ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Deborah Prentice
Deborah Prentice
Provost
Princeton University
Academically, she is a social psychologist whose research focuses on how beliefs and norms serve as catalysts for behavior stasis and change.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Rebecca O’Connell
Rebecca O’Connell
Metro market executive
Citizens Bank
She’s leading the integration of Investors into Citizens — creating what figures to be a banking powerhouse in the state.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Grace Power
Grace Power
Partner
McCarter & English
She brings deep experience in energy, utilities and renewables industries — and more than two decades of experience advising businesses and governmental leaders on a variety of public policy issues.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Catherine Pastrikos Kelly
Catherine Pastrikos Kelly
Partner
Meyner and Landis
She has represented clients and served as lead counsel in hundreds of actions in state and federal courts in contract disputes, shareholder disputes and business torts cases
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Marjorie Perry
Marjorie Perry
CEO
MZM Construction
Hall of famer is a symbol of success — and the result of hard work — for women looking to enter the construction industry.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Susanne Newmark
Susanne Newmark
Founder & president
Newmark Associates
She founded the company in 1986 and has been building its reputation as one of the most respected and successful commercial real estate providers in the state ever since.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Carolyn Powell
Carolyn Powell
Chief human resources officer
Provident Bank
She’s an innovative HR leader driving competitive advantage through people, having had success in multiple industries, including financial services, health care and data analytics.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Trish O’Keefe
Trish O’Keefe
President
Morristown Medical Center
She runs the state’s top hospital while also serving as chief nurse executive for the Atlantic Health system.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Karen Primak
Karen Primak
CEO & president
IPAK
She leads IPAK, which manufactures and distributes sales, marketing, safety and educational tools with an approach that facilitates innovation.
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Suzan Nickelson
Suzan Nickelson
Founder & CEO
Holistic Solutions
A dedicated leader in the New Jersey cannabis scene, she recently got approval to open the first Blackwomen owned medical dispensary in the state.
