Crain’s has a long history of celebrating New York’s leading women, and it’s heartening that in 2023 there are so many to spotlight. Women are setting the direction across industries, including government, law enforcement and health care.

Accordingly, Crain’s is evolving. Instead of a ranked list of the 50 Most Powerful Women, this year we looked through a different lens: influence. We also invited nominations from peers and colleagues in three categories: Rising Stars, Mentors and Women-forward Workplaces.

Rising Stars are emerging leaders who have promoted programs advancing women. Mentors have successfully lifted up multiple other women in their careers and in the wider community. Women-forward Workplaces are committed to women having a voice in planning and operations, and these workplaces have programs, initiatives and policies in place that advance women. Use the arrows below to toggle between each category.

On May 10, Crain's will host a luncheon to announce the winners in each category and give guests the opportunity to meet and network with our finalists. Tickets are still available to attend. Secure your spot here.

METHODOLOGY: The honorees did not pay to be included. Crain's newsroom selected the 10 most influential women, and other honorees were drawn from submitted nominations. Their profiles are based on those submitted materials. This list is not comprehensive. It includes only executives and organizations for whom nominations were submitted and accepted after an editorial review. To qualify for this list, honorees had to work within the New York City metro area (the five boroughs of NYC or Westchester, Rockland, Nassau and Bergen counties) and had to have demonstrated the ability or power to effect change in their role, area of practice or as an organization.