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Tom Curtin
Greg Bordonaro
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e Innovators Issue
Connecticut has long been a place for innovation.
Samuel Colt, Eli Whitney, Charles Goodyear, Charles Kaman, Mark Twain,
Mary Dixon Kies — not to mention hundreds of other inventors and entrepre-
neurs — have called Connecticut home.
ose are all names from more distant times, yet their spirit of innovation
remains strong in the state.
Need proof ? Bloomberg in 2020 named Connecticut the fourth-most
innovative state in its "State Innovation Index," trailing only behind research
powerhouses like California (home to Silicon Valley), Massachusetts (home to
Harvard and MIT) and Washington (home to tech behemoths Amazon and
Microso).
Connecticut scored highly based on its presence of science, technology,
engineering and math workers, density of tech companies, and research and
development capabilities.
To celebrate Connecticut's history of innovation, the Hartford Business Jour-
nal and New Haven Biz have published their inaugural "Innovators Issue."
In it we highlight 11 individuals from diverse backgrounds and fields who
are change-makers, helping to improve the lives of people, shape industries and
bring new or better solutions to age-old problems.
Of course, the term "innovator" is broad. In this publication we aren't just
highlighting inventors or tech CEOs. We are recognizing talents from a range
of disciplines, including the arts, real estate, venture capital, entertainment,
business, life sciences, philanthropy, and more.
e innovators were chosen by the editorial staff of Hartford Business Journal
and New Haven Biz. Some innovators were recommended by the business
community.
e goal of this annual publication is to spotlight the diverse range of talent
and creative minds this state has to offer.
We hope you enjoy it. Please feel free to share your feedback, or names of
innovators we should highlight in the future.
Greg Bordonaro
Editor
gbordonaro@hartfordbusiness.com
Tom Curtin
Publisher
tcurtin@hartfordbusiness.com
Highlighting CT's
top innovators
Editorial
Greg Bordonaro | Editor
Harriet Jones | Special Projects Editor
Contributing Writers
Norman Bell
Joel Berg
Tom Condon
Harriet Jones
Ryan Lindsay
Michael Puffer
Tom Verde
Contributing Photographers
Steve Laschever
Keith Claytor
Kyle Norton
Production
Mitchell Hayes | Design Director
Bartosz Zinowko | Production Director
Steve Laschever | Photographer
Business
Tom Curtin | Publisher,
tcurtin@hartfordbusiness.com
David Hartley | Senior Accounts Manager,
dhartley@HartfordBusiness.com
Daniel Schilke | Senior Accounts Manager,
dschilke@HartfordBusiness.com
Emily Paskind | Senior Accounts Manager,
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