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
Leading Scientific Innovation: A Conversation with Kimberly Budil, PhD, Lawrence Livermore Lab
Kimberly Budil, PhD, director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, discussed her career path as the lab’s first woman director, highlighted the lab’s impact, and shared insights about the lab’s historic 60-year journey to fusion ignition.
Industry Panel: Making a Difference in Nonprofits
Accomplished Mills College and Northeastern alumni shared their experiences of building and navigating meaningful careers in the nonprofit world.
From Northeastern student to coffee executive and social impact leader
When Helen Russell, DMSB’88, studied in Snell Library nearly four decades ago, she never imagined she’d one day return as the co-founder of a $35 million coffee empire, or that she’d be fueling the entrepreneurial dreams of future students. But that’s the full-circle story unfolding through her company’s Legacy Blend partnership and Brewing Connections, a global initiative connecting entrepreneurs across the university’s network.
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
2024 Innovator Award Winner Nicole Guadagno | Remetra
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2024 Innovator Award Winner Naomi Rajput | CareWallet
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2024 Innovator Award Winner Aleena Jacob | Harvard Medical School’s MEDscienceLAB Forensics
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2024 Innovator Award Winners Darrel Schreiner and Dominique Schreiner | Cake Denim
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