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 alums started Pipe Dream production company to share untold stories
Margaret Montavon and Elizabeth Raia are co-founders of Pipe Dream, a film, television and theater production company. Their mission is to tell underrepresented and overlooked stories.
Northeastern announces recipients of 2026 Women Who Empower Innovator Awards
The 34 winners of the 2026 Women Who Empower Innovator Awards have ventures across AI, technology, arts, entrepreneurship, health and social change.
The host with the most–from roundtables, to podcasts, to meals
Vallabhi Singh, DMSB’17, hosts ‘The Almost Era’ podcast, which embraces the uncertainties faced in a successful and meaningful life.
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
Her sudden loss launched a virtual cardiac care startup
Muskaan “Mukki” Gill, E'26, knows how difficult it can be living with seizures. Her younger brother, Zor, has Dravet syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes random, frequent and prolonged seizures. Seeing how this affected her...
Northeastern student Khushi Shah turned a middle school science project into Drizzl, a smart irrigation startup fighting water waste
Muskaan “Mukki” Gill, E'26, knows how difficult it can be living with seizures. Her younger brother, Zor, has Dravet syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes random, frequent and prolonged seizures. Seeing how this affected her...
Schools in India don’t teach soft skills. This entrepreneur does
Muskaan “Mukki” Gill, E'26, knows how difficult it can be living with seizures. Her younger brother, Zor, has Dravet syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes random, frequent and prolonged seizures. Seeing how this affected her...
The ABCs of speech therapy
Muskaan “Mukki” Gill, E'26, knows how difficult it can be living with seizures. Her younger brother, Zor, has Dravet syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes random, frequent and prolonged seizures. Seeing how this affected her...
Event Recaps
“Everyone Here Can Open Doors.” Women Who Empower Summit Inspires Connection and Community
The event featured a panel discussion with business leaders Betty Francisco, MBA'97, L'98, Meeta Kapadia, and Jennifer Kaiser Neundorfer, and a conversation with That Cheese Plate founder and Northeastern alum Marissa Mullen, AMD'15.
“They Want You To Be Your Best Self” Women Innovators Celebrate Northeastern Spirit
The celebration of entrepreneurial women represents a momentous new chapter in Northeastern’s 125-year history, according to Innovator Awards winners who gathered at EXP for a reception on Founders Day.
All Raise Boston’s “Agents of Change” Event Recap: Raising Capital in Uncertain Economic Times
Entrepreneurial leaders convened at Northeastern on May 17, 2023, as part of All Raise Boston's "Agents of Change" networking event. Women tech founders, investors, and entrepreneurs came together to share ideas and listen to industry changemakers.
Two Very Different Stories, One Powerful Message. Female Leaders Inspire Northeastern Community At Women Who Empower Event In Dubai
One is an American journalist, the other an Emirati businesswoman. And together, they are breaking down boundaries to unite in one universal cause: female empowerment.
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