Woman of the Year Award - Tomorrow's Women TODAY

Historically, the Woman of TODAY Woman of the Year award has recognized prominent female leaders that have gone above and beyond to support Tomorrow’s Women TODAY members, and the organization’s mission. The Woman of the Year is both mentor and advocate for the organization. Providing her experiences, wisdom – and connections.

2024 Woman of the Year

Andrea Silbert

Andrea Silbert joined the Eos Foundation as its first president in 2007. Eos is a private foundation making charitable investments in efforts to fight hunger, support immigrants, and promote gender and racial equity. Eos launched the Women’s Power Gap (WPG) in 2018 and has had national impact by collecting and tracking data which it uses to advocate for women’s advancement to the chief executive’s office across multiple industry sectors, such as higher education and public corporations. WPG focuses on women of color who trail both white women and men of color in their representation among chief executives.

Prior to Eos, Silbert was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, campaigning on a platform of job creation, economic development, and economic justice. In 1995, Silbert founded and served as the first CEO of the Center for Women & Enterprise, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit entrepreneurial training centers. CWE has served tens of thousands of entrepreneurs ranging from owners of small home-based businesses to the founders of fast-growth technology companies such as Zipcar and iRobot. Silbert serves as Board Chair for The Alliance for Business Leadership, Vice Chair for the Harwich Conservation Trust, Board of Advisors for Eastern Bank, and on the Outreach Committee for ADL New England. She is a graduate of Harvard University, where she earned an MBA, a Master of Public Administration, and a BA in Economics. She lives in Harwich, Massachusetts.