriel
Mary Gabriel
Deputy firmwide managing partner
McCarter & English
She’s a seasoned litigator with broad-based experience in complex commercial litigation, but she’s also viewed as an up-and-comer with a bright future in leadership at the firm.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Susan Hardwick
Susan Hardwick
CEO
American Water
Heads the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company in the country (provides service to 14 million people in 24 states) and in N.J. from its Camden HQ.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Bridget Hartnett
Bridget Hartnett
Member
Clifton Larson Allen
She is committed to working in the social services and nonprofit areas, including educational institutions, as the member in charge of the firm’s Nonprofit and Social Services Practice.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Pavita Howe
Pavita Howe
Vice president, innovation & entrepreneurship
BioNJ
An expert at helping startups and entrepreneurs commercialize new technologies, launch new products, formulate business plans, pitch to investors and drive business development.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Angela Garretson
Angela Garretson
Chief external affairs officer
New Jersey Institute of Technology
She has nearly two decades of political, civic and higher education experience — and a passion for serving community, as she also serves as a Union...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Maureen Hemhauser
Maureen Hemhauser
Chief risk officer & head of compliance
Peapack-Gladstone Bank
She is responsible for administering the bank’s enterprise risk management program and overseeing the bank’s regulatory compliance, bank secrecy act and other programs.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Sylvie Gadant
Sylvie Gadant
Partner
Citrin Cooperman
As the Transaction Advisory Services practice leader, she has advised clients on more than 300 transactions valued between $5 million and $300 million.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Efthemia ‘Effie’ Gikas
Efthemia ‘Effie’ Gikas
Senior vice president & consumer banking region executive
Bank of America
Her responsibilities include business strategy execution and achieving responsible growth across the N.J. market; she has oversight of $51.6 billion in deposits.
















