SharkNinja CEO Mark Barrocas has been named to The Boston Globe’s fifth annual Tech Power Players 50 list, recognizing the most influential, accomplished, and interesting people influencing the technology and business industries in New England.
Under Barrocas’ leadership, SharkNinja has become one of the fastest-growing product design and technology companies in the world. Home to two multi-billion-dollar global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company generated $6.4 billion in net sales in 2025 and continues to accelerate its growth trajectory. In the first quarter of 2026, SharkNinja delivered its 12th consecutive quarter of double-digit organic net sales growth. Today, SharkNinja operates across 39 product subcategories, launches 25 new products annually, and holds more than 5,500 patents globally.
Barrocas has championed the company’s AI transformation through Jailbreak SharkNinja, a company-wide initiative empowering teams to leverage artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to accelerate innovation, enhance productivity, and reimagine how products are developed and brought to market. By building an AI-native mindset across the organization, Barrocas has fostered a culture of experimentation and continuous learning that has become a powerful competitive advantage for SharkNinja.
The 2026 Tech Power Players 50 list features leaders from higher ed, health care, energy and climate-tech, cybersecurity, and AI. This year’s honorees reflect a dynamic range of leaders driving meaningful progress across organizations of all sizes, from legacy institutions and established companies to emerging startups.
Candidates for this year’s list were selected by the Globe’s newsroom, with much deliberation among the business and technology team, led by Gregory T. Huang, the Globe’s business editor. The team sought out and selected candidates who have demonstrated significant effect on the region’s tech sector and are driving real change and growth across the industry.
“After years of covering Boston’s business and tech landscape, I haven’t seen this level of energy and momentum in a long time,” said Huang. “The buzz right now is unmistakable, and it made this year’s list especially compelling. The people we’ve recognized are leading at a moment that feels significant.”
Barrocas is joining Huang on stage at The Globe’s 2026 Tech Innovation Summit, an event focused on Boston’s impact on technology around the world.
Explore the full list of Tech Power Players at globe.com/tech50 and in a commemorative print issue of Globe Magazine available on June 14.