Shining a spotlight on Massachusetts’ tech leaders
The Mass Technology Leadership Council announced honorees of its Tech Top 50 on February 29th at a reception held at PTC in Boston. The Tech Top 50 recognizes the region’s tech companies, leaders, and technologies that have made a significant impact during the past year across 10 categories: CEO of the Year, CMO of the Year, CTO of the Year, Mosaic, Business Accomplishment, Startup of the Year, Social Responsibility, Workforce Culture, Cybersecurity Response, and Responsible AI.
Technology companies and executives were selected by a group of their peers based upon nominations. Over the course of the next few weeks, MTLC will share the stories of the recipients to spotlight their accomplishments and their impact on customers, partners, employees, and the broader community.
“It’s been a challenging year for the tech industry, and despite that, we see the strength and resiliency of this ecosystem.” said Sara Fraim, CEO of MTLC. “Massachusetts continues to prove that we are a force for innovation and business strength.”
Tech Top 50 Recipients Include:
Business Accomplishment
Winner: Bevi
Honorees: Akili Interactive, Definitive Healthcare, Podimetrics, SmartBear
CEO of the Year
Winner: Frank Vella, Constant Contact
Honorees: Tracey Armstrong, Copyright Clearance Center, Jeffrey Glass, Hometap, Maya R. Said, Sc.D., Outcomes4Me, Jim Heppelmann, PTC, Vilas Dhar, The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Georgianna W. Oliver, Tour24, Deborah Theobald, Vecna Healthcare
CMO of the Year
Winner: Allison MacLeod, Flywire
Honorees: Jennifer Griffin Smith, Acquia, Kim Salem-Jackson, Akamai, Rachel Keohan, Hometap, Juliette Kopecky, LinkSquares, Barbara Goose, Rocket Software, Cynthia Gumbert, SmartBear
CTO of the Year
Winner: Matt Quinn, CarGurus
Honorees: Julian Flaks, EQengineered, David King, Flywire, Suzanne Livingston, IBM, Chris Wysopal, Veracode
Mosaic
Winner: Dr. Shirley J. Knowles, Progress
Honorees: Ciara Gogan, CarGurus, Marcy Axelrad, Formlabs, Frances West, FrancesWestCo, Lisa Freed, iRobot
Social Responsibility
Winner: iRobot
Honorees: Cangrade, Flywire, MassMutual, Mendoza Ventures, NETSCOUT, Technium, Inc.
Workforce Culture
Winner: CarGurus
Honorees: Akamai, Cangrade, Leostream Corporation, mabl, MP: Wired for HR, Progress
Startup of the Year
Winner: Atlas Urban Farms
Honorees: ComputerVault, FeatureByte, rStream, Stride Funding, VulnCheck
Responsible AI
Winner: athenahealth
Honorees: Cangrade, CodaMetrix, IBM
Cybersecurity
Winner: IBM
Honorees: ComputerVault, Locus Robotics
The Tech Top 50 is sponsored by BDO, PNC Bank, and Brand and Buzz Consulting.
