Member News

In 2020, MWF accepted many new members! Each day, we will be highlighting one. Please join us in welcoming, Nancy Lurker, President and CEO, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals.

Nancy, a veteran in the biopharmaceutical industry, joined EyePoint in September  2016 as President and Chief Executive Officer and is a member of the company’s Board of Directors.  Ms. Lurker has more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical services industries.

In 2020, MWF accepted many new members! Each day, we will be highlighting one. Please join us in welcoming, Priya Iyer, Chair & CEO, Vee24, Inc.

With over 25 years of diverse international experience in nearly every facet of software, Priya is a proven, high-growth entrepreneurial CEO with a leadership philosophy centered on engaging clients and employees to build industry leading SaaS software platforms and delivering exceptional stakeholder value. Her demonstrated success in developing and scaling a strong entrepreneurial and innovative culture, attracting and retaining top talent, cultivating a sense of ownership throughout the organization, and leading successful teams has earned her many recognitions.

In 2020, MWF accepted many new members! Each day, we will be highlighting one. Please join us in welcoming, Lynn Perry Wooten, President, Simmons University.

Lynn, a seasoned academic and an expert on organizational development and transformation, became the ninth president of Simmons University on July 1, 2020. She is the first African American to lead the university. Specializing in crisis leadership, diversity and inclusion, and positive leadership—organizational behavior that reveals and nurtures the highest level of human potential—Dr. Wooten is an innovative leader and prolific author and presenter whose research has informed her work in the classroom and as an administrator.

In 2020, MWF accepted many new members! Each day, we will be highlighting one. Please join us in welcoming, Kirk Arnold, Executive in Residence, General Catalyst.

Kirk is an experienced CEO and board member, with a demonstrated history of leadership in the technology industry. Skilled in strategy, sales, customer relationship management, and operations, Kirk has a passion for technologies that transform businesses and markets. Currently, Kirk is actively engaged as an advisor, board member and teacher. She is an Executive-in-Residence at General Catalyst Ventures, where she works with management teams to help scale and drive growth.

MWF is so proud that Lauren Pimpare, Founder of Tomorrow’s Women Today and a long-time “sister” to the MWF community, has been accepted into the IWF Fellows Program – a global competition of top-performing women leaders. Lauren is one of 28 women from 14 countries. Read the announcement here.

Marianne Harrison has been named a 2020 New Englander of the Year by the New England Council. As John Hancock’s first female CEO, she has made diversity of all types a priority at the company, and has worked to support and advance women in the predominantly-male financial services industry. Click here to read more about the honor.

Congratulations to MWF Members Yvonne Garcia, Sandi Fenwick, Myechia Minter-Jordan, and Cindy Perettie for being named Women Who Mean Business by the Boston Business Journal! Honorees were selected based on their professional achievements, leadership, entrepreneurial skills and dedication to the community. Read more here.