For the past 10 years, the Silicon Valley Business Journal has honored a class of influential businesswomen in our area.
We culled through almost 300 nominations to finalize this list of 100 influential women. Nonprofits, startups, manufacturing, aviation, legal, finance and even plastic surgery are represented this year. All of the women have made an impact at work and in their communities.
Since 2008, we have honored 1,075 women with this award (we haven't always had 100 winners like we do this year).
This year's 100 honorees will be profiled in the June 1 issue of the Silicon Valley Business Journal and honored at an evening awards program to be held May 31 at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown San Jose.
Registration information for the event is available here.
Here are our 2018 Women of Influence:
Vandana Agrawal, CEO and founder, Success Entellus, Saratoga
Anju Ahuja, vice president, market development and product management, CableLabs, Sunnyvale
Carolyn Alexander, senior director of operations, Sunnyvale Community Services, Sunnyvale
Lori Armstrong, chief nursing executive, Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara
Nancy Atkinson, chief operations officer, TripActions, Palo Alto
Esha Bandyopadhyay, partner, head of litigation, Silicon Valley Office, Winston and Strawn LLP, Menlo Park
Caryn Beck-Dudley, dean, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara
Elena Marimo Berk, co-founder, Creekside School, San Jose
Gita Bhargava, chief operating officer and co-founder, Global Upside, San Jose
Edesa Bitbadal, economic development director, city of Milpitas
Ainsley Braun, CEO and co-founder, Tinfoil Security, Mountain View
Coco Brown, founder and CEO, Athena Alliance, Half Moon Bay
Sonya Brown, general partner, Norwest Venture Partners, Palo Alto
Donna Butcher, chairman of the board and founder, Bay Power Inc., San Jose
A. Patricia Campbell, Ph.D., partner, Jones Day, Palo Alto
Charlotta Carter, CEO, GRI Technology Solutions LLC, San Mateo
Brenda Childress, executive director, Santa Clara County Construction Careers Association and East Side Union High School District, San Jose
Laura Chmielewski, vice president of marketing and communications, Team San Jose, San Jose
Hogene Choi, partner, Baker Botts LLP, Palo Alto
Aanan Contractor, vice president of engineering, global digital acquisition, American Express, Palo Alto
Mary Cortani, executive director and founder, Operation Freedom Paws, San Martin
Trish Costello, CEO and founder, Portfolia, Woodside
Marianne De Backer, vice president, venture investments, Johnson and Johnson Innovation/JJDC Inc., Portola Valley
Helen Dietz, director in wealth management, principal, Aspiriant, Mountain View
Cassie Divine, vice president, segment lead, small business and self-employed group, Intuit, Mountain View
Mina Doshi, president, INTA Technologies Corporation, Santa Clara
Cynthia Dote, director of engineering, Pure Storage, Mountain View
Alexandra Duran, dean of workforce and economic development, San Jose Evergreen Community College District, San Jose
Suzy Ekman, founder and CEO, Makers Market, San Jose
Linda Elkins, leader, Gore Innovation Center, W. L. Gore and Associates, Santa Clara
Kathy English, vice president enterprise marketing, Vocera Communications Inc., San Jose
Rebecca Ann Gallardo, real estate associate, Intero Real Estate Services, San Jose
Bindu Garapaty, marketing talent and leadership development, Juniper Networks, Sunnyvale
Rashmi Garde, general counsel and corporate secretary, Centrify Corporation, Santa Clara
Susie Giordano, corporate vice president and corporate secretary, Intel Corporation; Intel Capital, Santa Clara
Stephanie Glass, head of product marketing, AI solutions, Aera Technology, Mountain View
Nolwenn Godard, director of pricing product, PayPal, San Jose
Aga Goodsell, deputy director of exploration technology at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field
Maxine Goulding, president, California Special Occasions and NAWBO Silicon Valley, San Jose
Sherry Hashimoto Main, chief communications and marketing officer, and assistant vice chancellor, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
Mary Hoshiko Haughey, senior vice president of operations, YMCA of Silicon Valley, Santa Clara
Julia Hu, CEO, Lark Technologies, Menlo Park
Elizabeth Iorns, CEO and co-founder, Science Exchange, Palo Alto
Sandy Jamison, owner/broker, Tuscana Properties, San Jose
Sheila Janakos, CEO, Healthy Horizons Breastfeeding Centers Inc., Menlo Park
Ashley Johnson, chief financial officer and chief operating officer, Wealthfront, Redwood City
Karen Ketner, advanced practice director, Santa Clara County Valley Medical Center, San Jose
Elizabeth Krietemeyer, vice president of operations, Tarlton Properties, Menlo Park
Joanna Kulesa, CEO and founder, Offleash, San Mateo
Catherine Lacavera, director of intellectual property, litigation and employment, Alphabet Inc., Mountain View
Martina Lauchengco, operating partner, Costanoa Ventures, Palo Alto
Monique LeFors Edmondson, director of it - digital marketing, Cisco, San Jose
Emily Leonard, partner, Covington and Burling LLP, Redwood Shores
Zhuo Li, chief operating officer, AutoX, San Jose
Nina Lualdi, senior director, business strategy and operating model integration, Cisco Systems, San Jose
Susan Lucas Taylor, chief development officer, Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, San Jose
Nancy Lue, consultant, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Palo Alto
Renee McKaskle, CIO, Hitachi Vantara, Santa Clara
Laraine McKinnon, CEO and founder, LMC17, Emerald Hills
Ann-Marie Meacham, executive director, Fremont Union High Schools Foundation, Sunnyvale
Ellen Moir, chief executive officer, New Teacher Center, Santa Cruz
Margaret Molly Morse, CEO and founder, Mango Materials, Redwood City
Lindsey Newbern, partner, PwC, San Jose
Keri Ng, CEO, Willow, Mountain View
Tam Nguyen, behavioral health director, Tri-City Health Center, Fremont
Sonia Nijjar, partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP, Palo Alto
Guisselle Nunez, director of public relations, marketing and governement relations, Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, Dublin
Beth O'Callahan, vice president of corporate, compliance, innovation and privacy, NetApp, Sunnyvale
Pamela O'Leary, talent acquisition, global diversity lead, Ericsson, Santa Clara
Leslie Ottavi, vice president of strategic solutions, change management practice lead, iTalent Digital, San Jose
Sindhu Payankulath, vice president, global network engineering and operations, Equinix, Sunnyvale
Joy Peacock, engagement director, BNY Mellon, Palo Alto
Christine Peek, partner, McManis Faulkner, San Jose
Wendy M. Pfeiffer, chief information officer, Nutanix, San Jose
Cindy Pintor, CEO, Positive Solutions,Inc., San Jose
Nancy Raber, attorney, Oculus VR, Menlo Park
Magan Ray, shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP, East Palo Alto
Amy Reichanadter, chief people officer, Adaptive Insights, Palo Alto
Erica Rogers, CEO, Silk Road Medical Inc., Sunnyvale
Fawzia Sarwar-Shayek, senior vice president, retail banking, Tech CU, San Jose
Anna Schlegel, senior director, globalization programs and information engineering, NetApp, Sunnyvale
Mansi Shah, partner, Merchant and Gould, San Jose
Shilpi Sharma, CEO and co-founder, Kvantum Inc., Fremont
Kelly Steckelberg, CFO, Zoom Video Communications, San Jose
Susan Stimson, general manager, Intersect ENT, Menlo Park
Tracy Sun, vice president merchandising and co-founder, Poshmark, Redwood City
Stacy Thompson, senior director of finance, Groupware Technology, Campbell
Leslie Trigg, CEO, Outset Medical, San Jose
Christine Tsai, CEO and founding partner, 500 Startups, Mountain View
Tina Tung, release manager, engineering, Sage Intacct, San Jose
Susie Wang, owner, 100% Pure, San Jose
Xiao Wang, general manager and co-founder, Innospring Silicon Valley, and managing general partner, Innospring Seed Fund, InnoSpring, Palo Alto
Elizabeth Weil, adviser, Onai, San Jose
Ann Crady Weiss, CEO, Hatch Baby, Menlo Park
Dianne Wood, staff engineer and co-founder, AtScale, San Mateo
Doris Yeh, CEO and co-founder, Mirapath, Cupertino
Anastasia Zamyshlyaeva, chief architect, Reltio, Redwood Shores
Dr. Kamakshi Zeidler, partner, Aesthetx, Campbell
Lu Zhang, managing partner and founder, Fusion Fund (aka NewGen Capital), Palo Alto
Tami Zhu, general manager, Kika Tech, San Jose