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Visionary of the Year

Charlotte Newman

Charlotte is a former entrepreneur who leads the AWS startup strategy to engage and accelerate underrepresented founders and investors. Through her work, she ensures that founders receive the necessary resources to drive meaningful change in their markets.

Her impact on innovation, leadership, and breaking barriers is extraordinary, and we’re excited to recognize her achievements. 

Charlotte Newman, Global Head of Underrepresented Founder & Startup BD, Amazon

Nominated and voted on by their peers, the VentureFuel Visionaries is the Hall of Fame for Innovators. 

The change-agents embracing new opportunities to drive outsized results. From CEOs to Venture Capitalists, these are the folks intent on blazing new paths, discovering inventive solutions and powering the future.

 

Meet the rest of the nominees:

Kyle Basler-Reeder, Global Innovation Lead, ExxonMobil

Kyle Basler-Reeder

Global Open Innovation Lead, ExxonMobil
 
Dan Kihanya, Director, REI’s Path Ahead Ventures

Dan Kihanya

Director, REI’s Path Ahead Ventures
 
Marita McGinn, Director, MassRobotics Accelerator

Marita McGinn

Director, MassRobotics Accelerator
 
Sokwoo Rhee, EVP, LG Electronics

Sokwoo Rhee

Executive Vice President at LG Electronics, Head of North America Innovation Center ("LG Nova")
 
 

About VentureFuel

Founded in 2014, VentureFuel is an independent innovation advisory that helps the world's best organizations ignite change through startup collaborations. Its innovation programs include Diagnostics, Corporate Accelerators and Commercial Pilots; and focus on solving clients' biggest challenges to driving greater efficiencies; closing strategic capability gaps; and identifying emerging business models. VentureFuel provides organizations like Hershey's, Comcast, Dick's Sporting Goods, AARP Foundation and the State of California the tools to drive transformative change with less risk, more speed, and greater proximity to the consumer than traditional innovation models.

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Commercialize Innovation. Ignite Change.

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