David Abbott, executive director, The George Gund Foundation

Monte Ahuja, chairman, University Hospitals   NEW
He didn’t just give UH $30 million to build the Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood; Ahuja is also a good thinker and strategizer who has ably helped Tom Zenty lead the hospital system.
 
Rebecca Bagley, president and CEO, Nortech 
 
Ronald Berkman, president, Cleveland State University   NEW
Cleveland State’s collaborations, from the Campus International School to Berkman’s quest to bring a medical school program to CSU, make Berkman a player and the school a potential economic growth engine.
 
April Miller Boise, Cleveland office partner-in-charge, Thompson Hine 
 
Rick Chiricosta, president and CEO, Medical Mutual of Ohio    NEW
Thrust into leadership after the untimely death of predecessor Kent Clapp, Chiricosta has provided stability and financial discipline and prepared his company for the uncertainties of health care reform.

William Christopher, president, Alcoa Engineered Products & Solutions; chairman, Greater Cleveland Partnership    NEW
Christopher has increased Alcoa’s operations in Cleveland and jumped into the Partnership’s efforts to improve the Cleveland schools and secure Hopkins Airport’s hub status after the Continental-United merger.

Paul Clark, regional president for Northern Ohio, PNC
 
Lonnie Coleman, president and CEO, Coleman Spohn Corp.
The chair of Team NEO’s minority business attraction committee, Coleman is a statesman in the African-American business community and his industry nationwide: He recently finished a term as president of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America.
 
Christopher Connor, chairman and CEO, The Sherwin-Williams Co.  
 
Delos “Toby” Cosgrove, president and CEO, Cleveland Clinic

Edward Crawford, chairman and CEO, Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.
 
Alexander “Sandy” Cutler, chairman and CEO, Eaton Corp. 
 
Terry C.Z. Egger, president and publisher, The Plain Dealer
 
Art Falco, president and CEO, PlayhouseSquare Foundation 
 
Umberto Fedeli, chairman and CEO, The Fedeli Group
 
Ed FitzGerald, Cuyahoga County executive   NEW
 
William Friedman, president and CEO, Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority    NEW 
In the wake of his predecessor’s sinking, Friedman is steering the port on a more prudent course: redevelopment of port land north of Cleveland Browns Stadium, a partnership with the offshore wind turbine effort and a realistic plan to attract container shipping.

Marcia Fudge, U.S. Representative
 
Lyle Ganske, Cleveland office partner-in-charge, Jones Day
 
Dan Gilbert, majority owner, Cleveland Cavaliers; chairman, Quicken Loans Inc.; principal, Rock Gaming

David Gilbert, president and CEO, Greater Cleveland Sports Commission; CEO, Positively Cleveland
 
Brian Hall, CEO and chairman, Innogistics
 
Frank Jackson, mayor, Cleveland
 
Ray Leach, CEO, JumpStart Inc.
 
Randell McShepard, vice president of public affairs, RPM International Inc.  NEW
With equal credibility in the business community and black political circles, McShepard is widely trusted and respected for his ideas, including those from his think tank, PolicyBridge.
 
Henry Meyer, chairman and CEO, KeyCorp  
 
Sam Miller, co-chairman and treasurer, Forest City Enterprises Inc. 
 
Don Misheff, managing partner, Ernst & Young
 
A. Malachi Mixon III, chairman, Invacare; chairman, Cleveland Clinic
 
Beth Mooney, COO, president and incoming chairman and CEO, KeyCorp
 
Fred Nance, partner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, Cleveland; general counsel, Cleveland Browns 
 
Michael Petras Jr., president and CEO, GE Lighting   NEW
It’s not just that Petras oversees 17,000 employees worldwide. His strong objections helped change the debate over Mayor Jackson’s proposed LED lighting deal.
 
Sandra Pianalto, president and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
 
Richard Pogue, senior advisor, Jones Day
 
Albert Ratner, co-chairman, Forest City Enterprises Inc.
 
Charles Ratner, president and CEO, Forest City Enterprises Inc.
 
Ronn Richard, president and CEO, The Cleveland Foundation
 
Joseph Roman, president and CEO, Greater Cleveland Partnership 
 
Chris Ronayne, president, University Circle Inc.
 
Ann Rowland, assistant U.S. attorney   NEW
Rowland’s work as the lead prosecutor in the Cuyahoga County corruption investigation caused a government to fall.
 
Baiju Shah, president and CEO, BioEnterprise
 
Bob Smith, president and CEO, Spero-Smith Investment Advisers   NEW
He’s got Mayor Jackson’s ear. He’s the Greater Cleveland Partnership’s go-to guy when small businesses need representation. And as vice chair of the port authority, he led the search for the new CEO after playing a key role in Adam Wasserman’s departure.
 
Barbara Snyder, president, Case Western Reserve University
 
Terry Stewart, president and CEO, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum   NEW
He turned around our marquee tourist attraction after some rough years. He’s recruited an impressive board. He’s a popular figure in town. It’s hard to imagine the person who wouldn’t return his call.
 
Michael Symon, owner and chef, Lola and Lolita   NEW
Thanks to Symon’s Iron Chef fame, there’s national buzz around Cleveland’s restaurant scene, which could prove to change our image in the 2010s as much as LeBron in the 2000s and the Rock Hall in the 1990s.
 
Jerry Sue Thornton, president, Cuyahoga Community College
 
Nina Turner, Ohio state senator
 
Thomas Waltermire, CEO, Team NEO
 
Don Washkewicz, chairman, president and CEO, Parker Hannifin Corp.
 
Brad Whitehead, president, Fund for Our Economic Future 
 
Thomas Zenty III, CEO, University Hospitals 

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