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Meet the Mountain West judges

The success of the program relies on the efforts of our independent panel of judges. These past Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award recipients and civic and community leaders devote significant effort to review and deliberate the merits of each nominee. We deeply appreciate their dedication to the program.

Photographic portrait of Henry Albrecht

Henry Albrecht
Board Director & Advisor
2020 regional winner

Photographic portrait of Ryan Buchanan

Ryan Buchanan
Founder and Chairman
Thesis
2021 regional winner

Photographic portrait of Carine S Clark

Carine S. Clark
Chief Innovation Officer
Lumio HX
2016 regional winner

Photographic portrait of Majdi Daher

Majdi Daher
Founder
Denali Advanced Integration
2014 regional winner

Photographic portrait of Misty Kirby

Misty Kirby
Founder
Paparazzi Accessories
2018 regional winner

Photographic portrait of Case Lawrence

Case Lawrence
Founder
Sky Zone
2017 regional winner

Photographic portrait of Sean McClain

Sean McClain
Founder and CEO
AbSci
2020 regional winner

Christopher Riopelle

Christopher Riopelle
Co-Founder and CEO
Strive Health
2021 regional winner

Photographic portrait of Michael Rucker

Michael Rucker
Founder and CEO
Scout Clean Energy
2023 regional winner

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