Cortex District Members and SQ1 Alumni Companies featured in St. Louis Business 500
March 20, 2025

by St. Louis Magazine
Several Cortex-affliated leaders and companies were featured in St. Louis Magazine's St. Louis Business 500 including:
- Dr. Joel Braunstein, Co-Founder and CEO, C2N Diagnostics
- Martha Garcia Kampen, President and CEO, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro St. Louis
- Andrew Glantz, Founder & CEO, Gift-a-Meal (Cortex Square One Alum)
- Annissa McCaskill, Executive Director, Forward Through Ferguson
- Danish Nagda, CEO and Co-Founder, Rezilient Health (Cortex Square One Alum)
- Donn Rubin, President & CEO, BioSTL
The inaugural edition of the St. Louis Business 500 is a guide to some of the metro area’s most influential, impactful, and innovative leaders.
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