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2019 Power 100: The List

Learn who made the cut for this year's most powerful people in Northeast Ohio. 

Feb. 1, 2019 | 5:00 AM

David Abbott
Executive director, The George Gund Foundation, Cuyahoga County

Monte Ahuja
Executive chairman, Transtar Industries, Cuyahoga County

Virginia Addicott
President and CEO, FedEx Custom Critical, Greater Akron Area

Craig Arnold
President and CEO, Eaton Corp., Cuyahoga County

David Baker
President and executive director, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Greater Akron Area

Marcia Ballinger
President, Lorain County Community College, Lorain County

Jodi Berg
President and CEO, Vitamix, Cuyahoga County  

Fred Bidwell
Executive director and CEO, FRONT Exhibition Co., Cuyahoga County

Akram Boutros
President and CEO, MetroHealth, Cuyahoga County

Sherrod Brown
U.S. senator, Cuyahoga County

Shontel Brown
Chair, Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, Cuyahoga County  

Armond Budish
Executive, Cuyahoga County

Marc Byrnes
Chairman, Oswald Cos., Cuyahoga County

Rick Chiricosta
Chairman, president and CEO, Medical Mutual of Ohio, Cuyahoga County

Paul Clark
Regional president for Cleveland, PNC Bank, Cuyahoga County

Christopher Connor
Retired chairman and CEO, The Sherwin-Williams Co., Cuyahoga County

William Considine
CEO emeritus, Akron Children’s Hospital, Greater Akron Area

Margot Copeland
Executive vice president, corporate philanthropy and civic engagement, KeyBank and chair and CEO, KeyBank Foundation, Cuyahoga County  

Jim Cordes
Administrator, Lorain County 

Delos “Toby” Cosgrove
Executive adviser, Cleveland Clinic, Cuyahoga County

Jenniffer Deckard
President and CEO, Fairmount Santrol, Lake County

Paul Dolan
Owner, chairman and CEO, Cleveland Indians, Cuyahoga County

Gregg Eisenberg
Managing partner, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan and Aronoff, Cuyahoga County  

Art Falco
CEO, Playhouse Square Foundation, Cuyahoga County

Umberto Fedeli
President and CEO, The Fedeli Group, Cuyahoga County

Lee Fisher
Dean, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cuyahoga County  

Kevin Flanigan
President, General Plug and Manufacturing Co., Lorain County

Lee Friedman
CEO, College Now Greater Cleveland, Cuyahoga County 

William Friedman
President and CEO, Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, Cuyahoga County

Rob Frost
Chairman, Cuyahoga County Republican Party, Cuyahoga County  

Marcia Fudge
U.S. representative, Cuyahoga County

Greg Geis
Geis Companies, Cuyahoga County

Dan Gilbert
Majority owner, Cleveland Cavaliers; chairman and founder, Quicken Loans Inc.; chairman and founder, Rock Gaming, Cuyahoga County

David Gilbert
President and CEO, Greater Cleveland Sports Commission and Destination Cleveland, Cuyahoga County

Eric Gordon
CEO, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Cuyahoga County

Tricia Griffith
President and CEO, Progressive Insurance, Cuyahoga County  

William Griswold
Director and president, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cuyahoga County   

Brian Hall
Senior vice president, Greater Cleveland Partnership, Cuyahoga County

Greg Harris
President and CEO, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cuyahoga County

Phyllis Harris
Executive director, LGBT Community Center
Greater Cleveland, Cuyahoga County 

Deborah Hoover
President and CEO, Burton D. Morgan Foundation, Greater Akron Area

Daniel Horrigan
Mayor, city of Akron, Greater Akron Area

Frank G. Jackson
Mayor, city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County

Alex Johnson
President, Cuyahoga Community College, Cuyahoga County

Chuck Jones
President and CEO, FirstEnergy Corp., Greater Akron Area

John Kahl
CEO, ShurTech Brands, Lorain County

Ted Kalo
Commissioner, Lorain County

Marcy Kaptur
U.S. representative, Cuyahoga County

Janet Kavandi
Director, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cuyahoga County 

Robert Klonk
CEO, Oswald Cos., Cuyahoga County

Bill Koehler
CEO, Team NEO, Cuyahoga County

Stewart Kohl
Co-CEO, Riverside Co., Cuyahoga County

Richard Kramer
Chairman, president and CEO, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Greater Akron Area

Kyle Kutuchief
Akron program director, Knight Foundation, Greater Akron Area

Ray Leach
Founding CEO, JumpStart Inc., Cuyahoga County

Joe Marinucci
President and CEO, Downtown Cleveland Alliance, Cuyahoga County  

Christine Amer Mayer
President, GAR Foundation, Greater Akron Area

Thomas McNair
Executive director, Ohio City Inc., Cuyahoga County  

Randell McShepard
Vice president of public affairs and chief talent officer, RPM International Inc, Cuyahoga County

Loretta Mester
President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County

Tomislav Mihaljevic
CEO and president, Cleveland Clinic, Cuyahoga County  

Steve Millard
President and CEO, Greater Akron Chamber, Greater Akron Area 

Beth Mooney
Chairwoman and CEO, KeyCorp, Cuyahoga County

Cynthia Moore-Hardy
President and CEO, Lake Health, Lake County

Bernie Moreno
President, Bernie Moreno Cos., Cuyahoga County

John G. Morikis
President and CEO, The Sherwin-Williams Co., Cuyahoga County  

Dan Moulthrop
CEO, City Club of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County 

Scott Mueller 
CEO, Dealer Tire, Cuyahoga County 

Frederick Nance
Global managing partner, Squire Patton Boggs US LLP, Cuyahoga County

August A. Napoli Jr.
President and CEO, United Way of Greater Cleveland, Cuyahoga County

Edwin Oley
CEO, Mercy Health, Lorain County 

Richard Y. Pace
President, Cumberland Real Estate Development, Cuyahoga County  

Gregory Peckham
Executive director, LAND Studio, Cuyahoga County   

Nelson J. Perez
Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County

John T. Petures Jr.
President and CEO, Akron Community Foundation, Greater Akron Area

Jon Pinney
Managing partner, Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz, Cuyahoga County

Richard Pogue
Senior adviser, Jones Day, Cuyahoga County

Rob Portman
U.S. senator, Cuyahoga County  

Bill Priemer
President and CEO, Hyland Software, Cuyahoga County 

Albert Ratner
Co-chairman emeritus, Forest City Realty Trust (now Brookfield Properties), Cuyahoga County

Charles Ratner
Former chairman, Forest City Realty Trust (now Brookfield Properties, Cuyahoga County

Deborah Read
Managing partner, Thompson Hine, Cuyahoga County

Ronn Richard
President and CEO, The Cleveland Foundation, Cuyahoga County

Joseph Roman
President and CEO, Greater Cleveland Partnership, Cuyahoga County

Chris Ronayne
President, University Circle Inc., Cuyahoga County

Harlan Sands 
President, Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga County 

Stephanie Sheldon 
Founder, Cleveland Flea/ Indie Foundry, Cuyahoga County  

Frank Sinito
CEO, Millennia Cos., Cuyahoga County 

Robert Smith
Partner, Cerity Partners, Cuyahoga County

Robert Stark
President and CEO, Stark Enterprises, Cuyahoga County  

Barbara Snyder
President, Case Western Reserve University, Cuyahoga County

Frank Sullivan
Chairman and CEO, RPM International Inc., Greater Akron Area

Michael Symon
Chef and owner, Lola Bistro, Angeline, B Spot Burgers, Bar Symon, Mabel’s BBQ, Cuyahoga County

Ward J. “Tim” Timken Jr.
Chairman, president and CEO, TimkenSteel Corp., Greater Akron Area

Daniel Troy
Commissioner, Lake County

Daniel Walsh
Founder and CEO, Citymark Capital, Cuyahoga County

Scott Wolstein
CEO, The Wolstein Group, Cuyahoga County 

Thomas F. Zenty III
CEO, University Hospitals, Cuyahoga County

Brian Zimmerman
CEO, Cleveland Metroparks, Cuyahoga County

Matt Zone
Councilman, city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County 

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