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IBJ Media’s Indiana 250 is a list of the state’s most influential and impactful leaders across business, philanthropy, the arts, government and not-for-profits. These men and women are making a difference locally, regionally and across the state. The profiles here detail their accomplishments but also give you a peek into their personalities, their leadership styles […]
Tom Dakich is CEO of Quantum Corridor, a technology communications company that offers a fiber-optic network connecting tech firms, academic institutions, funders and government contractors. Dakich previously founded GEMCO Constructors and launched the Digital Crossroads of America data center and technology hub in Hammond. He splits his time between Carmel and northwestern Indiana. At the […]
Emily Krueger is president and CEO of 16 Tech Community Corp., the nonprofit organization responsible for creating the 16 Tech Innovation District in Indianapolis. 16 Tech is home to three active buildings and more than 200 innovation-related companies in life sciences, biotech, med/health tech, advanced manufacturing, hard tech, sports tech, ag tech, software as a […]
David Roberts is CEO of Applied Research Institute, where he is responsible for helping the state of Indiana secure as much federal funding in transformative technical sectors (semiconductors, life sciences and energy) as possible. In 2023, ARI received awards from the U.S. Department of Defense for semiconductor technology advancement, from the U.S. Department of Commerce […]
Bill Soards is responsible for external affairs for AT&T Indiana, including state and local government relations, community relations, and regulatory and state legislative activities. Under his leadership, AT&T has formed 18 public-private partnerships to build high-speed fiber networks to serve thousands of Hoosiers. The company also has invested nearly $1.9 billion over the past five […]
In 2018, Amy Brown founded Authenticx, which filters millions of client interactions like recorded audio files, chat files or text files, and uses AI and algorithms to find themes in the data. Now she leads 135-plus Authentizens, what she calls the company’s employees, with a focus on building a strong corporate culture, contributing to client […]
Self-described “adventure capitalist” Aman Brar backed Indianapolis-based software startup Yourco and Iowa-based marketing-tech startup Hummingbirds in 2023. Ground Game Ventures, co-founded by Brar in 2022, led a $2 million round of investment in Yourco, which offers a text messaging platform that employers can use to communicate with employees who don’t work in an office setting. […]
Tom McGowan serves as president and chief operating officer of Kite Realty Group Trust, a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns interests in 180 U.S. open-air shopping centers and mixed-use assets, comprising approximately 28 million square feet of gross leasable space. As of early June, its market value was $5 billion. McGowan served […]
Tom Kelley oversees the management of more than 700 employees, 14 automotive brands, nine car dealerships, three customer-exclusive car washes, three body shops, an accessory and detail facility, and a parts retailer. He helped assemble the necessary community forces to complete the Electric Works project, and he spearheaded the opening and operation of the Jim […]
Thomas Collins is the top executive and a part-owner at Hobart-based Luke Family of Brands, a family-owned firm started in 1967 by Ralph Luke. The company has 1,200 employees and a variety of commercial holdings that include Luke Oil, Luke convenience stores, several restaurants and County Line Orchard. SUPPORTING INNOVATION: “We set parameters and dollar […]
Tag Birge serves as president and CEO of Cornerstone Cos., which manages more than 13 million square feet of medical space across 25 states and supports health care providers with development, construction and brokerage services, among other options. He also is president of Birge & Held, a commercial multifamily real estate firm that has acquired […]
Tadd Miller is the co-founder and CEO of Milhaus, a developer, owner and operator of high-quality multifamily projects. Miller has led the development, finance, construction and management of residential, hospitality and storage projects in excess of $3 billion. That includes a renaissance of downtown living in markets such as the Cole Noble and Fletcher Place […]
Shane Hageman is president of Hageman Group, a privately held family office with investments in real estate, agriculture and private capital. He oversees investment strategy and operations across the company’s main business segments-with a particular focus in recent years on purchasing developer-backed bonds and helping support housing, commercial and infrastructure projects in central Indiana. Before […]
James Danko became Butler University’s 21st president in 2011 and has overseen a period of transformation that has included the inauguration of the Lacy School of Business Building, a more than $250 million capital campaign and securing the school’s spot in the Big East Athletic Conference. Later this year, the university will launch its Founder’s […]
Gregg Keesling has developed two Employment Social Enterprises in Indianapolis-Keys2Work, which he founded in 1996 to help homeless and formerly incarcerated people transition into the workforce by providing employment assistance, workforce certifications, workplace mentoring and job-placement services, and RecycleForce, which he founded in 2004 to focus on electronic recycling and workforce reentry after prison. Last […]
Geoffrey Mearns joined Ball State University as its 17th president in 2017. Over the better part of the last decade, he has led the university through Destination 2040, a strategy that sets priorities in five key areas: undergraduate excellence, graduate education and lifetime learning, community engagement and impact, scholarship and societal impact, and institutional and […]
Fred Payne joined United Way of Central Indiana as its president and CEO in 2022 after serving as commissioner of Indiana’s Department of Workforce Development. Under Payne’s leadership, the organization has launched a five-year strategy to fight poverty, generated an economic impact report to better understand the economic outcomes of its grantmaking and relieved $239 […]
