{"664431":{"#nid":"664431","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Two ECE Alumni Named to The Forbes 30 Under 30 List ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is well-represented in the 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 list.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EECE Ph.D. candidate and master\u0026rsquo;s degree graduate Allyson McKinney, the co-founder and CEO of SoloPulse, is featured in this year\u0026rsquo;s Manufacturing and Industry category, and Lydia Hylton, who earned a bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree in computer engineering and is a partner at Bain Capital Crypto, is featured in the Finance category.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMcKinney and her team at SoloPulse have developed software to unlock the full potential of radar with the goal of assisting automakers in the move from advanced driver-assistance systems to full autonomy.\u0026nbsp;She turned her interest in radar and electromagnetics into a career while working with the Georgia Tech Research Institute and earning her master\u0026rsquo;s degree.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am passionate about entrepreneurship, and I wanted to bring the radar work that we had built at Georgia Tech into the world,\u0026rdquo; said McKinney. \u0026ldquo;Tech\u0026#39;s traditional classes taught me so much, but the network of mentors is what truly has empowered me, SoloPulse technology, and the SoloPulse team.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHylton, who was a Stamps President\u0026#39;s Scholar at Georgia Tech, joined Bain Capital Crypto as a partner earlier this year to support \u0026ldquo;teams building at the frontier of Web3.\u0026rdquo; Her track record of identifying trends in the crypto space was well noted by\u0026nbsp;Forbes. She\u0026rsquo;s credited with brokering a deal between her previous employer, Redpoint, and Dune Analytics, with the analytics platform\u0026rsquo;s valuation surpassing $1 billion just six months after Hylton\u0026rsquo;s investment\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Grateful to even be considered alongside this list of people who are making huge strides in finance and more, rain or shine. Good nudge for us to all keep building,\u0026rdquo; Hylton tweeted in response to being named to\u0026nbsp;Forbes\u0026rsquo; list.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn total, eight Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets \u0026mdash; including five from the College of Engineering \u0026mdash; made the 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 list for doing some amazing things. From medical, energy, manufacturing, social, and e-commerce fields, these Tech graduates \u0026mdash; selected from a candidate pool of 12,000 \u0026mdash; exemplify the innovation and drive that takes place across campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis is an excerpt from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/features\/2022\/12\/8-georgia-tech-grads-named-forbes-30-under-30-list\u0022\u003Efeatures\u0026nbsp;story\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;published on December 20, 2022.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In total, eight Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets \u2014 including five from the College of Engineering \u2014 made the list."}],"uid":"36172","created_gmt":"2023-01-05 21:40:20","changed_gmt":"2023-01-05 21:40:20","author":"dwatson71","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"664430":{"id":"664430","type":"image","title":"Allyson McKinney and Lydia Hylton","body":null,"created":"1672954632","gmt_created":"2023-01-05 21:37:12","changed":"1672954632","gmt_changed":"2023-01-05 21:37:12","alt":"L-R: ECE Ph.D. candidate and master\u2019s degree graduate Allyson McKinney and Lydia Hylton, a bachelor\u2019s degree in computer engineering.","file":{"fid":"251422","name":"ECE Alumni 30 Under 30.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ECE%20Alumni%2030%20Under%2030.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ECE%20Alumni%2030%20Under%2030.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":347569,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ECE%20Alumni%2030%20Under%2030.jpg?itok=6AWz7iSJ"}}},"media_ids":["664430"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/30-under-30\/2023\/","title":"2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 List"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"173123","name":"Forbes 30 Under 30"},{"id":"191832","name":"Allyson McKinney"},{"id":"191833","name":"Lydia Hylton"},{"id":"191834","name":"Bain Capital Crypto"},{"id":"191835","name":"SoloPulse"},{"id":"66891","name":"Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDan Watson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dwatson@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edwatson@ece.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["dwatson@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}