Judging Panel
Jim Armstrong
Managing director
Clearstone Venture Partners
Jeri Harman
Managing partner
Avante Mezzanine Partners
Carlton Jenkins
Partner
The Yucaipa Companies
Brad Jones*
Managing director
Redpoint Ventures
Eric Kutsenda
Managing partner
Seidler Equity Partners
Barry C. Levin*
Chairman and CEO
Snak King Corporation
Dr. Linda Livingstone
Dean
Graziadio School of Business & Management, Pepperdine University
Jason Nazar
Co-founder and CEO
DocStoc
Kamran Pourzanjani**
Founder and CEO
Bestcovery.com
Anthony Pritzker
Managing partner
Pritzker Group
Julie Schoenfeld
President and CEO
Perfect Market, Inc.
Mark Stagen**
Founder and CEO
Emerald Health Services
*Prior award recipient
**Prior award recipient and national finalist
