R.J. Taylor is the vice president of product at Geofeedia, a company that collects and analyzes location-specific information from Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Flickr and transforms it into useful tools for clients including CNN and Mall of America.
While at Leadership Indianapolis, Elana Thompson launched a civic boot camp to urge professionals to become more engaged. She also serves as board chairwoman for ACE Preparatory Academy.
J.J. Thompson’s Rook Security, a provider of risk-based decision support for IT security, compliance and risk-management initiatives, holds seven registered trademarks with 10 more pending and has earned a spot on the Inc. 500.
After suffering a paralyzing injury, Chris Leeuw founded NeuroHope, which operates outside the boundaries of insurance reimbursement.
Terrence Kunstek, president of Eleven Fifty Consulting, created a not-for-profit coding school for kids and connects them with opportunities for real-world coding experience.
Chris Waters launched what later became Luna Language Services when he saw the need for qualified interpreters in Indianapolis’ hospitals and courts.
Emily Krueger got her start in politics working for former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar but now she’s a vice president at more-than-a-century-old LDI, which funds and operates high-potential middle-market companies.
Chris King became an owner at Runnebohm Construction, an industrial and commercial general contractor in Shelbyville, in 2012 and has directed many of the company’s efforts toward enhancing economic development opportunities in communities across Indiana.
Ronan Johnson of Taft Stettinius & Hollister has helped close more than 25 mergers and acquisitions, ranging from $90,000 to $200 million, with a total value of well over $1 billion.
A former arts services manager at the Arts Council of Indianapolis and director of marketing and programs at the Madame Walker Theatre Center, Malina Jeffers now creates projects on her own, including many under the Mosaic City brand.
Brad Holtz is the director of programming at WTTS Radio where he has led a partnership with two Indiana companies to create the live performance space Sun King Studio 92 powered by Klipsch Audio.
In just over a year as chief operating officer of St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital, Erica Wehrmeister has been credited with transformative changes across St. Vincent’s five hospitals.
Krista Hoffmann-Longtin’s responsibilities at the IU School of Medicine include directing the Academy of Teaching Scholars and teaching courses and mentoring students in the new doctoral program in health communication.
Indiana Fever Head Coach Stephanie White was already an Indiana sports legend when she took the reins of the Fever in 2014.
Kären Haley is the first executive director of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail where she is responsible for managing, maintaining and programming and developed and runs the Pacers Bikeshare program.
As chief information officer for the NCAA, Judd Williams has upgraded communications for the organization that regulates 460,000 colleges athletes at more than 1,200 institutions.
An Army reservist and former U.S. Air Force veteran, Oscar Gutierrez is the first controller for Fishers, which used to have a clerk/treasurer.
Marshawn Wolley leads a team at Visit Indy that generates $1.2 million in annual unrestricted funds. He also created a food-trucks group of over 40 mobile eateries.
Annie Grinstead runs her own business as an event planner with clients including TechPoint, Carrier and others.
Brooke Worland helps meld great ideas with applied learning as dean of alumni and student engagement at her alma mater, Franklin College.
