2014 Forty Under 40: Monica Peck
Monica Peck, 39, runs Hare Chevrolet with her sister Courtney. The two are sixth-generation owners of the auto dealership, which was founded in 1847 as a wagon and buggy manufacturer.
Monica Peck, 39, runs Hare Chevrolet with her sister Courtney. The two are sixth-generation owners of the auto dealership, which was founded in 1847 as a wagon and buggy manufacturer.
Six years ago, at age 30, Scott Moorehead took over cell phone service The Cellular Connection from his parents. By 2012, the company’s revenue grew from $191.2 million to $606.5 million.
A Teach for America graduate, Emily Masengale was named St. Louis teacher of the year while working at an alternative school she helped launch. Now age 30, she runs a recovery school for high school dropouts, which she also helped launch.
Unlike some other high-profile athletes, 24-year-old Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck hasn’t overload his first NFL years with endorsement deals.
At age 31, Christy Langley might very well be the youngest person ever to head a city of Noblesville department. She and her staff just finished a year-long effort to update the city’s master plan.
After selling his startup MyJibe, Mike Langellier, 32, was named to the top spot at TechPoint, which focuses on community building and event marketing for technology companies.
Competition has always come naturally to Jarrod Krisiloff, marketing director of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. At age 31, he is the eldest of the next generation of the Hulman family to operate IMS.
Deron Kintner, 38, doesn’t come from a political background. But a call from Mayor Ballard lured him from public finance work at a law firm to the city’s bond bank. Now he spearheads Indianapolis’ economic-development efforts.
Sean Keefer, 36, Gov. Mike Pence’s legislative director, says he’s not planning his career too far into the future. He’s busy enjoying the present.
Ayanna Jackson, a 30-year-old associate scientist at Dow AgroSciences, solves analytical problems to help develop products for improving crop productivity.
Kelly Huntington, 38, worked in investment banking and private equity before getting her MBA and landing a job at AES Corp., parent of Indianapolis Power & Light Co. She became IPL's president in 2013.
Adam Hill, the 32-year-old CEO of LOR Corp., is pursuing new real estate development projects after selling the company’s United Package Liquors chain.
Rob Hedges, the 38-year-old fleet and facility department manager at Monarch Beverage, has helped his employer reduce its carbon footprint and improve efficiency.
Amanda Heckert, the 32-year-old editor-in-chief of Indianapolis Monthly magazine, says her challenge is to surprise and engage readers in an era when people have less and less free time.
Andrew Harrison, 34, serves as senior manager of corporate security at Ingram Micro, the acquirer of Brightpoint Inc. He said his employer handles millions of cool devices that people want to steal.
Anna Tyszkiewicz Gremling, the 34-year-old executive director of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization, is glad she took a leap of faith and moved to Indianapolis from Michigan.
Sarah Urist Green, 34, left a job with the Indianapolis Museum of Art to launch, with her husband—and fellow Forty Under 40 honoree John Green—the interactive PBS online program “The Art Assignment,” debuting Feb. 20.
John Green, 36, is the best-selling author of "The Fault In Our Stars." He said he is immensively proud of the film version coming out in June.
Tedd Grain, a 39-year-old program officer with Local Initiative Support Corp., says growing up in a poor part of Brazil shaped his life.
Grady, 30, is public address announcer for the Indiana Pacers and executive producer and show host of 1070 The Fan.