FIVE ALL-STARS Evan Kohlmann L'04 Eric Rothschild L'93 Miguel Rodriguez C'94 L'99 Derek Pew L'93 Aretha Delight Davis L'97

In Wireless Philadelphia, Pew’s for-profit skill set found its nonprofit apotheosis: a wildly ambitious networking task with a civic focus. “This was tailor-made for me,” he says. “How do I make crime enforcement better, prevent fires sooner, make tourism more appealing, make a better environment for business, help kids get a better education? In this case, all those questions, interestingly enough, drive directly to the expertise in my private life.”

Though the wireless network hasn’t yet been completed, cities around the world are already calling, asking how they can emulate Philly’s innovative project. Pew has recently shared information and strategies with would-be wireless networks in Paris, Seoul, Rome, Florence, Athens, Helsinki, Boston, Chicago, Kansas City, and San Francisco.