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n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m | F e b r u a r y 2 0 2 2 | n e w h a v e n B I Z 3 F r o m T h e E d i t o r s Volume 5 • Number 2 • February 2022 New Haven Biz 900 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT 06510 (203)-937-2148 • www.newhavenbiz.com EDITOR Greg Bordonaro MANAGING EDITOR Michelle Tuccitto Sullo STAFF WRITER Liese Klein CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Matthew Broderick Jordan Grice Chris Hoffman Frank Rizzo DESIGN DIRECTOR Mitchell Hayes PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Kira Beaudoin PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER Tom Curtin CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Peter Stanton CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Mary Rogers DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jan Holder AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Valerie Clark EDITORIAL DIRECTOR - CT Greg Bordonaro NEW HAVEN BIZ (ISSN 2639-605X), is published twelve times annually, 900 Chapel St., 10th Floor, New Haven, CT 06510. Copyright 2018. All rights reserved. Subscriptions: Annual subscriptions are available for $29.95. To subscribe please email circulation@newhavenbiz.com or contact our circulation team at 203-937-2148 ext. 4 New Haven BIZ accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or materials and in general does not return them to the sender. A division of: New Haven BIZ is a publication of New England Business Media, LLC. O ur annual Power 25 list puts a spotlight on the leaders who are making a difference throughout the New Haven region, both for their respective organizations and their communities. is year's class leads institutions in industries from health care to real estate, manufacturing, energy and utilities, bioscience, gaming, the arts, bank- ing and education. You'll see a mix of long-established leaders and a few who are new to their positions. e Power 25 list is not an awards section. e leaders highlighted in the pages of this issue were selected and ranked by our editorial staff based on their positions and impact. ey have helped grow their organizations amid the backdrop of a once-in-a-lifetime challenge, the COVID-19 pandemic. Also in this issue, we have a Q&A with Quantum-Si's CEO John Stark, whose company is working to under- stand proteins with a goal of finding new ways to treat disease. Our town spotlight features Branford, which has a major luxury apartment redevelopment that will revive a longtime brownfield property near the Branford River. Another feature covers the trend of higher-education institutions offer- ing programs in esports, an industry expected to grow to more than $1.6 billion by 2024. We also sat down with Dr. Eric Winer, who started his new job as the director of the Yale Cancer Center and physician-in-chief of Smilow Cancer Hospital on Feb. 1, to learn about his vision for the future. We hope you enjoy the issue. Please reach out to us with questions, com- ments and story ideas. Michelle Tuccitto Sullo Managing Editor Greg Bordonaro Editor View from the top 4 | Around the Region 5 | By The Numbers 6 | Biz Spotlight 7 | Startups, Technology & Innovation C o n t e n t s Michelle Tuccitto Sullo T H E L I S T S 23 | Top paid CEOs among publicly traded companies based in Connecticut newhavenBIZ 24 | Arts & Business 25 | What's the Deal? 27 | C-Suite 27 | Biz Starts 6 | Biz Spotlight As it helps others recruit talent, Aquinas Consulting is on its own hiring spree. 7 | Innovation & Technology Shark Tank appearance, pandemic- fueled demand breathe new life into Boost Oxygen. 8 | On The Record Quantum-Si works to uncover secrets of human immunity. 10 | Town Spotlight 147-unit luxury apartment development aims to revive long-shuttered Branford brownfield site. 12 | Research & Development New Yale Cancer Center director Winer eyes expansion, new research collaborations. 14 | Virtual Gameday Esports facilities, curriculums growing on CT college campuses. 16 | Power 25 Meet Greater New Haven's 2022 top movers and shakers. F E A T U R E S D E P A R T M E N T S Greg Bordonaro 6 8 14

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