ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2025: Top 50 — No. 29 Laura Matos
Laura Matos
Partner
MAD Global Strategy
Laura Matos is a partner at MAD Global Strategy Group; she has played a key role in shaping public policy and political campaigns across the state. Matos previously served in the...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2025: Top 50 — No. 3 Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti
Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti
Senior advisor
Governor’s Office
Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, chief of staff to Gov. Phil Murphy, has been a driving force in transportation and public policy, holding leadership roles that have shaped infrastructure development in New Jersey and...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2025: Top 50 — No. 44 Beth Noveck
Beth Noveck
Chief AI strategist
State of New Jersey
Beth Noveck is a pioneering figure in technology and governance, renowned for her efforts to enhance public sector innovation. In 2024, Gov. Murphy appointed her as the state's...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2025: Top 50 — No. 31 Debra Tantleff
Debra Tantleff
Founding principal
Tantum Real Estate
Debra Tantleff is the founding principal of TANTUM Real Estate, a Jersey City-based certified Women's Business Enterprise specializing in multifamily and mixed-use developments. With more than $2 billion in construction...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2025: Top 50 — No. 38 Debbie Hart
Debbie Hart
President and CEO
BioNJ
President and CEO of BioNJ, Debbie Hart, has been a key architect of New Jersey's biotechnology and life sciences ecosystem for more than three decades. Since co-founding BioNJ in 1994, she...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2025: Top 50 — No. 17 Beth Rooney
Beth Rooney
Port Director
Port Authority NY/NJ
Beth Rooney, Port Director for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, oversees the largest and busiest seaport on the East Coast. She manages a nearly $400 million...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2025: Top 50 — No. 46 Monica Smith
Monica Smith
Founder & CEO
Marketsmith Inc.
Monica Smith is a dynamo in marketing, tourism, and economic development, with a distinguished career dedicated to promoting destinations and businesses. As the founder and CEO of Marketsmith Inc., a...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2025: Top 50 — No. 2 Patrizia Zita
Patrizia Zita
Founder & CEO
The Zita Group
Patrizia “Trish” Zita, CEO and principal owner of The Zita Group, has built one of New Jersey’s most influential lobbying firms. Since co-founding TZG in 2007, she has led...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2025: Top 50 — No. 15 Susan Hardwick
Susan Hardwick
CEO
American Water
Susan Hardwick, president and CEO of American Water Works Co. Inc., is at the helm of the nation’s largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility, which serves 14 million people across 24...
ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2025: Top 50 — No. 30 Liz Thomas
Liz Thomas
Co-founder
Thomas/Boyd Communications
Liz Thomas, co-founder and CEO of Thomas/Boyd Communications (TBC), is a trailblazer in New Jersey's public relations and marketing industry. With over 25 years at the helm of the Moorestown-based TBC, she...
