Perhaps not quite as "famous" as other suggestions, but one person I know locally is Lucinda Duncalfe Holt (http://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindaduncalfeholt http:

Perhaps not quite as "famous" as other suggestions, but one person I know locally is Lucinda Duncalfe Holt (http://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindaduncalfeholt http://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindaduncalfeholt). Lucinda has been CEO of a few different tech companies: Destiny Software built an early "web application server" and exploded to nearly 200 employees before imploding in 2002; TurnTide was founded, grew explosively, then was sold for a few tens-of-millions, and ClickEquations, where she is currently CEO, is on its way up. I have worked for her and I can say that Lucinda is an extraordinary leader with an unusual but effective leadership style. I would be happy to provide an introduction if you like, although it is probably not necessary: Lucinda is also smart enough to take advantage of free publicity! You may, however, have to schedule around an extended trip to Korea (I think that's where she's going) because she recently won an Eisenhower Fellowship to study and do business development abroad. -- Michael Chermside