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New Product and Service Awards Judging Committee

Chair:

Chair NairH.E. Baron Alec Stern, Entrepreneur|Speaker|Mentor|Investor 
Alec Speaks, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

H.E. Baron Alec Stern is an entrepreneur, speaker, mentor, and investor.  He has become known as "America's Startup Success Expert" for performing hundreds of keynote speeches worldwide and for his popular sessions at top conferences. He has been a co-founder or founding team member of 8 startups with 5 exits - 2 IPOs and 3 acquisitions.  As a primary member of Constant Contact's founding team, Alec was one of the original 3 who started the company in an attic. Alec was with the company for 18 years from start-up, to IPO, to a $1.1 Billion-dollar acquisition.  Alec has also been a Co-Founder or founding team member of several other successful startups.

Recently, Alec received the distinct honor of being Knighted and Ennobled as Baron of Boston of Cappadocia by the Royal Order of Constantine the Great and Saint Helen, of the Royal and Sovereign House of Cappadocia and San Bartolomeo.  His Knight of Merit is for his exceptional accomplishments in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Philanthropy.   Alec also advanced to Grand Cross Commander and became the Grand Prior General of the United States. One of the Northeast's most accomplished entrepreneurs, he is a limited partner in Boston-based G20 Ventures, which provides early traction capital for East Coast enterprise tech startups. Alec is also an angel investor and mentor in a number of rising startups in various industries.  Today Alec is innovating in a variety of industries including SaaS, Technology, Web 3.0, Metaverse, Medical Devices and Cannabis.

Alec is passionate about small business, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Working within the inner cities, or as he calls it, “urban innovation” is near and dear to his heart. Once Alec settled in Boston after college, he became very involved in the city’s nonprofit ecosystem, co-chairing and chairing many galas and fundraisers.  He created programs and events that led to raising millions of dollars for several causes and was an advisor and board member for several nonprofit organizations.  He helped develop the Young Professional Organizations for several nonprofits including the Boston Public Library Foundation, the first public library in the Country.  The BPL Young Professional Organization became the steppingstone for many future donors, event chairs and board members. Alec went on to co-found two nonprofits and the highest rated sailing regatta in Boston Harbor, the Flip Flop Regatta, which raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to teach sailing to inner city kids. 

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