Tech Power Players 2024 | Boston Globe Technology

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Introducing the top New England CEOs, venture capitalists, and founders of 2024

Andrew Bialecki (left) and Ed Hallen cofounded Klaviyo.

No. 1: Andrew Bialecki and Ed Hallen, the cofounders of Klaviyo

The company, which sells marketing software to e-commerce merchants, has a stock market value of more than $6 billion. And its founders are looking to pay their success forward.

From left: Leah Ellis of Sublime Systems, Sarah Hodges of Pillar VC, and Lily Lyman of Underscore VC

The startup ecosystem is ushering in a new — more diverse — generation

More women are taking the lead with influential positions in Greater Boston venture capital firms, startups, and other tech-focused organizations.

The Greater Boston tech sector, by the numbers

Though the Boston tech industry remains a robust part of the local economy, it lags behind other cities in workforce diversity and wages that keep pace with the cost of living.

THE AI CLASS

Rick Cohen spent almost 30 years running his family’s grocery business, C&S Wholesale Grocers, before shifting to head up the robotics business as CEO six years ago.

No. 2: Rick Cohen

The chief executive of the Wilmington warehouse robotics company Symbotic always has his eyes on expansion.

Cambridge, MA 04/05/2024, At MIT, Dr. Joy Buolamwini is photographed for a magazine special issue on tech power players.
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No. 21: Joy Buolamwini

The Algorithmic Justice League president works to highlight how technology can perpetuate biases.

Boston, MA — 04/10/2024 - Andy Beck CEO of PathAI posed for a portrait at his office. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

No. 31: Andrew Beck

His company, PathAI, is at the intersection of artificial intelligence and medical diagnostics.

Belmont, MA - 4/11/2024 Portrait of Novy AI ceo Elias Torres (cq) for magazine special issue tech power players.. (Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff)

No. 42: Elias Torres

His new startup, Novy, is designed to help established companies build products around AI.

Milton, MA 04/17/2024, Rana el Kaliouby is the deputy CEO of Smart Eye. Photographed at her home.
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No. 45: Rana el Kaliouby

She recently launched Blue Tulip Ventures, which aims to invest in “human-centric AI" startups.

How the list came together

Tech Power Players 50 highlights local leaders' impact on technology and business. All candidates were scored by Globe journalists and an external advisory committee.

Tech Power Players 50 - Scenes from the 2024 luncheon

The Boston Globe hosted Tech Power Players honorees at The Newbury Boston in May to celebrate New England's vibrant technology scene. (Video by Alex Daunais)

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2023 ranking

What distinguishes Boston’s tech sector is perseverance, determination, and confidence to take the long view — qualities exhibited by the diverse entrepreneurs, financiers, and intellectuals on The Boston Globe’s Tech Power Players 50 list.

The Boston tech sector’s defining characteristic in 2023? Resilience.

From left to right: Steve Fredette, Aman Narang, and Jonathan Grimm.

No. 1: The founders of Toast are entrepreneurs are revolutionizing restaurants

2022 ranking

Tech Power Players 50

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the tech world — at Akamai and beyond — became more heads-down and distributed.

The pandemic spurred a shift in local tech leaders’ impact and influence

Carmichael Roberts is fostering a new wave of startups — like Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Infinite Cooling — that just might produce some of the answers needed to save the planet.

No. 1: In ‘an interesting collision,’ Carmichael Roberts takes on the climate crisis