Leah Brown, the CEO of Cary's A10 Clinical Solutions, is one of Working Mother magazine's Most Powerful Moms: Entrepreneurs.
The list recognizes women who are building businesses while raising at least one child under the age of 18. Brown is the mother of two sons, Christopher, 19, and Clayton, 16.
It's just the latest in a serious of accolades for Brown, who founded A10 five years ago. The company, which employs more than 300 people, helps pharmaceutical companies and government agencies with drug research and other health services.
Last fall, Fortune Magazine named Brown one of the 10 Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs for 2010.
Read the N&O's profile of Brown here.
Other entrepreneurs on the Working Mother list include Tory Burch, CEO of Tory Burch clothing; Shazi Visram of Happy Baby Food and others. Read the full report here.
Assistant Business Editor Alan M. Wolf joined the N&O in 1999 covering the business of health care. He became an editor in 2001, and helps oversee the paper's daily business coverage and Sunday Work&Money section. He lives in Clayton with his wife and two children. Reach him at 919-829-4572 or 
