WINNER | CHRIS MACFARLAND, MASERGY COMMUNICATIONS
Chris MacFarland, chief executive officer at Masergy Communications, attended the University of Texas at Arlington as a computer science engineering major. Just a year later, he founded a company, which left him with a difficult choice ' continue his education or work full-time on his business'
He chose to drop out, and launched his business career. Today, as head of Masergy, he manages a company that has eclipsed $1 billion in cumulative revenues...