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Technical.ly
05-05-2025
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RealLIST Connectors 2025: Meet 20 leaders shaping Pittsburgh's tech future
In Pittsburgh, opportunity often starts with a handshake or a shared cup of coffee. The city thrives on connections — because here, who you know can be just as important as what you know. At we call the people behind those important introductions and collaborations 'Connectors.' We look for the ones hosting meetups, linking technologists to their next jobs and helping startup founders find the resources to grow. We believe connectors are the backbone of innovation in every market we cover, and we created the annual RealLIST Connectors feature to celebrate them. We launched the list in Pittsburgh in 2022 with 100 influential tech leaders. In 2023, we spotlighted 20 additional standouts, and 2024 brought 20 more. This year, we're back with another group of 20 people you should know to get plugged into the local tech and entrepreneurship scene. Scroll to meet Pittsburgh's 2025 RealLIST Connectors, listed in alphabetical order. Can't see the info above? View it in a new tab. Methodology: To build RealLIST Connectors, editorial team assesses factors including current role, volunteer experience, participation in community programming, lasting impact on the region and more. We ask each connector candidate to complete a survey to help us understand and verify these factors, and we only include people that have responded.
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05-05-2025
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RealLIST Connectors 2025: Meet 20 innovation trailblazers helping DC thrive
If you're trying to make your way in the DMV's entrepreneurial and tech worlds, you're in luck. DC and its surrounding counties in Maryland and Virginia overflow with movers and shakers eager to make introductions or connect people with resources. Each year, spotlights at least 20 of these leaders making a difference in the region, whether by hosting a meetup, running an accelerator or creating opportunities for others to thrive. This is our sixth RealLIST Connectors feature in the DMV. This latest cohort joins more than 100 individuals collectively recognized in 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020. In a region full of networkers and passionate professionals, whittling the roster down to 20 proved difficult. To compile this list, we solicited nominations from readers, combed through our archives and, of course, stalked prospects on LinkedIn. Scroll to see who made the list this year, presented in alphabetical order.. Can't see the info above? View it in a new tab. Methodology: To build RealLIST Connectors, editorial team assesses factors including current role, volunteer experience, participation in community programming, lasting impact on the region and more. We ask each connector candidate to complete a survey to help us understand and verify these factors, and we only include people that have responded.
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05-05-2025
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RealLIST Connectors 2025: These 20 people keep the Philly tech community thriving
Who you know matters when you're building a company or organization — and building that network can start with a single connection. Each year, we select a slate of informative, connective Philadelphians who are engaged with the tech community as our RealLIST Connectors. Last year's feature highlighted 20 standouts, building on our lists from 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020. We curate the candidates by asking our community for nominations and combing through the past year of reporting. We sent those nominees a survey to gather more information about each person's involvement in the Philly tech scene and to hear their personal philosophies on collaboration. New this year, we included people from Delaware, since the region is part of the Greater Philadelphia ecosystem. The final list includes 20 people from a range of sectors, including education, venture capital, city government and workforce development. These people are working to create a more inclusive and collaborative environment, with the shared goal of seeing Philadelphia thrive. Scroll down to meet the 2025 cohort of RealLIST Connectors, listed in alphabetical order. Can't see the info above? View it in a new tab. Methodology: To build RealLIST Connectors, editorial team assesses factors including current role, volunteer experience, participation in community programming, lasting impact on the region and more. We ask each connector candidate to complete a survey to help us understand and verify these factors, and we only include people that have responded. Sarah Huffman is a 2022-2024 corps member for Report for America, an initiative of The Groundtruth Project that pairs young journalists with local newsrooms. This position is supported by the Lenfest Institute for Journalism.
