Mass Technology Leadership Council Announces Tech Top 50

4 March 2024

The Mass Technology Leadership Council announced honorees of its Tech Top 50 on February 29th at a reception held at PTC in Boston. The Tech Top 50 recognizes the region’s tech companies, leaders, and technologies that have made a significant impact during the past year across 10 categories: CEO of the Year, CMO of the Year, CTO of the Year, Mosaic, Business Accomplishment, Startup of the Year, Social Responsibility, Workforce Culture, Cybersecurity Response, and Responsible AI. 

Technology companies and executives were selected by a group of their peers based upon nominations. Over the course of the next few weeks, MTLC will share the stories of the recipients to spotlight their accomplishments and their impact on customers, partners, employees, and the broader community. 

 “It’s been a challenging year for the tech industry, and despite that, we see the strength and resiliency of this ecosystem.” said Sara Fraim, CEO of MTLC. “Massachusetts continues to prove that we are a force for innovation and business strength.” 

Tech Top 50 Recipients Include: 

Business Accomplishment 

Winner:  Bevi 

Honorees: Akili Interactive, Definitive Healthcare, Podimetrics, SmartBear 

CEO of the Year 

Winner:  Frank Vella, Constant Contact 

Honorees: Tracey Armstrong, Copyright Clearance Center, Jeffrey Glass, Hometap, Maya R. Said, Sc.D., Outcomes4Me, Jim Heppelmann, PTC, Vilas Dhar, The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Georgianna W. Oliver, Tour24, Deborah Theobald, Vecna Healthcare 

CMO of the Year 

Winner:  Allison MacLeod, Flywire 

Honorees: Jennifer Griffin Smith, Acquia, Kim Salem-Jackson, Akamai, Rachel Keohan, Hometap, Juliette Kopecky, LinkSquares, Barbara Goose, Rocket Software, Cynthia Gumbert, SmartBear 

CTO of the Year 

Winner:  Matt Quinn, CarGurus 

Honorees: Julian Flaks, EQengineered, David King, Flywire, Suzanne Livingston, IBM, Chris Wysopal, Veracode 

Mosaic 

Winner:  Dr. Shirley J. Knowles, Progress 

Honorees: Ciara Gogan, CarGurus, Marcy Axelrad, Formlabs, Frances West, FrancesWestCo, Lisa Freed, iRobot  

Social Responsibility 

Winner:  iRobot 

Honorees: Cangrade, Flywire, MassMutual, Mendoza Ventures, NETSCOUT, Technium, Inc.  

Workforce Culture 

Winner:  CarGurus 

Honorees: Akamai, Cangrade, Leostream Corporation, mabl, MP: Wired for HR, Progress 

Startup of the Year 

Winner:  Atlas Urban Farms 

Honorees: ComputerVault, FeatureByte, rStream, Stride Funding, VulnCheck 

 Responsible AI  

Winner:  athenahealth 

Honorees: Cangrade, CodaMetrix, IBM 

Cybersecurity  

Winner:  IBM 

Honorees: ComputerVault, Locus Robotics 

 The Tech Top 50 is sponsored by BDO, PNC Bank, and Brand and Buzz Consulting. 

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