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Theresa M. Ellis Honored as One of ‘40 Under 40’ by Boston Business Journal

Posted: October 04, 2002

Press Release from Boston Business Journal (The Cohn Group)

Boston Business Journal Announces 40 Under 40: Special section lauds some of the best and brightest young businesspeople

The Boston Business Journal has published its Fifth Annual 40 Under 40 supplement, a collection of 40 of the best and brightest of Greater Boston's businesspeople under 40 years old.

The special pullout section includes honorees from real estate pros to prominent attorneys, nonprofit execs to pioneers in biotechnology. It is a supplement to the Oct. 4-10 BBJ and will be delivered to the business weekly's thousands of readers on Friday, Oct. 4.

Since 1998, the 40 Under 40 supplement has recognized 40 of Boston's brightest business and civic personalities. The selections were made by a team of editors that assessed each nominee's influence on industry and local business. Also important in the selection process were contributions to the civic health of Greater Boston through volunteer work and other forms of philanthropy.

"Boston stands at the forefront of America's economy, and the vigor and razor-sharp intelligence of this year's honorees holds out promise that the region will continue to lead," said George Donnelly, the BBJ's editor. "Every year, we receive more nominations than the year before, and 2002 was no exception. We could easily have published a 100 Under 40 supplement and still not diminished the quality of the field."

On Nov. 6, the Boston Business Journal will host a celebratory reception at the Boston's renowned Bay Tower Room to honor the 40 finalists and their guests.

"We are once again amazed and impressed by the quality and quantity of young talented businesspeople in Boston," said Michael Olivieri, publisher of the Boston Business Journal. "The nominations, which numbered in the hundreds, reflect the vitality and mirrors the diversity of our local business community. It proves that despite current economic conditions this region has a bright future."

The honorees are:

Frank Aloi, Founder and president, Ath Power Consulting Corp.

Elizabeth J. Altman, Vice president and director, business development, person communication sector, Motorola Inc.

James D. Blue II, CEO and president, The Bostonian Group

James Earl Brown III, CEO, InvisibleHand Networks

Lisa Carbone, Vice president, government banking, Eastern Bank

John A. Carnevale, CEO and president, Sentinel Benefits Group

Michael Caro, Vice president, retail, Logan International, BAA PLC

Marc N. Casper, President, Life and Laboratory Sciences Unit, Thermo Electron Corp.

Maria Cirino, CEO, chairman, founder, Guardent Inc.

Michael Costa, Attorney, Greenberg Traurig LLP

Cappy Daume, Senior vice president, capital markets, Spaulding & Slye Colliers

Francis deSouza, CEO, IMLogic

Michelline Dufort, Executive director, Anthony Spinazzola Foundation

Theresa M. Ellis, Founder, CEO, Harbinger Partners

Katya Fels, Executive director, On The Rise Inc.*

Susan Finegan, Partner, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo

Jennifer Floren, President, CEO, founder, Experience.com

Julia Frost-Davies, Attorney, Bingham McCutchen

Michael Goldstein, Founder, CEO, Youth Tech Entrepreneurs*

Robert Gray, President, Gray Media

Howard Hall, Co-founder, CEO, StorageZip Technology

Roy Hirschland, President, CEO, T3 Realty Advisors

Tripp Jones, Co-founder, Mass. Inc.

Joseph Kennard, Principal, Joseph Kennard Architects

Lee Michael Kennedy, President, Lee Kennedy Co. Inc.

Hannah Kilson, Attorney, Hill & Barlow

Richard Kivel, CEO, MolecularWare Inc.

Larry Kolodney, Principal, Fish & Richardson PC

Denise Korn, Principal, owner, Korn Design

Marianne LeBlanc, Attorney, Sugarman & Sugarman PC

Ronald Lipof, Chief strategist, StarNet Inc., Sherborn

Susan Loconto Penta, Founder, managing partner, Midior Consulting

Andrew Maydoney, Vice president, research and strategy, Sametz Blackstone Associates

Jon Mellin, Senior vice president, CFO, Hill, Holliday, Connors Cosmopulos

Jessie Myszka, Board chairman, sales manager, Equal Exchange Inc.

Earl Martin Phalen, Co-founder, CEO, B.E.L.L.*

Tom Pincince, President, CEO, Brix Networks

Kristin Steinkrauss Blount, Vice president, Meredith & Grew Inc.

Ganesh Venkataraman, Founder, vice president, Momenta Inc.

Christoph Westphal, General partner, Polaris Venture Partners

* Current or former participant in the Harbinger Partners Technology Pioneer Program.

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