Leading Women - 2025

Modern Healthcare’s Leading Women program honors executives who have implemented major transformations — steering acquisitions, directing strategic partnerships, designing cutting-edge technologies and spearheading revenue-boosting initiatives. The annual program recognizes individuals from all sectors of the industry, spotlighting their professional accomplishments and contributions to their organizations. For eligibility, key dates and requirements, click here.
Celebrate this year's honorees at the Leading Women Conference & Awards Luncheon on June 5 in Chicago. Click here to register!
Rising Stars
Stephanie Calcasola
Chief quality officer and vice president of quality and safety
Hartford HealthCare
Rising Stars
Dr. Sarah Conway
Interim senior vice president, Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Myra Davis
Executive vice president and chief innovation and information officer
Texas Children's Hospital
Nicole Harris-Hollingsworth
Senior vice president, social determinants and impact
Hackensack Meridian Health
Dorothea Henderson
Senior vice president and chief digital information officer
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Anne Neeson
Executive vice president and CEO, Memorial Hermann Foundation
Memorial Hermann Health System
Julia Strandberg
Executive vice president and chief business leader, connected care and monitoring
Philips