Washington's Tech Titans... on Twitter?

When I read Garrett Graff's roundup of the top 100 tech industry leaders in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and Maryland last month in the Washingtonian, I wondered which of those execs were on Twitter. Some I knew and already personally follow - but others I wasn't sure about, so I decided to pull together the list you'll find here.

This is based on my own research, so if you're following one of these folks that I haven't been able to find, let me know in the comments and I'll update the post accordingly.

-Stephanie Stadler
@stephstad


Entrepreneurs

• Sid Banerjee, cofounder and CEO, Clarabridge. On Twitter? Yes - @sidbanerjee

• Jim Bankoff, "former AOL executive and senior adviser at private-equity powerhouse Providence Equity Partners." On Twitter? Yes - @bankoff

• John Crupi, CTO, JackBe. On Twitter? Yes - @johncrupi

• Mark Ein, founder and CEO, Venturehouse. On Twitter? Yes, but he's update-less: @markein

• Raul Fernandez, chairman and CEO, ObjectVideo. On Twitter? No.

• Sean Greene, cofounder, LaunchBox Digital. On Twitter? Yes - @sverde

• Rob Jewell, founder and CEO, Gratis Internet. On Twitter? No.

• Ted Leonsis, "longtime AOL exec, investor, adviser, talent scout, movie producer, philanthropist, and sports magnate." On Twitter? Yes, but the posts are only an auto-feed from his blog, Ted's Take - @tedleonsis

• Marissa Levin, founder and CEO, Information Experts. On Twitter? Yes - @marissalevin

• Chris McGill, CEO, Mixx.com. On Twitter? Yes - @chrismcgill

• Phillip Merrick, founder and managing partner, Bibury Partners; chairman and cofounder, VisualCV. On Twitter? Yes - @phillipmerrick

• Haroon Mokhtarzada, cofounder and CEO, Webs.com. On Twitter? Yes - @haroon

• Tim O’Shaughnessy, cofounder and CEO, LivingSocial. On Twitter? No.

• Joanna Pineda, founder and CEO, Matrix Group International. On Twitter? Yes - @jmpineda

• Hooman Radfar, cofounder and CEO, Clearspring. On Twitter? Yes - @hoomanradfar

• Michael Saylor, founder, chairman, and CEO, MicroStrategy. On Twitter? No.

• Chris Schroeder, CEO, HealthCentral Network. On Twitter? No.

• Daniel Simpkins, founder and CEO, Hillcrest Labs. On Twitter? No.

• Pete Snyder, founder and CEO, New Media Strategies. On Twitter? Yes - @petesnyder

• Barg Upender, senior partner, Intridea. On Twitter? No.

• Mark Walsh, CEO and chairman, GeniusRocket. On Twitter? [UPDATED 6/29/09] Yes - @walsh

• Brian Williams, cofounder and CEO, Viget Labs. On Twitter? Yes - @barn

• Daniel Yates, founder and CEO, Positive Energy. On Twitter? No.

Industry Leaders

• Reggie Aggarwal, founder and CEO, Cvent. On Twitter? No.

• Deborah Alderson, president, SAIC’s Defense Solutions Group. On Twitter? Hard to say. She may be @debalderson, but the handle is both update- and bio-less, so I can't be certain.

• Anne Altman, mainframe-platform manager, IBM. On Twitter? Also hard to say. She may be @somka, but there's no bio or updates.

• Bill Angrick, cofounder, chairman, and CEO, Liquidity Services. On Twitter? No.

• Sanju K. Bansal, COO, MicroStrategy. On Twitter? No.

• John Becker, CEO, Approva. On Twitter? No.

• Ed Black, president and CEO, Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA). On Twitter? No.

• Steve Case, chairman and CEO, Revolution. On Twitter? Yes - @stevecase

• Michael Chasen, president and CEO, Blackboard. On Twitter? Yes - @michaelchasen

• Alan Davidson, director of public policy and government affairs, Google. On Twitter? No.

• Edi Dor, president and CEO, TMA Resources. On Twitter? Hard to say. Edi may be @edor61, but with no bio or updates, this one is unconfirmed.

• Fred Humphries, chief lobbyist, Microsoft. On Twitter? No.

• Reed Hundt, senior adviser, McKinsey & Company. On Twitter? No.

• Linda Gooden, executive vice president, Lockheed Martin Information Systems. On Twitter? No.

• Don Graham, chairman and CEO, Washington Post Company. On Twitter? No.

• Sudhakar Kesavan, chairman and CEO, ICF International. On Twitter? No.

• Jeong Kim, president, Bell Labs. On Twitter? No.

• Caroline Little, CEO, Guardian News and Media North America. On Twitter? Hard to say. There are four Twitter handles with the name Caroline Little. Some aren't populated at all, and the ones that are have only a few posts. None have bios. Anybody know if any of these - @carolinelittle @caroline_little, @stormx77, @clittle3 - are correct?

• Dave McGlade, CEO, Intelsat. On Twitter? No.

• Linda Mills, president, Northrop Grumman IT. On Twitter? No.

• Donna Morea, president, CGI US and India. On Twitter? No.

• Nigel Morris, former president and COO, Capital One. On Twitter? No.

• George Newstrom, president and COO, Lee Technologies. On Twitter? No.

• Matt O’Connell, president and CEO, GeoEye. On Twitter? No.

• Tige Savage, cofounder and senior vice president, Revolution. On Twitter? Yes - @tigesavage

• Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). On Twitter? Yes - @garyshapiro

• Lynn St. Amour, president and CEO, Internet Society (ISOC). On Twitter? No.


Dealmakers

• Errol Arkilic, industrial-innovation program director, National Science Foundation. On Twitter? No.

• Peter Barris, managing general partner, New Enterprise Associates. On Twitter? No.

• Jack Biddle, general partner, Novak Biddle Venture Partners. On Twitter? Hard to say. There's a username (@jackbcmt) under the name Jack Biddle, but the account doesn't have a bio or any posts yet.

• Phil Bronner, general partner, Novak Biddle Venture Partners. On Twitter? Also hard to say. He may be @pbronner, but there's no bio or posts yet.

• John Burton, cofounder and managing general partner, Updata Partners. On Twitter? Unknown. By my count, there are a few dozen accounts under the name John Burton. None of the bios mention Updata or DC, but I can't be certain. Anybody know?

• Brooke Coburn, managing director, the Carlyle Group. On Twitter? Hard to say - looks to be @brookecoburn, but the user updates are protected, so this one is unconfirmed.

• Carol Thompson Cole, president and CEO, Venture Philanthropy Partners. On Twitter? No.

• Chris Darby, president and CEO, In-Q-Tel. On Twitter? No.

• Miles Gilburne, managing member, ZG Ventures. On Twitter? Hard to say. Looks to be @mgilburne, but with no bio or updates, I can't be certain.

• Frank Hecker, director of grants and programs, Mozilla Foundation. On Twitter? Yes - @hecker

• Mike Lincoln, partner, Cooley Godward Kronish. On Twitter? Yes - @lincolnmr

• Art Marks, general partner, Valhalla Partners. On Twitter? No.

• John May, managing partner, New Vantage Group. On Twitter? No.

• Kevin McNerney, managing director, Korn/Ferry. On Twitter? No.

• Gene Riechers, general partner, Valhalla Partners. On Twitter? No.

• Ralph Terkowitz, general partner, ABS Capital. On Twitter? No.

• Harry Weller, general partner, New Enterprise Associates. On Twitter? Hard to say. He may be @hrweller, but without a bio or any updates, it is hard to say.

• Tom Wheeler, managing director, Core Capital. On Twitter? No.

• April Young, senior vice president and managing director, MMV Financial. On Twitter? No.

• Dendy Young, CEO, McLean Capital. On Twitter? No.


Politicos

• David Almacy, senior vice president, Edelman Public Relations. On Twitter? Yes - @almacy

• Rick Boucher, cochair, House Internet Caucus. On Twitter? No.

• Sheila Campbell, manager, General Services Administration’s USA.gov. On Twitter? Yes - @sheiladcusa

• Aneesh Chopra, U.S. Chief Technology Officer (CTO) . On Twitter? Hard to say. He may be @aneeshchopra, but there is only one update, and no bio.

• Julius Genachowski, chair designate, Federal Communications Commission. On Twitter? Unconfirmed. I believe he is @juliusg1, but user updates on this account are protected.

• Bob Gourley, founder and CTO, Crucial Point. On Twitter? Yes - @bobgourley

• Leslie Harris, president and CEO, Center for Democracy & Technology. On Twitter? No.

• Melissa Hathaway, senior adviser to the Director of National Intelligence. On Twitter? No.

• Cyrus Krohn, former new-media director, Republican National Committee. On Twitter? Yes - @cyrusk

• Vivek Kundra, U.S. Chief Information Officer (CIO). On Twitter? Yes - @vivekkundra, but the account hasn't been updated since Oct. 2008.

• Ellen Miller, cofounder and executive director, Sunlight Foundation. On Twitter? Yes - @ellnmllr

• Macon Phillips, White House director of new media. On Twitter? Hard to say - I believe Macon is @macon, but user updates on this account are protected.

• Joe Rospars, founding partner, Blue State Digital. On Twitter? Unconfirmed. Looks like he may be @rospars, but the account has user updates protected.

• Joe Trippi, principal, Trippi and Associates. On Twitter? Yes - @joetrippi

• Christine Varney, assistant attorney general designate for antitrust, Department of Justice. On Twitter? Hard to say - she may be @cavarney, but there's only one update and no bio.

• David Wennergren, deputy CIO, Department of Defense. On Twitter? No.


Community and Thought Leaders

• Shashi Bellamkonda, Network Solutions. On Twitter? Yes - @shashib

• Mark Bisnow, founder, Bisnow on Business. On Twitter? Hard to say - Mark might be @bigbizzy, but there is no bio and only a few updates.

• Andy Carvin, social-media strategist, National Public Radio. On Twitter? Yes - @acarvin

• Vint Cerf, vice president and chief Internet evangelist, Google. On Twitter? No.

• Steve Crocker, board member, iCANN. On Twitter? No.

• Bob Kahn, CEO, Corporation for National Research Initiatives. On Twitter? No.

• Peter Corbett, founder, TwinTech. On Twitter? Yes - @corbett3000

• Frank Gruber, cofounder, TECH Cocktail. On Twitter? Yes - @frankgruber

• Justin Thorp, community manager, Clearspring. On Twitter? Yes - @thorpus

• Jill Foster, editor, WomenGrowBusiness.com. On Twitter? Yes - @jillfoster

• Allyson Kapin, founding partner and executive creative director, Rad Campaign. On Twitter? Yes - @womenwhotech

• Bobbie Kilberg, president and CEO, Northern Virginia Technology Council. On Twitter? No.

• Alan Merten, president, George Mason University. On Twitter? No.

• Bob Templin, president, Northern Virginia Community College. On Twitter? No.

• Shireen Mitchell, executive director, Digital Sisters/Sistas. On Twitter? Yes - @digitalsista

• Walt Mossberg, personal-tech columnist, Wall Street Journal. On Twitter? Yes - @waltmossberg

• Michael Nelson, visiting professor, Georgetown University. On Twitter? Yes - @mikenelson

• Nick O’Neill, founder and blogger, Social Times. On Twitter? Yes - @allnick

• Debbie Weil, corporate-blogging expert. On Twitter? Yes - @debbieweil