Top 15

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. #12...

Rod Priestley Dean, graduate school Princeton University His recent promotion to dean of the graduate school should only increase his influence on tech scene. He will continue to serve as co-director of the NSF Innovation Corps Northeast...

Scott Stephenson CEO Verisk Analytics He will be retiring at the shareholders meeting of the Jersey City-based company at the end of May – and will do so as the visionary leading of one of the foremost...

Don Katz Founder; Investor Audible and Newark Venture Partners Through Audible, NVP and his numerous other philanthropic ventures, few have done more for Newark and N.J. – and technological ecosystem in the state – than Katz, a...

Thierry Klein President Bell Labs Solutions Research Klein’s research team pursues research and innovation into advanced technologies, architectures, systems and applications beyond Nokia’s current product and solutions portfolio. #8 Megan Myungwon Lee#10 Don Katz  

Megan Myungwon Lee Chair and CEO Panasonic North America She heads the North American arm of well-known global company, one that specializes in being a leading technology partner and integrator to businesses, government agencies and consumers. #7 Sampath...

Sampath Sowmyanarayan; Hans Vestberg President of Global Enterprise; CEO Verizon One of the world’s leading technology companies has massive presence in state, providing – among other things – intellectual capital that the governor consults with on a...

Paul Hoffman CEO Liberty Science Center Organization recently broke ground on SciTech Scity, a 30-acre innovation campus that aims to launch and grow world-changing science and technology companies and reimagine public school science education. #5 David Rosenberg, Marc...

David Rosenberg, Marc Oshima Co-founders AeroFarms The company called off its SPAC deal, but it continues to lead in an important industry. Last year, it advanced projects in Virginia, Missouri and the UAE, as well as announcing...

Nariman Farvardin President Stevens Institute of Technology Under Farvardin’s more than 10 years of leadership at the school, Stevens has become a premier technology institution that is celebrated across the globe. Undergraduate and graduate applications are booming...