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Announcing the Albany Business Review's Power 50

May 24, 2021, 9:55am EDT

Power can manifest itself in different ways.

It might be the person at the top or an influencer behind the scenes. It's someone whose ideas and decisions reach beyond a company, organization or industry.

To assemble the inaugural Power 50 KRISTINA WALSER list, the Business Review editorial team spent months researching, debating and deciding who we thought were the 50 most influential people in Capital Region business.

The list of 50 people include longtime power players but also the people who are redefining the region in the midst of the pandemic and those who are adeptly leading their companies and organizations through major challenges, emerging opportunities and constant uncertainty.

Power 50 is all about the business community. We know there are many powerful people in other arenas, but our expertise comes

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In alphabetical order, below is the 2021 Power 50:

Vikash Agrawal and Vikram Agrawal, founders, Levrx Technology Inc.

Karthik Bala and Guha Bala, founders, Velan Studios

Carm Basile, CEO, Capital District Transportation Authority

Bob Belber, general manager, ASM Global/Times Union Center

Dr. John Bennett, president and CEO, CDPHP

Kevin Bette, president, First Columbia

Sonny Bonacio, president, Bonacio Construction

Heather Briccetti, president and CEO, The Business Council of State

David Brown, president and CEO, Capital District YMCA

Jeff Buell, principal, Redburn Development

Dave Buicko, president and CEO, Galesi Group

Nancy Carey Cassidy, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Picotte Cos.

Michael Castellana, president and CEO, SEFCU

Tom Caulfield, CEO, GlobalFoundries

Sujata Chaudhry, founder and CEO, Tangible Development

Bill Dake and Gary Dake, chairman of the board/president, Stewart's Shops

David Davis, president, Simmons Machine Tool Corp.

Christopher Del Vecchio, CEO, MVP Health Care

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Neil Golub, chairman, Golub Corp.

Denise Gonick and Steve Gonick, strategic advisors and investors

Doreen Harris, president and CEO, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Joan Hayner, chief operating officer, Community Care Physicians

George Hearst III, publisher and CEO, Times Union

Rich Hendrick, general manager, Port of Albany

Shirley Ann Jackson, president, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Carver Laraway, owner, Port of Coeymans

Ruth Mahoney, market president, regional retail leader, KeyBank

I. Norman Massry, principal, Massry Realty Partners

Angelo Mazzone, CEO, Mazzone Hospitality

Dennis McKenna, president and CEO, Albany Medical Center

Kathleen McLean, president, The McLean Group

Elizabeth Miller, president, Miller Mechanical Services and Doty Machine Works

Ed and Lisa Mitzen, owner, Fingerpaint; philanthropists

Ed Moore, owner, Queensbury Hotel

Philip Morris, CEO, Proctors Collaborative

John Nigro, president, Nigro Cos.

Dan Nolan, president and CEO, Graypoint

Stephen Obermayer, principal, CFO, BBL Construction Services

Chet and Karen Opalka, philanthropists, The Opalka Family Philanthropic Trust https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2021/05/24/albany-business-review-power-50-2021.html?s=print 3/4 5/24/2021 The Albany Business Review releases Power 50 list of Capital Region business leaders - Albany Business Review Scott Rajeski, CEO, Latham Pool

Roger Ramsammy, president, Community College

Dr. James Reed, CEO, St. Peter's Health Partners

Sarah Reginelli, president, Capitalize Albany Corp.

Havidan Rodriguez, president, University at Albany

Ed Swyer, president, The Swyer Cos.

Daniel Van Plew, executive vice president and general manager, Regeneron

Charles Wait, chairman of the board, Adirondack Trust Co.

Marcia White, interim president, The

We will be telling you more about these individuals and why we chose them in the coming weeks, and the full Power 50 will be published in a special issue on July 16. The Business Review's Power 50 is sponsored by MVP Health Care.

Melissa Mangini Editor-in-Chief Albany Business Review

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