6. Jonathan Isaacson

Gemline (asi/56070)

2019 Rank: 13

Title: Chairman/CEO

Industry Experience: 32 years

Marshalling his vast network of contacts in the medical field from world-renowned hospitals and universities, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who schooled himself more quickly and thoroughly on all things COVID than Isaacson. That focus yielded the most effective and efficient ways to keep his employees (who never stopped working at Gemline’s MA-based facility) safe, and his clients’ PPE orders fulfilled with quality-controlled, affordable protective gear. In addition, Isaacson and his team brought in new lines that tapped into markets that were flourishing because of the virus: Osprey, Modern Sprout, American Red Cross-branded items, Soapbox and Beekman 1802. And if that wasn’t enough, Isaacson did a voluminous number of educational webinars and podcasts for the industry on the topic of the coronavirus and PPE, sharing the knowledge gleaned from his panel of medical experts who were part of Gemline’s “care committee.” Because trust us: If anyone in the industry was going to have his own epidemiologist consulting for his company, it’s Isaacson.