ROI Influencers Power List 2024: Technology — Gina Tedesco
Gina Tedesco
Managing director
Golden Seeds (N.J. chapter)
An active investor, serial entrepreneur, professor and mentor for nearly 30 years, she has industry expertise in internet technology, Software-as-a-Service technologies, biotech, pharma and more.
ROI Influencers Power List 2024: Technology — Esther Surden
Esther Surden
Founder & editor
N.J. Tech Weekly
The undisputed top tech journalist in the state, her coverage is read by all — and her presence at an event elevates its stature.
ROI Influencers Power List 2024: Technology — Chris Sugden
Chris Sugden
Managing partner
Edison Partners
Has been considered the leading fintech investor on the East Coast for more than 15 years. Has deep investment experience and successful exits in payments, capital markets and wealth management.
ROI Influencers Power List 2024: Technology — Judith Sheft
Judith Sheft
Executive director
N.J. Commission on Science,
Innovation and Technology
The group, reestablished in 2018, works inside the EDA to help formulate, evaluate and implement long-range plans and programs for STEM-related businesses in the state.
ROI Influencers Power List 2024: Technology — Aaron Price
Aaron Price
CEO
TechUnited:NJ
Brings attention to the wide array of tech talent in the state through events such as Propelify, while using TechUnited:NJ platform to help attract and grow the next generation of companies.
ROI Influencers Power List 2024: Technology — Chaya Pamula
Chaya Pamula
Co-founder & CEO
PamTen; SheTek; SOFKIN
Her company conceptualizes innovative software products that open doors into new marketplaces — but she makes her mark as a philanthropist, having founded both SheTek and SOFKIN.
ROI Influencers Power List 2024: Technology — Sean O’Sullivan
Sean O’Sullivan
Managing general partner
SOSV
O’Sullivan’s decision to bring HAX (a hard tech accelerator) to Newark — with a commitment to develop 100 companies over the next five years — is watershed moment for tech ecosystem...
ROI Influencers Power List 2024: Technology — Greg Olsen
Greg Olsen
Founder and president
GHO Ventures
He is the third private citizen to go into space (and he wants to go back), but he has had more impact as a longtime angel investor in the state.
ROI Influencers Power List 2024: Technology — Paul Hoffman
Paul Hoffman
CEO
Liberty Science Center
LSC is cool. The coming SciTech Scity, a 30-acre innovation campus that aims to launch and grow world-changing science and technology companies and science education, could be cooler.
ROI Influencers Power List 2024: Technology — Jim Gunton; Steve Socolof
Jim Gunton; Steve Socolof
Founder & managing partner; Managing partner
Tech Council Ventures
Firm invests in the most promising early-stage, rapid-growth technology companies in the mid-Atlantic region. Gunton has been there since its founding in 2001; Socolof...
