Build n Blaze is excited to announce that our founder and CEO, Radia Funna, has been selected as one of New Jersey's 100 most influential innovation leaders for 2025 by the prestigious INNOVATE100 initiative, which is designed to highlight and elevate the state's finest innovation leaders and showcase collaboration within companies and among organizations.

This distinguished honor recognizes her extraordinary contributions at the intersection of global technology governance and sustainable business transformation. Contributions that have at their core, Radia's xHuman Theory, which explores how advanced digital technologies impact people, institutions, and societal structures. This human-centered framework has guided her work in helping organizations navigate the complex landscape of emerging and disruptive technologies while ensuring innovation aligns with societal well-being and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Through Build n Blaze, Radia has revolutionized digital transformation consulting by pioneering approaches that prioritize interoperability, risk mitigation, and collaborative governance enabling organizations worldwide to adopt emerging technologies safely and sustainably, from crafting metaverse strategies to implementing AI sustainability practices.

Elevating New Jersey's Innovation Ecosystem

The INNOVATE100 honor specifically recognizes Radia's role in elevating New Jersey as a hub for responsible, future-ready innovation. Her work demonstrates how global expertise can drive local impact, creating pathways for organizations and communities to thrive in the digital age. As Michele Siekerka, NJBIA President and CEO, stated about the INNOVATE100 initiative: "Our vision is to see New Jersey reclaim its stature as 'The Innovation State,' and the INNOVATE100 honorees exemplify those who are leading the way".

Join Us in Celebrating Innovation Leadership

We invite our clients, partners, and stakeholders to join us in celebrating this well-deserved recognition of Radia's innovative leadership. Her INNOVATE100 honor represents not just personal achievement, but validation of the collaborative approach to digital transformation that defines Build n Blaze's commitment to bridging global frameworks and local action, empowering organizations to harness technology for inclusive growth and societal resilience.

Congratulations, Radia, on this outstanding recognition of your leadership in shaping New Jersey's innovation ecosystem and your contributions to global technology governance!