Candice Bineyard has been with Rolls-Royce, where she serves as director of defense programs, for 16 years. She leads Rolls-Royce’s defense production programs portfolio and is responsible for customer satisfaction, P&L management, and the execution of quality and delivery performance targets. Since joining the company in 2007, she’s held multiple roles, including vice president of JSF LiftSystem and managing director of Rolls-Royce Corp.—Oakland. Before joining Rolls-Royce, she worked at Honeywell Aerospace in Clearwater, Florida.
Leadership favorite: “I enjoy developing talent and empowering people by giving them all they need to be successful, then allowing them to flourish.”
On leading: “I understand that, as a leader, I do not have all the answers. It is OK to learn every day and from everyone. Learning requires listening, which takes practice.”
Indiana love: “Indiana is a wonderful place to raise a family. With a good cost of living and many activities in and around the city, it strikes a good balance.”
Keith Busse co-founded Steel Dynamics in 1993 after working at Nucor Corp., where he created the first mini-mill of its kind in the world, revolutionizing the steelmaking industry. SDI is now a publicly traded company with a market value of $17 billion. Busse served as CEO until 2011 and continues to serve on the Steel Dynamics board. He has branched out into other industries, particularly real estate development, housing and golf courses. He spearheaded creation of the Regional Chamber of Northeast Indiana. He also serves on the board of Trine University.
Fred Cartwright has been leading Conexus Indiana since July 2021, a period during which the state has increased its investment in manufacturing-readiness programs. Conexus, a not-for-profit founded in 2007 by the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, advocates for the advanced manufacturing and logistics sectors. Last year, the Indiana Economic Development Corp., in partnership with Conexus, awarded 186 Manufacturing Readiness Grants totaling $22.7 million, supporting $352.7 million in technology-enabled capital investment among manufacturers. Cartwright came to Conexus from startup PRUV Mobility. He previously served as executive director of the International Center for Automotive Research.
First job: “My first job was at the age of 12 delivering newspapers in the morning on my bicycle. It really taught me the value of hard work and the challenges (e.g., collecting money) that come with the job. Nothing was going to come easy, nor was I entitled to anything different.”
Love about Indiana: “Tight-knit community of civic leaders, dedicated to business and family.”
Scott Glaze has spent his entire 50-year career at Fort Wayne Metals, which produces wire-based materials for medical devices. When he became the company’s president in 1985, Fort Wayne Metals had one small facility with 30 employees. It now has more than 1,500 employees in Indiana, Ohio and Ireland. Glaze and his wife, Melissa, are involved in several northeastern Indiana development projects, including retail shops, a historic movie theater and several residential units.
First job: “Working for my father as a wire drawer at the age of 13 at Fort Wayne Metals. From that beginning, I grew to learn all aspects of our business as my career progressed.”
Job swap: “I would be a researcher at a history museum.”
Admires most: “Edmond Halley. He was one of the leaders of the Royal Society. During the early scientific revolution in England, he worked with and inspired some of the greatest scientists of his time, including Sir Isaac Newton, Robert Hooke and Christopher Wren.”
Brian Bauer has been Indiana University Health’s Fort Wayne president since January 2019 and is also a co-owner of the Indy Eleven soccer club. He worked previously as president of Terre Haute Regional Hospital and most recently as president of Lutheran Hospital/Lutheran Health Network. The owner of a seafood, steak and sushi restaurant in Fort Wayne called Umi, he has also served on the boards of the Indiana Hospital Association, the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, Greater Fort Wayne Inc., the Northeast Indiana Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Northeast Regional Partnership.
Job swap: “Ambassador from the United States to a
foreign country.”
Something surprising: “I love to collect guitars but have no clue how to play them!”
Gail Boudreaux is president and CEO of Elevance Health, where she’s been for more than five years. Before that, she spent six years as CEO of United Healthcare. She was named one of Fortune Magazine’s Most Powerful Women in Business and was featured by Forbes as one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World. She currently serves on the boards of Target, Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc., Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, The Business Council, the National Institute for Health Care Management and American Health Insurance Plans.
Favorite thing about being a leader: “The shadow you cast as a leader is profound. Purpose, living and leading with authenticity and integrity leads to a positive impact on culture within an organization.”
Pets: “Our two cocker spaniels, Murphy and Ellie, enjoy Indianapolis as much as we do. They are eager to join us for regular walks and activities throughout the day.”
Dawn Brooks joined Eli Lilly and Co. in 1998 and now leads teams responsible for developing disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer’s disease, including the drug donanemab, expected to be a blockbuster, and remternetug. Previously, she served as chief operating officer for the diabetes drug approved as Mounjaro and as global development leader for diabetes drug Trulicity. She is active in the American Chemical Society.
Something surprising: “Outside of work, I enjoy activities that might be called moving meditation—yoga, gardening and daily walks. The active yet mindful energy helps me find a great balance for focus at work and with my wonderful family.”
Walk-up song: “About Damn Time,” by Lizzo. “I certainly admire Lizzo’s professional abilities on the instrument, along with her voice and advocacy on women’s issues. But really, the title for me conveys the sense of urgency for the great unmet need for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families.”
Richard DiMarchi is a distinguished professor of chemistry and Gill chair in biomolecular sciences at Indiana University. He is a former group vice president at Eli Lilly and Co. and later at Novo Nordisk. He is recognized for his contributions to the discovery and development of rDNA-derived Humalog, rGlucagon and Forteo. He is a co-inventor on more than 100 U.S. patents and has co-authored more than 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications. Since 2003, he has co-founded six biotech companies: Ambrx, Marcadia, Calibrium, MB2, Assembly and MBX Biosciences. Last year, MBX—which is based in Carmel—raised $115 million to help it advance the development of therapeutics to treat rare endocrine disorders.
Steve Ferguson, longtime chair of Cook Group, the largest private employer in Bloomington, has overseen the company’s growth into a global leader in medical devices with annual sales of more than $2 billion. But he also takes pride in his role as president of French Lick Resort, the huge complex of hotels, event space and a casino about an hour south of Bloomington that has undergone a multimillion-dollar overhaul and expansion in recent decades. After graduating from Wabash College but while still a student at the Indiana University School of Law, Ferguson began serving the first of four terms in the Indiana House of Representatives. Today, he raises Hereford cattle and continues to run the farm operation that has been in his family more than 200 years.
Favorite device: “The automobile, because of the functions it serves and the breadth of people who can use it.”
Pets: “I have two chocolate labs, Leo and Lilly. They are smart, loving and have lots of energy.”
Jon Laramore is executive director of Indiana’s only statewide provider of civil legal aid to low-income Hoosiers, Indiana Legal Services. The not-for-profit has eight offices, more than 200 employees and an $18 million budget. It offers legal help on issues that include evictions, family problems, public benefits, consumer debt, elder law and workers’ rights. Laramore was a legal aid lawyer from 1984-1989 and has been again since 2015. In between, he worked in the Massachusetts and Indiana attorney general’s offices (1989-2001), was legal counsel to Govs. Frank O’Bannon and Joe Kernan (2002-2005) and was a partner at Baker & Daniels (2005-2015), which is now Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
Job swap: “Obituary writer for The New York Times.”
Something surprising: “I sing bass in a church choir.”
Leadership lessons: “Leading is all about people. The most difficult, most rewarding and most important element of leadership is building the best possible team to help develop and implement a shared vision.”
