The 16 most influential and dynamic leaders from across New England's innovation economy were honored at a ceremony last week coordinated by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology.
A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was presented to Desh Deshpande, Founder and Chairman, Sycamore Networks, Inc.
Here are the remaining honorees in each category:
Internet
Jeremy Allaire, Founder & CEO | Brightcove, Inc.
Interactive Media
Thomas Burgess, Founder and CEO | Third Screen Media
Media Web 2.0
Joe Chung, Co-Founder and CEO | Allurent, Inc.
Telecom
Meredith Flynn-Ripley, CEO | Integra5, Inc.
Finance
Michael Greeley, Founder & General Partner | IDG Ventures
Robotics
Helen Greiner , Co-Founder & Chairman | iRobot Corp.
Colin Angle, Co-Founder & CEO | iRobot Corp.
Software
Dev Ittycheria, President, CEO & Director | BladeLogic, Inc.
Hardware
Yael Maguire, Co-Founder & CTO | ThingMagic, Inc.
Networks
Andy Ory, Co-Founder, President & CEO | Acme Packet, Inc.
Medical Devices
Amar Sawhney, Founder, President & CEO | I-Therapeutix Inc.
Storage
Jit Saxena, Chairman & CEO | Netezza Corp.
Energy
David Vieau, President & CEO | A123 Systems, Inc.
Information Systems
Bill Warner, Founder | Warner Research, LLC
Life Sciences
Christoph Westphal, Vice Chairman & CEO | Sirtris Pharmaceuticals. Inc.
Defense
Elizabeth Wilson, Engineering Fellow | Raytheon Company