Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates ambitious entrepreneurs who are shaping the future
Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced the finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Mid-Atlantic Award. The Mid-Atlantic program celebrates entrepreneurs from Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC. Now in its 38th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is the preeminent competitive business award for audacious leaders who disrupt markets, revolutionize industries and have a transformational impact on lives. Over the past four decades, the program has recognized the daring entrepreneurs with big ideas and bold actions that reshape our world.
These entrepreneurs were selected as finalists by an independent panel of judges. The candidates were evaluated based on their demonstration of building long-term value through entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth and impact, among other core contributions and attributes.
"This year's finalists are making waves in their industries and impacting their companies, customers and communities in exciting and impressive ways," said Steve Canaras, Mid-Atlantic Program Co-Director.
"Our independent panel of judges selected bold entrepreneurs who show resilience and adaptability as well as a dedication to solving real problems in business and society. We are delighted to recognize their successes,” said Anthony Calderazzi, Mid-Atlantic Program Co-Director.
Entrepreneur Of The Year honors many different types of business leaders for their ingenuity, courage and entrepreneurial spirit. The program celebrates original founders who bootstrapped their business from inception or who raised outside capital to grow their company; transformational CEOs who infused innovation into an existing organization to catapult its trajectory; and multigenerational family business leaders who reimagined a legacy business model to fortify it for the future.
The 2024 Mid-Atlantic finalists are:
Anil Sharma | 22nd Century Technologies | Tysons Corner, VA
Sachin Shetty | Annapath | Bowie, MD
Josh Matthews | Apkudo | Baltimore, MD
Kevin Kelly | Arcfield | Chantilly, VA
Julie Sciullo | Association Analytics | Arlington, VA
Sukumar Iyer | Brillient Corporation | Reston, VA
Sonny Ganguly | Clutch Co. | Washington, DC
Justin Baer | Collars & Co. | Bethesda, MD
Sid Chowdhary | Credence Management Solutions | Tysons Corner, VA
Dan Berkon | Culmen International | Alexandria, VA
Tom Walker | DroneUp | Virginia Beach, VA
Burton White | Excella | Arlington, VA
Dawn Hendricks | FM Talent Source | Silver Spring, MD
Ben Miller | Fundrise | Washington, DC
Dr. Samir Khleif | Georgiamune | Gaithersburg, MD
Tim McLaughlin | GoTab | Arlington, VA
Kyle Hanslovan | Huntress | Columbia, MD
Prashant Agrawal | Impact Analytics | Washington, DC
Tim Springer | Level Access | Arlington, VA
Helen Stefan Moreau | The Midtown Group | Washington, DC
Steve Sidel | Mindoula | Silver Spring, MD
Manu Smadja | MPOWER Financing | Washington, DC
Dr. Josh Funk | Rehab 2 Perform | Germantown, MD
Kristina Bouweiri | Reston Limousine | Sterling, VA
Dave Sterling | Royce Geospatial Consultants | Arlington, VA
Sarela Herrada | SIMPLi | Baltimore, MD
David Simnick and Daniel Doll | Soapbox | Washington, DC
Glenn Diersen | Summit Human Capital | Richmond, VA
Dr. Henok Tesfaye | USP Holdings | Washington, DC
Tobias Dengel | WillowTree | Charlottesville, VA
For more information about the Mid-Atlantic program, please visit our website.