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Meet the Mid-Atlantic 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 Imran Aftab

Imran Aftab
10Pearls
CEO and Founder
2022 regional winner

Photographic portrait of Rachele Cooper

Rachele Cooper
CEO
Aptive Resources
2023 Regional Winner

Photographic portrait of Watt Foster

Watt Foster
CEO
Foster Fuels, Inc.
2023 Regional Winner

Photographic portrait of Donna Harris

Donna Harris
CEO
Builders + Backers

Photographic portrait of Felipe Hasselmann

Felipe Hasselmann
CEO
Cuisine Solutions
2023 regional winner

Photographic portrait of Damon Griggs

Damon Griggs
Executive Partner
Madison Dearborn Partners
2021 regional winner

Photographic portrait of Ozzy Jimenez

Ozzy Jimenez
General Partner
Willow Creek Partners
2021 regional winner

Photographic portrait of Sonny Kakar

Sonny Kakar 
CEO
SevaSpaces, Inc 
2016 Government Services Award Winner

Photographic portrait of Bryan Myers

Bryan Myers 
President & CEO
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2023 regional winner