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Meet the Mid-Atlantic 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. 

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Josh Matthews
Cofounder and CEO
Apkudo 
2024 Regional Award winner

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Sid Chowdhary
Founder and CEO
Credence
2024 Regional Award winner

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Felipe Hasselmann
CEO
Cuisine Solutions
2023 National Award winner

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Dr. Samir Khleif
CEO and Founder
Georgiamune
2024 Regional Award winner

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Mark Anthony Thomas
President and CEO
Greater Baltimore Committee

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Courtney Spaeth
CEO
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Greg Craddock
CEO                   
Patriot Group International  
2025 Regional Award winner

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Kristina Pezzello
President and CEO
Reston Limousine
2024 Regional Award winner

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Sonny Kakar
CEO
SevaSpaces, Inc.
2016 Regional Award winner

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Bryan Myers
President and CEO
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2023 Regional Award winner

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Eric Gertler
Chairman and CEO
U.S. News & World Report
2025 Regional Award winner

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