The 2025 Woman of the Year: Large/Enterprise Business category honors women who are shaping the future of technology within major organizations, driving enterprise-wide innovation, and creating impact that resonates across industries and communities.
Kateau James — Global CIO, McKinsey & Company (Winner)
Leading technology for 40,000+ colleagues worldwide, Kateau has reimagined how McKinsey works, collaborates, and innovates. From a global SharePoint rollout to modernizing mobile ecosystems, she has transformed operations while enabling colleagues to work more efficiently across regions. A standout milestone was embedding AI tools like M365 Copilot into daily workflows, saving teams up to three hours per week.
“Technology can change processes, but real impact comes when you help people grow alongside that change.”
Tina Nguyen — Core Services Portfolio Leader, Honeywell (Finalist)
Tina drives enterprise platforms that support a $15B global business. She led the implementation of Scaled Agile across software and field operations, improving outage planning and increasing successful service events by 26% in one year. Through automation and AI integration, Tina improved field report completion from 23% to 90%.
“Transformation happens when you focus on both the tools and the people using them.”
Ashlea Parrish (Mitchell) — VP Engineering, Enterprise Architecture (Finalist)
Ashlea has spent her career driving global technology initiatives. Formerly VP of Engineering at Equifax, she led the organization to 90% cloud-native operations, implemented secure automated pipelines, and orchestrated global M&A integrations.
“Leading technology isn’t just about systems or processes — it’s about creating space for people to innovate, grow, and succeed at every level.”