CEO, Kaitlin McCarthy, a Northeastern Civil Engineering Alum, Wins a First Place Women Who Empower Innovator Award

Kaitlin McCarthy, E’09, civil engineering, is a first-place recipient of a Northeastern 2024 Women Who Empower Innovator Award, in recognition of her real estate development work as founder and CEO of Ionic Development Co. and the opportunities she provides to women.

McCarthy, who earlier this year was honored as one of the Outstanding Women of Commercial Real Estate by the Boston Real Estate Times, says the Northeastern recognition is particularly satisfying because “Northeastern is where I began my journey and started my professional life.”

She says her time at Northeastern, which included three co-ops, was critical to establishing her career. She landed her first full-time job upon graduation at Turner Construction Co., where she had worked as a co-op student. McCarthy says co-workers and managers she met at all three co-ops remain part of her professional network today.

“You can go in so many directions with engineering,” McCarthy says. “It’s so important to have experiences that help you see where you want to go.”

For more information on additional award winners please see Northeastern Recognizes Women Innovators.