Meet the Greater Los Angeles judges
The success of the program relies on the efforts of our independent panel of judges. These past Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award recipients and civic and community leaders devote significant effort to review and deliberate the merits of each nominee. We deeply appreciate their dedication to the program.
Ryan Iwamoto
President & Co-Founder
24 Hour Home Care
2017 regional winner
Ariel Kaye
Founder
Parachute
2021 regional winner
Nick Kim
Partner
Upfront Ventures
Joanna McFarland
Co-Founder & CEO
HopSkipDrive
2022 regional winner
Ben Nazarian
Executive Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer
Therabody
2021 regional and national winner
Maria Salinas
President & CEO
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Mark Stagen
Founder
Third Peak
2007 regional winner
Elise Wetzel
Co-Founder
Blaze Pizza, Taco/Social
2015 regional winner