Meet the New Jersey judges

The success of the program relies on the efforts of our independent panel of judges. The panel comprises past Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award recipients and civic and community leaders who devote significant effort to review and deliberate the merits of each nominee. 

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Donald Chu
President & CEO
Tronex International
2021 Regional Winner

Emre-Imamoglu

Emre Imamoglu
CEO
Cibo Vita Inc.
2022 Regional Winner

Emre-Imamoglu

Bryan Jakovcic
CEO
Fusion Health
2020 Regional Winner

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Ryo Kuroki
Senior Managing Director, New Listings & Capital Markets
NASDAQ

christine-miller

Christine Miller
President & CEO
Melinta Therapeutics
2023 Regional Winner

raj-patil

Raj Patil
CEO
Orion Innovation
2022 Regional Winner

jimmy-placa

Jimmy Placa
CEO
Davion Inc.
2021 Regional Winner

Bharat-Rana

Bharat Rana
Co-Founder & Chairman
ProSmile
2022 Regional Winner

 

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Apurva Saraf
President & CEO
Cosette Pharma
2023 Regional Winner

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Katie Wu
Director
KKR