2026

Indiana 250 Honorees

Civic Leadership

David J. Adams

Office of Gov. Mike Braun Senior Adviser

Lance Allison

One Southern Indiana Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development President and CEO

Tamika Catchings

Catch the Stars Foundation Co-Founder

Mitch Daniels

Purdue University Interim President

Heather Ennis

Northwest Indiana Forum President and CEO

Stephane Frijia

Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership President and CEO

Gregory Gibson

Gibson Development President and CEO

Marianne Glick

Glick Art Chair

Chuck Goodrich

State of Indiana Secretary of Commerce

Bethany Hartley

South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership President and CEO

Anne Hathaway

Hathaway Strategies President

Lisa Hershman

State of Indiana Secretary of Management and Budget

Rick James

Metal Technologies Inc. Owner and Chair

Joshua Kelley

State of Indiana Chief of Staff

Melina Kennedy

CEOs of Indiana Corporate Partnership CEO

Andrew Kossack

Applied Research Institute Inc. President and CEO

Carolene Mays

Building Leaders + Legacies "Community Link" Host

Matt Mindrum

Indy Chamber President and CEO

Peter Paradossi

Evansville Regional Business Committee President

Mike Pence

Advancing American Freedom Former Vice President of the United States

Jeff Rea

South Bend Regional Chamber of Commerce President and CEO

Vanessa Green Sinders

Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO

Chuck Surack

Surack Enterprises Chair and Founder

Rupal Thanawala

Trident Systems CEO

John Thompson

Thompson Distribution Co. Inc. Chair and CEO

John Urbahns

Greater Fort Wayne Inc. President and CEO

Alice Watson

Indiana Black Expo President and CEO

Lloyd Winnecke

Evansville Regional Economic Partnership President and CEO

Sherri Ziller

Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority President and CEO