23 Individuals Nominated for MITX’s 2010 Future Leaders Group

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--23 individuals have been nominated for the Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange’s (MITX) 2010 Future Leaders Group – recognizing their leadership, spirit, entrepreneurialism and early impact on the Massachusetts innovation economy. Nominations were solicited from the MITX Board of Directors.

“We’re proud to have such a stellar group of nominees for our inaugural year”

Individuals named to the final Future Leaders Group (FLG) will be a valuable resource for the organization; providing a fresh perspective on up-and-coming technology trends, pop culture and consumer behavior. The FLG will also have access and exposure to MITX events and education; networking opportunities with MITX members; as well as direct engagement with the MITX Board of Directors, which includes CEOs such as Brian Halligan of HubSpot; Andy Miller of Quattro Wireless; Scott Savitz of Shoebuy.com; Venture Capitalists such as Jeff Bussgang from Flybridge Capital Partners and Jeff Glass of Bain Capital, and luminaries and market-movers like Larry Weber, Rich Miner and Don McLagan.

“We’re proud to have such a stellar group of nominees for our inaugural year”, said Kiki Mills, president of MITX, “it’s clear there are many promising leaders in Massachusetts and we are excited for the opportunity to work with them in the early stages of their careers.”

As part of the selection process for the FLG, individuals must have exhibited leadership qualities and submitted answers to a series of questions designed to identify the true visionaries among the nominees. Future Leaders must be in the beginning stages of their career; a focus on new media is a plus, and they need to be eager, motivated and entrepreneurial in spirit. A committee at MITX will determine the inaugural group of leaders based on submitted applications. The final list will be announced March 31, 2010.

In alphabetical order, the 23 individuals nominated are:

Tyler	Bahl	Carat
Brian	Balfour	Viximo
Justin	Cannon	Lingt
Taylor	Chartier	BzzAgent
Erik	Finn Larson	Eons
Stuart	Foster	Mullen
David	Gallant	HubSpot
Jason	Jacobs	FitnessKeeper
Cort	Johnson	DartBoston
Ashrit	Kamireddi	TripAdvisor
Meghan	Kennedy	PricewaterhouseCoopers
Matt	Lauzon	Gemvara
Jay	Meattle	Shareaholic
Andrew	Paradise	Aisle Buyer
Christine	Petersen	Mullen
Seth	Priebatsch	SCVNGR
Kyle	Psaty	BostInnovation
James	Reinhart	ThredUp
Ali	Robbins	Tuck MBA Student
Raj	Suri	elacarte
Rob	Toof	ProcterCam
Matt	Witheiler	Flybridge Capital
Wan-Li	Zhu	Fairhaven Capital

“Boston’s ecosystem of universities, venture capital and entrepreneurship creates the perfect environment for future leadership,” said Dave Balter, CEO of BzzAgent and Chair of MITX’s Future Leaders Group, “We’re lucky to get to spend some time with these individuals – we’ll probably all be working for them someday.”

Future Leader nominations for 2011 can be sent to Kiki Mills at kiki@mitx.org.

About MITX

The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) is the region’s premier professional organization for the Internet business and marketing industry. Reaching more than 7,500 professionals in New England, MITX is the community for thought leadership, building business relationships and professional training and development. Members of the MITX community take advantage of events, sponsorships, speaking opportunities and networking to make business connections and exchange ideas. With more than 60 events annually, MITX provides its members with the opportunity to promote their companies to targeted audiences and provides a valuable forum for networking to source potential business leads, partnerships, ideas, funding and other likeminded peers in the industry. MITX is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. Visit us at www.mitx.org.