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Meet the Pacific Southwest judges

The success of the program relies on the efforts of the 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.

Kim Folsom

Kim Folsom
Founder, Chairperson & CEO
Founders First Capital Partners

Jeff Kearl

Jeff Kearl
General Partner
Pelion Venture Partners
Co-Founder | Stance Socks
2019 Regional Award winner

Bala Lyer

Bala Iyer
Board of Directors
Power Integrations

Adam Miller

Adam Miller
Executive Chairman
Centauri Health Solutions, Inc.
2019 Regional Award winner

Sheryl  Palmer

Sheryl Palmer
CEO
Taylor Morrison
2025 National Award finalist

Erez Pikar

Erez Pikar
Board Member
2022 Regional Award winner

Dr. William Rastetter

Dr. Bill Rastetter
Chairman, Board of Directors
San Diego Squared (SD2)
1998 Regional Award winner

Tim Scott

Tim Scott
President & CEO
Biocom California

Crystal Shen

Crystal Shen
Regional Head, Capital Markets
NYSE

Carolyn Stephens

Carolyn Stephens
Managing Director, Enterprise Collaboration
UCI Beall Applied Innovation

Kent Yoshimura

Kent Yoshimura
Co-Founder & CEO
Neuro, Inc.
2025 Regional Award winner

Christine  Zack

Christine Zack
CEO
Fiore Industries/Fiore Global Enterprises
2024 Regional Award winner