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Meet the Greater Philadelphia judges

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

patrick cozzi

Patrick Cozzi
Chief Platform Officer
Bentley Systems
2023 Regional Award winner

Photographic portrait of Donna De Carolis

Donna De Carolis, Ph.D.
Dean, Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship at Drexel University

Photographic portrait of Archie Filshill

Archie Filshill
CEO
AeroAggregates of North America, LLC.
2021 Regional Award winner

Photographic portrait of Matt Jesson

Matt Jesson
President & CEO
Green Lawn Fertilizing/Green Pest Solutions
2022 Regional Award winner

joan lau

Joan Lau, MD
CEO
Spirovant Sciences
2020 Regional Award winner

Photographic portrait of Angelo Perryman

Angelo Perryman
CEO
Perryman Construction
2017 Regional Award winner

Photographic portrait of Melissa Sherman

Melissa Sherman, Ph.D
CEO
MOBILion Systems, Inc.
2022 Regional Award winner

chad stender

Chad Stender
Managing Partner
SeventySix Capital

adam veverka

Adam VeVerka
Partner
NewSpring Capital

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