Announcing the 2026 Innovator Awards Recipients
The sixth Women Who Empower Innovator Awards honor 34 individuals with one-time grants, welcoming them into a dynamic community of more than 160 lifetime recipients.
Featured Stories
These women show ‘superpowers’ through courage, curiosity and bold ideas
The 2025 Women Who Empower Summit on November 13 honored 31 innovators, celebrating human leadership, resilience and community in an AI-driven era.
She’s turning her family’s ranching legacy into a force for sustainable change
Bella Wood, MPA’26, chose her family’s New Mexico cattle ranch over diplomacy and is now reimagining the future of American agriculture.
Mindfulness changed her life. Now she’s changing classrooms
From personal healing to purpose, Lee Sowles, Marymount’06, MPH’13, Roux Founder Residency’25, launched Kind Mind to bring mindfulness and wellbeing practices to children, teachers and families.
TEN YEARS. REMARKABLE IMPACT. INFINITE POSSIBILITIES.
Dive into the stories that define a decade in the Women Who Empower: A Decade of Impact magazine.
Innovator Updates
This Northeastern Graduate is Using Her Music Industry Experience to Encourage Young People to Vote
2021 Innovator Awards recipient Emily White started #iVoted to increase young voter turnout. The venture, which grants concert access to fans that show a selfie demonstrating their civic engagement, raised the 2020 election turnout an estimated 7.2% relative to 2016.
What Is It Like Starting Your Own Publication? Northeastern Graduate Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of Fashion Wellness Magazine Terms and Conditions
Kat Tse (Cheuk Yan) and her editorial team recently celebrated the first anniversary of her magazine Terms and Conditions. She credits her team with a lot of her success, as well as the guidance she received at Northeastern.
Award-Winning Northeastern Graduate and Entrepreneur is Transforming Business Storytelling with Art and Technology
Calypso Newman, who founded the art communications agency Rock Badger, was recognized as part of Northeastern’s 2024 Women Who Empower Innovator Awards.
This Northeastern Graduate is Pioneering Women’s Leadership in Boston’s Real Estate Development
Kaitlin McCarthy, a 2009 Northeastern graduate, is the founder of one of the first women-owned real estate development firms in Boston.
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