EY US unveils Kendall Holbrook of Dev Technology Group as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2025 Mid-Atlantic Award finalist

Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates ambitious entrepreneurs who are shaping the future 

RESTON, Va. May 22, 2025 – Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announces Kendall Holbrook as a finalist of the prestigious Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Mid-Atlantic Award. Now in its 40th year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program celebrates the bold leaders who disrupt markets through the world’s most ground-breaking companies, revolutionizing industries and making a profound impact on communities. The program honors bold entrepreneurs whose innovations shape the future and pave the way for a thriving economy and a hopeful tomorrow. The Mid-Atlantic program celebrates entrepreneurs from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC.

An independent panel of judges selected Kendall Holbrook among 36 finalists for their entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth and lasting impact in building long-term value.

“It is an honor to be recognized as a finalist of the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Mid-Atlantic Award. Driven by our core values, a unified company vision, and commitment to exceeding expectations by design, it has been a distinct privilege to contribute to Dev Technology’s significant growth and industry impact,” said Dev Technology CEO Kendall Holbrook. “As a leader, I strive to reflect on my personal and entrepreneurial experiences while maintaining a people-first approach to better support our colleagues, partners, and clients.”

Entrepreneur Of The Year honors business leaders for their ingenuity, courage and entrepreneurial spirit. The program celebrates original founders who bootstrapped their business from inception or who raised outside capital to grow their company; transformational CEOs who infused innovation into an existing organization to catapult its trajectory; and multigenerational family business leaders who reimagined a legacy business model to strengthen it for the future.

Regional award winners will be announced on June 18 during a special celebration in Washington, DC, and will become lifetime members of an esteemed community of Entrepreneur Of The Year alumni from around the world. The winners will then be considered by the National judges for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards, which will be presented in November at the annual Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the nation’s most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies.

Dev Technology Group
Dev Technology is a people-first organization that goes above and beyond to help solve clients’ most challenging problems through delivering IT services and solutions that enable government missions and  supports multiple federal agencies including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Army National Guard, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Federal Protection Bureau (CFPB), Army Corps of Engineers, and others. Built on the foundation of our company core values of Integrity, Respect, Collaboration, Innovation, Resilience, and Community we strive to create impact within our work but also within the communities we serve. Dev Technology has been assessed at CMMI-DEV Level 3 and is an ISO 9001, 27001, and 20000 certified organization. Dev Technology has also been named a Washington Post Top Workplace for the past eleven years in a row, a Top Workplaces USA recipient for the past five years since the inception of the program, and an AnitaB.org Top Company for Women Technologists in 2021, 2022, and 2023.     

Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards include presenting sponsors PNC Bank, Cresa, LLC, Marsh USA, and SAP. In the Mid-Atlantic, sponsors also include regional Platinum sponsor ADP, regional Gold sponsors Cooley and DLA Piper, and regional Silver sponsor REQ. 

About Entrepreneur Of The Year 
Founded in 1986, Entrepreneur Of The Year has celebrated more than 11,000 ambitious visionaries who are leading successful, dynamic businesses in the US, and it has since expanded to nearly 60 countries globally.

The US program consists of 17 regional programs whose panels of independent judges select the regional award winners every June. Those winners compete for national recognition at the Strategic Growth Forum® in November where National finalists and award winners are announced. The overall National winner represents the US at the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ competition. Visit ey.com/us/eoy. 

About EY
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