2009 Mass Technology Leadership Awards
12th Annual Awards Program Spotlights Technology Innovation

The Mass Technology Leadership Council, Inc. has announced the finalists for the Council’s annual Technology Leadership Awards being held November 5, 2009 at the Copley Marriott in Boston. The Awards honor Massachusetts companies and individuals who best exemplify leadership and excellence in business and technology, the Technology Leadership Awards recognize outstanding achievement in both the development and deployment of technologies.

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Two special awards will be presented:

2009 Commonwealth Award








2009 Innovation Catalyst Award








Winners in each category will be announced:

Finalists in Individual Categories:

Chief Executive Officer
  • Colin Angle, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder, iRobot
  • Brian Halligan, CEO and Co-Founder, HubSpot 
  • David Patrick, President and CEO, xkoto  
  • Michael Simon, CEO, LogMeIn
  • Brian Zanghi, CEO, Kadient 

Chief Information Officer
  • George Brenckle, CIO, UMass Memorial Health Center
  • Bill Fandrich, CIO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Jay Leader, CIO, iRobot
  • Anne Margulies, CIO, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • John Polizzi, CIO, BJ’s Wholesale Club

Chief Technology Officer
  • Seth Coe-Sullivan, Chief Technology Officer, QD Vision
  • Alexei Erchak, Chief Technology Officer & Founder, Luminus Devices
  • Jeff Flowers, Chief Technology Officer, Carbonite
  • Jascha Franklin-Hodge, Chief Technology Officer, Blue State Digital
  • Rob Malan, Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer, Arbor Networks

Emerging Executive
  • Alex Chriss, Business Leader, Intuit Partner Platform, Intuit
  • Patricia Cotter, Vice President Worldwide Operations, Netezza Corporation
  • Joel Curry, Chief Operating Officer, Experian QAS
  • Lesley Dickie, Senior Director, Raytheon Company
  • Justin Steinman, Vice President, Solution & Product Marketing, Novell, Inc.

Innovator Award
  • danah boyd, Microsoft Research and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
  • Rich Miner, Managing Director, Google Ventures
  • Timothy Rowe, CEO, Cambridge Innovation Center
  • Dharmesh Shah, Chief Technology Officer and Founder, HubSpot

Investor
  • Ajay Agarwal, Managing Director, Bain Capital Ventures
  • David Barrett, General Partner, Polaris Ventures
  • Joel Cutler, Managing Director, General Catalyst
  • James Geshwiler, Managing Director, Common Angels
  • Bijan Sabet, Partner, Spark Capital


Finalists in Organization Categories:

Private Sector Company
  • Glasshouse Technologies  
  • Pegasystems
  • Phase Forward  
  • Starent Networks
  • Turbine

Public Sector Organization            
  • Babson College
  • City of Boston - MIS Department
  • Town of Brookline
  • WBUR

Emerging Innovative Company
  • American Well
  • CloudSwitch
  • Ksplice
  • uTest
  • WiTricity

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Featured Event
2009 Awards Gala
Thursday, November 5th

5:30-9:00pm
Marriott Copley
Boston, MA

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Platinum Sponsors:
Leo Beranek
Founder, BBN
Bill Warner
Founder, Avid & Wildfire