2024 Forty Under 40: Emilyn Whitesell
Emilyn Whitesell started her career with Teach for America and pursued a public policy doctoral degree after witnessing inequities.
Emilyn Whitesell started her career with Teach for America and pursued a public policy doctoral degree after witnessing inequities.
Carl Ceresoli is credited with helping Pacers Sports & Entertainment rethink its approach to technology-as-customer-service, hardware and cybersecurity.
Greg Clancy, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance’s former chief information officer, said Hong Gao has taken the organization “from the Dark Ages of data analytics and has really moved the needle in driving corporate performance.”
Rebecca Ruselink leads a team of 17 that over the last seven years has helped increase attendance at the Indianapolis 500 from 220,000 to 325,000 fans and increase the television audience, social/digital media, merchandise sales and race attendance at other IndyCar venues.
Roger Deetz is vice president of engineering at Chicago-based Blueprint, which provides digital tools that enable mental-health providers to deliver more effective treatment.
Charlie Clark is chief innovation officer Hc1 Insights, which works with artificial intelligence and machine learning to take complex medical laboratory data from thousands of locations and uses it to improve testing and treatment decisions for millions of patients.
Calvin Hendryx-Parker is chief technology officer and co-founder of Six Feet Up, a custom software developer.
Jenny Sissom is responsible for maintaining and continually improving Allison Transmission’s cybersecurity program across the global organization.
Rich Carter is credited with implementing the company’s first global customer relationship management platform with Salesforce and launching Lilly Together.
In 34 years at Cummins, Wayne Eckerle’s roles have included advanced manufacturing, fuel systems technology, and global research and technology leader.
As executive director/chief of staff, Genevie Jones has overseen the planning and execution of a five-year technology plan for IU Health.
As CIO for Parkview Health, a not-for-profit, community-based health care system that operates 10 hospitals and more than 200 clinic locations in 16 counties in northeastern Indiana and northwestern Ohio, Ron Double has worked his way up to lead all of the organization’s information systems and technology.
Ian Hyatt, who leads a team of 700-plus IT people at Purdue University, is credited with bringing a steady hand to the position as well as advances in cybersecurity, student experience and research support.
Netlogx has two internal training programs: one for employees and one for interns.
Ten years ago, the company wanted to create a program that would unify its brands so everyone was working together toward the same goals.
Diversity is in the company’s DNA, Seth Morales says.
Atlas has broadened its definition of DEI to include areas like disability, neurodiversity, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation and gender identity.
They raised the base hiring rate to $16 an hour, provided part-time staff with access to health care benefits, decided to offer paid parental leave (effective this year), added paid time off for part-time and seasonal staff in addition to paid parental leave, and implemented paid internships.
Among Kierstin Janik’s achievements at Heritage Construction + Materials has been starting development programs and coaching to help people achieve what they want to in their careers.
Alyssa Skarbek started as human resources manager and a team of one. Three years later, she has four direct reports and is director of human resources and a member of the executive team.