THE FORUM'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY LEGACY PROJECT
For twenty-five years The Forum has measured the gap in Philadelphia's boardrooms through our Women in Leadership Report. Now we're building the pathways to close it.
Education, connections and opportunities for members at every stage of their board journey.
WHY IT MATTERS
From measuring the gap to closing it.
Women remain underrepresented on the region's most influential boards — public From measuring the gap to closing it. companies, universities and health systems among them. Forum members bring deep executive and board experience, but what each needs next is different: foundational education, deeper governance experience, or access to the people who make board appointments.
Lead On creates distinct pathways for each of those needs — and strengthens Greater Philadelphia's nonprofit board ecosystem by building on the partners already doing that work well
FIND YOUR PATHWAY
There is no single path to the boardroom.
Wherever you are in your board journey, Lead On meets you there.
HOW IT WORKS
The year ahead
The Forum has been recognizing companies who have 30% or more women on their boards since 2017, because research shows that achieving this threshold is critical for creating meaningful organizational change and reshaping decision-making.
Gold
55%
Trinseo PLC
50%
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.
Five Below Inc.
WSFS Financial Corp.
Silver
46%
The Chemours Company
43%
Universal Health Services, Inc.
40%
American Water Works Co. Inc.
Artesian Resources Corp.
Enovis Corp.
STRATA Skin Sciences Inc.
UGI Corporation
Bronze
38%
AMETEK, Inc.
Amicus Therapeutics Inc.
Ecovyst Inc.
J&J Snack Foods Corp.
Teleflex Inc.
36%
Aramark
EPAM Systems Inc.
Quaker Chemical Corp.
SLM Corp.
Toll Brothers, Inc.
33%
AdaptHealth Corp.
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.
Burlington Stores, Inc.
Campbell’s Company
Carpenter Technology Corp.
CubeSmart
First Resource Bancorp Inc.
FMC Corp.
Healthcare Services Group Inc.
Incyte Corp.
Radian Group Inc.
Vishay Intertechnology Inc.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.
30%
Cencora, Inc.
Comcast Corporation Independence Realty Trust Inc.
Lincoln National Corporation
Urban Outfitters, Inc.
For over 20 years, The Forum of Executive Women
has published the Women in Leadership report.
Champions of
Board Diversity
The Forum has been recognizing companies who have 30% or more women on their boards since 2017, because research shows that achieving this threshold is critical for creating meaningful organizational change and reshaping decision-making.
Gold
55%
Trinseo PLC
50%
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.
Five Below Inc.
WSFS Financial Corp.
Silver
46%
The Chemours Company
43%
Universal Health Services, Inc.
40%
American Water Works Co. Inc.
Artesian Resources Corp.
Enovis Corp.
STRATA Skin Sciences Inc.
UGI Corporation
Bronze
38%
AMETEK, Inc.
Amicus Therapeutics Inc.
Ecovyst Inc.
J&J Snack Foods Corp.
Teleflex Inc.
36%
Aramark
EPAM Systems Inc.
Quaker Chemical Corp.
SLM Corp.
Toll Brothers, Inc.
33%
AdaptHealth Corp.
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.
Burlington Stores, Inc.
Campbell’s Company
Carpenter Technology Corp.
CubeSmart
First Resource Bancorp Inc.
FMC Corp.
Healthcare Services Group Inc.
Incyte Corp.
Radian Group Inc.
Vishay Intertechnology Inc.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.
30%
Cencora, Inc.
Comcast Corporation Independence Realty Trust Inc.
Lincoln National Corporation
Urban Outfitters, Inc.
Call to Action
Share the 2026 Women in Leadership Report with your network.
Look to the talent in the Forum when recruiting leaders.
Now more than ever, we need to be proactive. We challenge you to share this report with one ally or potential ally.
Commit to advancing gender equity in your company and within the organizations you support.
Engage the Forum
Please share The Women in Leadership 2026 report at work and with your community!
If you are interested in learning more about the key findings of the 2026 report and bringing tailored solutions to your team that prioritize advancing women leaders, go to our Women in Leadership Presentation page.
Special Thanks
Thank you Forum CEO & President, Meghan Pierce and The Forum team.
Thank you to Michelle Hong and Madeline Bell for your invaluable contributions to the 2026 report.
A special thank you to Forum Director of Communications & Strategic Events, Sarah Boorboor who led this project.