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Globe Tech Power Players 50 These leaders in software, venture capital, energy, and more have kept the tech sector vibrant in a challenging climate. Our 2022 list spotlights the most interesting and influential people in the New England technology scene, telling a story about where the local industry stands, where it’s been, and where it’s going. Tech 50 List About Tech 50 Industry Podcast Icons Artificial Intelligence Cleantech Consumer Technology Cybersecurity Education Fintech Hardware Healthtech Media Robotics Software Venture Capital Group Podcast Icons The Foundation The Future The Ideamakers The Influencers The Story Clear Filter Search Group 20 Created with Sketch. Carmichael Roberts Material Impact Brian Halligan HubSpot Dharmesh Shah HubSpot Katie Rae The Engine Chris Comparato Toast Jason Kelly Ginkgo Bioworks Reshma Shetty Ginkgo Bioworks Corey Thomas Rapid7 Steve Conine Wayfair Niraj Shah Wayfair Mariana Matus Biobot Analytics Marcello Damiani Moderna Tye Brady Amazon Rohit Prasad Amazon Jeffrey Bussgang Hack.Diversity Jody Rose Hack.Diversity Jason Robins DraftKings Jeremy Allaire Circle Mohamad Ali IDG Rich Miner Google Tali Sason Google Ed Park Devoted Health Stefania Mallett ezCater Tim Rowe CIC Health Rachel Wilson CIC Health Youngme Moon Harvard Business School David Frankel Founder Collective Eric Paley Founder Collective Desh Deshpande Sparta Group Joel Cutler General Catalyst David Fialkow General Catalyst Tom Leighton Akamai Technologies Steve Kaufer Tripadvisor Diane Hessan Salient Ventures Marc Raibert Boston Dynamics Paul English Boston Venture Studio Colin Angle iRobot Steve Papa Endeca Maria Cirino .406 Ventures Silvio Micali Algorand David Cancel Drift Elias Torres Drift Joy Buolamwini The Algorithmic Justice League Helen Greiner Tertill Corporation Yet-Ming Chiang MIT Mike Massaro Flywire Brenna Nan Schneider 99Degrees Custom Christopher Ahlberg Recorded Future Neeraj Agrawal Battery Ventures Joan Donovan Harvard Shorenstein Center Will Ahmed WHOOP Andrew Bialecki Klaviyo Helen Adeosun CareAcademy Tom Jessop Fidelity Digital Assets Daniela Rus MIT Andy Palmer Tamr Emily Reichert Greentown Labs Bob Mumgaard Commonwealth Fusion Systems Pariss Chandler Black Tech Pipeline Mike Salguero ButcherBox 1 Carmichael Roberts Cofounder & Managing Partner, Material Impact 2 Brian Halligan Cofounder and Executive Chairperson, HubSpot 2 Dharmesh Shah Cofounder and CTO, HubSpot 3 Katie Rae CEO and Managing Partner, The Engine 4 Chris Comparato Chairman and CEO, Toast 5 Jason Kelly Cofounder and CEO, Ginkgo Bioworks 5 Reshma Shetty Cofounder, COO, and President, Ginkgo Bioworks 6 Corey Thomas Chairman and CEO, Rapid7 7 Steve Conine Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, Wayfair 7 Niraj Shah CEO and Cofounder, Wayfair 8 Mariana Matus Cofounder and CEO, Biobot Analytics 9 Marcello Damiani Chief Digital and Operational Excellence Officer, Moderna 10 Tye Brady Chief Technologist, Amazon 10 Rohit Prasad Senior Vice President and Head Scientist for Alexa, Amazon 11 Jeffrey Bussgang Cofounder and Board Chair, Hack.Diversity 11 Jody Rose Cofounder and President, Hack.Diversity 12 Jason Robins Cofounder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, DraftKings 13 Jeremy Allaire Cofounder, Chairman, and CEO, Circle 14 Mohamad Ali CEO, IDG 15 Rich Miner Founder, Android, Google 15 Tali Sason Director of Engineering, Google Search, Google 16 Ed Park Cofounder and CEO, Devoted Health 17 Stefania Mallett Cofounder and CEO, ezCater 18 Tim Rowe Founder and CEO, CIC Health 18 Rachel Wilson President, CIC Health 19 Youngme Moon Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School 20 David Frankel Cofounder and Managing Partner, Founder Collective 20 Eric Paley Managing Partner, Founder Collective 21 Desh Deshpande President and Chairman, Sparta Group 22 Joel Cutler Cofounder and Managing Director, General Catalyst 22 David Fialkow Cofounder and Managing Director, General Catalyst 23 Tom Leighton Cofounder and CEO, Akamai Technologies 24 Steve Kaufer CEO and Cofounder, Tripadvisor 25 Diane Hessan CEO, Salient Ventures 26 Marc Raibert Founder and Chairman, Boston Dynamics 27 Paul English Cofounder and CEO, Boston Venture Studio 28 Colin Angle Cofounder, Chairman, and CEO,, iRobot 29 Steve Papa Founder, Endeca 30 Maria Cirino Founding Managing Partner, .406 Ventures 31 Silvio Micali Founder, Algorand 32 David Cancel Cofounder and CEO, Drift 32 Elias Torres Cofounder and CTO, Drift 33 Joy Buolamwini Founder and Executive Director, The Algorithmic Justice League 34 Helen Greiner CEO and Chairman, Tertill Corporation 35 Yet-Ming Chiang Kyocera Professor, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT 36 Mike Massaro CEO, Flywire 37 Brenna Nan Schneider Founder and CEO, 99Degrees Custom 38 Christopher Ahlberg Cofounder and CEO, Recorded Future 39 Neeraj Agrawal General Partner, Battery Ventures 40 Joan Donovan Research Director, Harvard Shorenstein Center 41 Will Ahmed Founder and CEO, WHOOP 42 Andrew Bialecki CEO, Klaviyo 43 Helen Adeosun CEO and Founder, CareAcademy 44 Tom Jessop President, Fidelity Digital Assets 45 Daniela Rus Deputy Dean of Research and Director of CSAIL, MIT 46 Andy Palmer Cofounder, Chairman and CEO, Tamr 47 Emily Reichert CEO, Greentown Labs 48 Bob Mumgaard Cofounder and CEO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems 49 Pariss Chandler Founder and CEO, Black Tech Pipeline 50 Mike Salguero Founder and CEO, ButcherBox The Tech Power Players 50 is a list of the most influential – and interesting – people in the Massachusetts technology scene, as ranked by the Globe’s business journalists and an external advisory committee. The list is meant to convey the honorees’ impact on technology and business, with an emphasis on recent results (particularly during the pandemic), but also taking into account career achievements. It highlights leaders who are active in the Massachusetts tech community and are engaged with local issues, including efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. The honorees reflect the breadth of the industry from venture capital to entrepreneurs, from startups to big companies, from universities to mentorship programs. The tech areas include software, cybersecurity, robotics, crypto, health tech, and climate tech. (Biotech was generally excluded.) In some cases, we chose to honor two people from the same company in one slot. Ultimately, we wanted the list to tell a story about the local tech scene and where it is headed. To that end, the Tech Power Players 50 are segmented into five groups of 10 each: The Story (1-10): The top 10 represent the biggest names and current themes in the industry. The Influencers (11-20): A who’s who of leaders making things happen across a wide range of sectors. The Foundation (21-30): This group represents the deep roots of the local tech scene. The Idea Makers (31-40): New approaches, new ways of thinking, and new industries. The Future (41-50): Highlighting the next wave of innovators and where the scene is headed. You can also read more tech coverage here or dive into Globe contributor Scott Kirsner’s take on the past — and future — of the Massachusetts tech scene. Methodology For each candidate, two aspects were weighted equally: (1) their business impact in terms of value created (revenues, company valuations, number of jobs) and other economic considerations, and (2) their broader influence in the tech community in terms of ideas, reputation, mentorship, and efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. The advisory committee and Globe newsroom submitted over 150 nominations. The committee scored all candidates and passed their recommendations to the Globe’s team of business and technology journalists. The top 50 slots were then ranked based on an internal process that included segmenting the list by category. (A few members of the committee were included on the list; these decisions were made by the Globe staff alone.) Advisory Committee The Globe convened a dozen local leaders in business...