CEO Kaitlin McCarthy Wins 2024 Women Who Empower Innovator Awards - Experienced Alumnae

“Our students and alumni never cease to impress, inspire and energize me,” says Diane Nishigaya MacGillivray, Northeastern’s senior vice president for university advancement and founder of Women Who Empower. “This group — our current and past innovator recipients — truly represent the best of Northeastern. We are honored to invest in them and work together to create a community driven by impact. Their success has a halo effect — enriching all that we do. I could not be prouder to claim them all as Women Who Empower Innovators.” 

For nearly 10 years, Women Who Empower has been building a global, inclusive and dynamic community through events, scholarships, mentorship programs and entrepreneurial initiatives. 

The women in the 2024 Innovator Awards cohort represent Northeastern’s global reach, hailing from the U.S. and U.K. to Nigeria, Hong Kong, Nicaragua and Vietnam. They also span the entire spectrum of Northeastern’s academic offerings, representing every college at the university.