Anna Sutherland Bissell (1846–1934) was a Canadian-American businesswoman who was the first female CEO in the United States.

[4] As president of the corporation and chairman of the board, Bissell introduced progressive labor policies including workman's compensation and pension plans long before these practices were widespread in industry.

She served on the board of The Clark Memorial Home and was for years the sole woman member of the National Hardware Men's Association.

She was the first woman trustee of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was actively involved in Bissell House, a recreation and training program for Grand Rapids, Michigan youth and immigrant women.

Anna Bissell was born on 2nd December 1846 in River John, Nova Scotia, to William and Eleanor Sutherland.

[7] There is a small park on the water in River John Nova Scotia also dedicated to Bissell.