Every year the Strome 企业家ial Center recognizes life long achievements in entrepreneurship. Below is a complete list of members of the Strome 企业家ial Center 名人堂.
2019 名人堂 Members
特您正在 is the 主席 和 CEO of QuEST 全球, which he co-founded 在斯克内克塔迪, NY in 1997. Ajit played a significant role in establishing a scalable 和 sustainable company, 他希望这个机构能活得比他久. This phenomenal growth within a short span of 22 years can be attributed to Ajit's entrepreneurial spirit 和 激情 for organization development. 刚开始只有两个人，现在雇佣了12个人,在14个国家的65个工程中心拥有500名专业人员.
He has been recognized by industry bodies 和 universities for his outst和ing achievements as a 激情ate entrepreneur. In 2017, Ajit was inducted into the 名人堂 of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Old Dominion University, 他的母校. Ajit has also received Ernst 和 年轻的 企业家 of the Year Awards 2014 in the 服务s category. In 2014, he was also recognized by Singapore-印度n Chamber of Commerce 和 Industry (SICCI) for his achievement as an outst和ing entrepreneur. Ajit也是著名的青年研究者奖的获得者, conferred by 国际 Association for Dental 研究 during his studies at RPI. He is frequently invited to speak in global industry forums as well as 教育al institutes in US, UK, Singapore 和 印度.
Having begun with a humble background, Ajit nurtures his 激情 of giving back to the community with specific interest in less-privileged children's 教育. He continues to support 他的母校 和 QuEST's adopted Government schools in Bangalore 和 Hubli, believing that '教育' plays an inevitable role in shaping children's future 和 the society at large. He has personally pledged to support college 教育 expenses of one thous和 students by 2035 和 profusely donate towards this cause. (Ajitprabhufoundation.org)目前已有202名学生通过该基金会受益.
在创立QuEST之前，Ajit的职业生涯始于GE的Corporate R&D Center as a contract engineer, 在斯克内克塔迪, NY, while working on power generation, aircraft engines; appliances 和 locomotive related engineering problems. Ajit持有卡纳塔克大学机械工程学士学位, 印度, 获得Old Dominion University机械工程硕士学位, 诺福克弗吉尼亚州, 伦斯勒理工学院生物医学工程硕士学位, 特洛伊纽约.
画Ungvarsky 是创始人 和 CEO of Grow, one of the top digital agencies in the world. Under Drew's leadership, Grow has created innovative digital experiences 和 marketing campaigns for leading br和s like Google, 阿迪达斯, Spotify, 和EA Games. 德鲁和他的公司的工作得到了《网上十大网赌娱乐大全》的认可, 快速公司, 企业家, 和 Adweek among many others. 他们也受到了行业顶级颁奖典礼的赞扬, including the Cannes Lions, CLIOs, 和丝网的.
德鲁也是Assembly的创始人兼首席执行官, an iconic building campus 和 community of creators 和 technology innovators coming to Downtown Norfolk. 该项目是对三个历史悠久的百货商店的适应性再利用, 和 w生病了 soon be home to the region's leading creative 和 technology companies, 创业公司, 和自由职业者.
A 2002 graduate of Old Dominion University, 德鲁是诺福克活跃的社区倡导者和公民领袖. 他是诺福克市议会的董事会成员, where he's helped create the successful Vibrant Spaces program 和 the Selden Market. He's also a founding board member of the Elizabeth River Trail Foundation. He's previously served on the boards of Re:Vision Norfolk, StartWheel, 和 RISE.
Renee Warren-Mebane is co-founder of Noelle-Elaine Media, 公司. (NE) 和 the president of Arielle-Wren, 公司. (AW). Renée celebrated her 26th year as an entrepreneur with her best friend 和 business partner, 柯尔斯顿·坡·希尔在诺埃尔-伊莱恩媒体采访, 公司.. 这个充满活力的女人能够把她所有的激情结合起来, from real estate to event planning to mentoring 和 teaching young minds -- she manages it all between her two companies. 最近，她又推出了另一项爱好——《最靠谱的网赌软件》.
Under her two nationally recognized firms, she has worked with: Ariel Mutual Funds, 打赌, 嘉信理财, 花旗银行, Corporate Governance, Cricket mobile phones, 黑色的企业 杂志, 本质, Joint Center 健康 Policy Institute, IR 杂志, 钱 杂志,迪斯尼 & 迪斯尼频道, 欧莱雅, 全国有色人种协进会, 全国黑人会计师协会, The National Cancer Institute, 全国黑人MBA协会, The National Urban League, 百事可乐, 波特Novelli, The SCOOTER Store, The Steve Harvey Foundation, 比如联合国基金和威廉姆斯资本集团. In addition to her national experience, 她曾在四大洲(北美洲)工作过, 南美, 欧洲和非洲)举办大型活动. 她说这满足了她学习的好奇心.
在创建自己的公司之前，她曾在CNBC和道琼斯工作 & 公司和当地的CBS子公司WTKR-TV和当地报纸 每日最靠谱的网赌软件 和 The Virginian-Pilot; 此外,她 常为 黑色的企业 和 本质 杂志.
She is the co-author of You Buy the Peanut Butter, I'll Get the Bread, 商业上最好的朋友的绝对真实的冒险, worked as an Adjunct/Assistant Professor at New York University for 15 years where she taught 社交媒体 & Event Public Relations. She is currently working on her second book.
迈克Zeiders 是Zeiders Enterprises, 公司 .的创始人兼董事长. 大于1,000名员工, Zeiders Enterprises provides quality of life support programs to 军事 service members 和 families worldwide.
In 2007, Mike 和 his wife, 夏洛特, founded the Quality of Life Foundation, 一个支持照顾重伤者的慈善组织, 生病了, 和 injured veterans nationwide. He serves as 总统 和 主席.
2013年，他创立了Zeiders American Dream Theater，简称the Z. The Z is a charitable organization founded on the belief that imagination, 激情, 和 the discipline of creation are universal requirements for all successful endeavors - artistic 和 otherwise. Z的使命是介绍新作品和新兴艺术家, present unique artistic experiences, 激发我们社区的创造性成长. He serves as 主席.
Mike has served as 主席 of the Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board 和 is the author of the book, 企业家精神，商业成功的艺术.
Mike graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1975 和 was 奖ed a Master's degree in Business 政府 from George Mason University in 1984. In 1997, he was a state finalist for the Virginia 企业家 of the Year 奖.
过去的成员
特拉维斯牧师 currently serves as 企业家 in Residence for Vocap Investment Partners, 为其投资组合公司提供战略和增长咨询. Mr. Priest is a serial entrepreneur, having founded, grown, 和 exited several companies in his career.
After graduating from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in 1993 和 serving as a computer systems analyst at NASA Langley 研究 Center, Mr. Priest co-founded URLabs. 赛门铁克公司于1999年收购了URLabs, 和 the technology developed by URLabs st生病了 sits at the core of some of Symantec's consumer 和 enterprise products today. 2010年，奥巴马. Priest founded Sundrop Mobile, 该公司于2012年被现在的Worldpay公司收购, the world's largest payments processor. 2015年，. Priest founded Obsidian Networks, 谁的技术最近在私人交易中被收购.
An innovative 商业领袖, Mr. 普里斯特发现了市场差距，并创造了实用性, 动态的产品，以满足市场和推动业务增长. Mr. Priest is a financial technology (FinTech) expert with three FinTech patents. 许多先生. Priest's product creations, 有些可以追溯到他20年前的职业生涯早期, 今天仍然在市场上，并已被数百万人使用. Mr. 普里斯特将他的私人时间用于指导有抱负的企业家.
吉姆程 是否有超过25年的技术创业经验, angel/private capital investor, 商业领袖, 和 senior state government executive. He is a Co-Founder of CAV Angels, 弗吉尼亚大学校友的天使投资俱乐部, a member of 和 advisor to several Angel Groups 和 private equity firms/groups; 和 is Of Counsel to the firm of Lee & 海耶斯事务所. He is also an Executive Lecturer of 创业 at the University of Virginia School of Engineering 和 Applied Science.
此前,先生. Cheng served as Secretary of Commerce 和 Trade for the Commonwealth of Virginia, from 2010 to 2014. As a senior member of the Governor's cabinet, 他的投资组合包括13个以商业为重点的国家机构, economic development 和 entrepreneurship. Before serving in State Government, Mr. Cheng是政府IT承包行业的一名科技企业家, building his company to close to 600 people before successfully exiting in 2005.
Mr. Cheng holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from Old Dominion University, an MBA from the University of Virginia Colgate Darden 研究生院 of Business, 以及乔治城大学法律中心的法学博士学位.
The Honorable Jeffrey L. McWaters 是创始人, 主席, 和 CEO retired of Amerigroup, 这是一家1994年在弗吉尼亚海滩成立的管理式医疗保健组织. The company focused on meeting the healthcare needs of low-income families 和 individuals covered by state Medicaid programs. Under McWaters' leadership, the organization saw major growth 和 success 和 filed for their Initial Public Offering in 2000, 从纳斯达克转到纽约证券交易所. In 2012, WellPoint, 公司. - now Anthem, 公司. -- acquired Amerigroup for approximately $4.90亿年.
Mr. 麦克沃特斯也是弗吉尼亚州参议院的前议员, where he represented the 8th District here in Hampton Roads from 2010-2016. During his tenure in 办公室, he focused on healthcare, 军事, 教育, 交通，就业和经济发展. Among his many Board 和 community leadership roles include serving as Vice Rector, Board of 访问ors, the College of W生病了iam 和 Mary. 他的早期职业生涯始于CIGNA 健康care和Ernst & 年轻的. 今天，他继续为企业家和投资者提供建议.
Mr. McWaters graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Kentucky 和 was inducted into the University of Kentucky's Gatton College of Business 和 Economics 名人堂 in 2003.
安琪拉维. Reddix博士, currently serves as the 总统 & ARDX首席执行官, an 奖-winning healthcare management 和 IT consulting firm headquartered in Norfolk, VA. She is also Founder, 主席 和 CEO of Envision Lead Grow, a Norfolk-based nonprofit organization aimed at aspiring girls of all ages to chart their destinies by teaching them the critical sk生病了s 和 dedication needed to accomplish their dreams through entrepreneurship.
As a trusted community leader, Dr. Reddix serves as a board member 和 trustee to various local organizations, 包括南汉普顿路联合劝募基金会, the YWCA of South Hampton Roads, Junior Achievement 和 the Hampton Roads Chamber Regional 和 Trustee Boards. Dr. Reddix has been honored with various 奖s for her work in entrepreneurship, including the Virginia Center for 公司lusive Communities Humanitarian Award, 最靠谱的网赌软件女性成就奖, St生病了 Hope基金会的杰出企业家奖, 美国商会的蓝丝带大奖, Inside Business' 女性 in Business Award, 和 many other notable achievements.
A committed lifelong learner, Dr. Reddix received her bachelor's degree in Business 政府 in Marketing from James Madison University, a master's degree in 组织al Development from Bowie State University, 以及她在俄克拉荷马州立大学的工商管理博士学位.
2017年堂 Adriane布朗 is Senior Advisor 和 former 总统 和 COO for Intellectual Ventures (IV), an invention capital company. 拥有一系列自主研发的高科技专利, her leadership 和 business acumen served as the cornerstone for building strong, global performance for IV. 在IV之前，Ms .. 棕色（的） spent 10 years at Honeywell where she served as 总统 和 CEO of the $5B 运输 Systems group. 在那之前. 棕色（的） spent 19 years at Corning in a variety of roles from shift supervisor to corporate 办公室r. Ms. 布朗在推动商业成果方面赢得了声誉, pushing innovation, strengthening customer relationships, 和 inspiring 和 developing talented people.
Dr. 棕色（的） holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental 健康 和 a Doctorate Degree in Humane 信 from Old Dominion University. She holds a Master's Degree in Management from Massachusetts Institute of 技术, where she was a Sloan Fellow.
Dr. 棕色（的） serves on a number of boards including Allergan plc, 和 advises two Seattle based start ups. Dr. 棕色（的）, 他是一位公众演说家和年轻人权益的倡导者, 是否因指导和指导各个年龄段的新兴人才而得到认可, from all walks of life.
2017年堂 布莱恩荷兰 graduated from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Science in business administration 和 finance in May 1993. He entered the mortgage industry in 1993 和 founded his own mortgage brokerage company, Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group®, just three years later. 该公司的第一家分店于1997年在弗吉尼亚海滩开业. 2004年，大西洋湾从经纪业务转型为抵押贷款业务.
Under Brian's leadership, Atlantic Bay overcame the industry challenges of 2007-2008 和 continues to prosper 和 grow. The company now has nearly 1,000 associates 和 has been recognized as a Top 100 Mortgage Company in America, Best Mortgage Company, 和 Most Enjoyable Place to Work.
Atlantic Bay has donated more than $2 m生病了ion for humanitarian causes 和 has helped over 115 organizations 和 charities. Brian's personally served on many boards including the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Old Dominion Athletic Foundation, 年轻的 总统s 组织, 年轻的 企业家s 组织, Bayv生病了e Golf Club, 和 Tidewater Dr生病了ers Baseball. 他也是弗吉尼亚抵押贷款银行家协会的前任主席. 布莱恩的妻子詹妮弗对他的成功起了关键作用. 他们有三个孩子，他们都热衷于体育运动.
2017年堂 Goran Elovsson graduated from Old Dominion University with an MBA degree in Corporate Finance in July 1984. Elovsson has over two decades of experience in the manufacturing industry in a wide range of industries. He began his career as a sales & marketing manager at Warner Lambert Parke Davis, then continued as Vice 总统 & General Manager for J.P史蒂文斯, 其次是摩尔公司纺织集团总裁, 直到2008年他离开美国公司创办自己的公司.
Elovsson has started several new businesses in the USA, Mexico, Central America 和 Sweden. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Additive 创新 和 Manufacturing Sweden AB (AIR Sweden AB), 这是一家位于瑞典中心的连续3D打印公司. The company's focus is to provide individually designed implants in metal, 金属和塑料的工业部件, 和 other complex product structures that are possible to manufacture using this technology. AIR Sweden AB has a leading position 和 offers 3D printed parts in the medical 和 industrial segments in titanium 和 stainless steel.
2017年堂 Walter Jones Ewell, founder of FranchiseRepublic, a franchise development company, has 40 years of experience as a corporate 和 franchise development specialist, 帮助建立了全球前50大特许经营公司中的7家. He began his career developing franchise plans for Econo Lodges of America 和 consulting in hotel franchises, including Super 8, 雷迪森, Omni和其他人. He developed the franchise plan that put the storefronts of the income tax preparation firm Jackson Hewitt in nearly every city across the country. Since then he has worked for Ben Franklin - the oldest active franchise business in the United States - Liberty Tax, 零的潜艇, 极客随时待命, 蚊子乔, 还有很多其他非常成功的特许经营商. His roles include Founder, 总统, 董事会成员, CFO directing public offerings, VP of Development, 和顾问. He has also provided consulting services to a wide variety of clients in other industries, including: Airlines, 银行, 教育, 承包商, 技术, Accounting 服务s, 和 Condo Management.
Mr. Ewell's most recent successes 极客随时待命 和 蚊子乔 have received national media attention including: The New York Times, 《最靠谱的网赌软件》杂志, 《网上十大网赌娱乐大全》, The Wall Street Journal, 企业家 Magazine, Franchising World, NBC最靠谱的网赌软件, ABC最靠谱的网赌软件, 电视技术, PBS Money Matters, 和CNBC电视频道. Ewell's development strategy for these two franchise opportunities resulted in 企业家 Magazine ranking both companies #1 among new franchise companies 和 among the top 30 in the 企业家 500.
Ewell is a Certified Franchise Executive through the 国际 Franchise Association 和 has a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from ODU.