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Power 100: Leaders of Northeast Ohio

Community Leader reveals its 2018 list of Greater Cleveland's most powerful people.

Jan. 25, 2018 | 1:00 PM

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

Monte Ahuja
CEO, chairman and founder, Transtar Industries,
Cuyahoga County

Virginia Albanese
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 (NEW)
President and CEO, Vitamix,
Cuyahoga County  

Ronald Berkman
President, Cleveland State University,
Cuyahoga County

Morris Beverage Jr.
President, Lakeland Community College,
Lake County

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

Akram Boutros
President and CEO, The MetroHealth System,
Cuyahoga County

Sherrod Brown
U.S. senator,
Cuyahoga County

Shontel Brown (NEW)
Chair, Cuyahoga County Democratic Party,
Cuyahoga County  

Armond Budish
Executive, Cuyahoga County,
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
Former executive chairman, The Sherwin-Williams Co.,
Cuyahoga County

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

Margot Copeland (NEW)
Executive vice president and director of philanthropy and civic engagement, KeyBank, 
Cuyahoga County  

Jim Cordes
Administrator, Lorain County,
Lorain County 

Delos “Toby” Cosgrove
Executive adviser and former president and CEO, 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 (NEW)
Managing partner, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan and Aronoff,
Cuyahoga County  

Art Falco
President and CEO, Playhouse Square Foundation,
Cuyahoga County

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

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

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

Rob Frost (NEW)
Chairman, Cuyahoga County Republican Party,
Cuyahoga County  

Marcia Fudge
U.S. representative,
Cuyahoga County

Greg Geis
Geis Companies,
Cuyahoga County

Jay A. Gershen
President, Northeast Ohio Medical University,
Greater Akron Area 

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, Cuyahoga County Commission/Destination Cleveland,
Cuyahoga County

Eric Gordon
CEO, Cleveland Metropolitan School District,
Cuyahoga County 

Tricia Griffith (NEW)
President and CEO, Progressive Insurance,
Cuyahoga County  

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

Brian Hall
Executive director, Commission on Economic Inclusion; senior vice president, Greater Cleveland Partnership,
Cuyahoga County

Steve Hoffman (NEW)
President, Jewish Federation of Cleveland,
Cuyahoga County  

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

Dan Horrigan
Mayor, city of Akron,
Greater Akron Area

Frank Jackson
Mayor, city of Cleveland,
Cuyahoga County

LeBron James
Cleveland Cavaliers; LeBron James Family Foundation,
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,
Lorain County

Marcy Kaptur
U.S. representative,
Cuyahoga County

Bob Klonk
CEO, Oswald Cos.,
Cuyahoga County

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

Bill Koehler
CEO, Team NEO,
Cuyahoga County

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

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

David LaRue
President and CEO, Forest City Realty Trust,
Cuyahoga County

Ray Leach
Founding CEO, JumpStart Inc.,
Cuyahoga County

Joe Marinucci (NEW)
President and CEO, Downtown Cleveland Alliance,
Cuyahoga County  

Ari Maron
Partner, MRN Ltd.,
Cuyahoga County

Christine Amer Mayer
President, GAR Foundation,
Greater Akron Area

Tom McNair (NEW)
Executive director, Ohio City Inc.,
Cuyahoga County  

Randell McShepard
Vice president of public affairs, RPM International Inc,
Cuyahoga County

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

Tomislav Mihaljevic (NEW)
CEO and president, Cleveland Clinic,
Cuyahoga County  

Sam Miller
Co-chairman emeritus, Forest City Realty Trust,
Cuyahoga County

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 (NEW)
Chairman, president and CEO, The Sherwin-Williams Co.,
Cuyahoga County  

Fred 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

Ed Oley
President and CEO, Mercy Regional Medical Center Lorain,
Lorain County 

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

Gregory Peckham (NEW)
Executive director, LAND Studio,
Cuyahoga County   

Nelson J. Perez (NEW)
Bishop, Roman 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 (NEW)
U.S. senator,
Cuyahoga County  

Bill Priemer (NEW)
President and CEO, Hyland Software,
Cuyahoga County  

Jim Renacci
U.S. representative,
Cuyahoga County

Albert Ratner
Co-chairman emeritus, Forest City Realty Trust,
Cuyahoga County

Charles Ratner
Former chairman, Forest City Realty Trust,
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

Bob Smith
Partner and CLE market leader, HPM Partners LLC,
Cuyahoga County

Barbara Snyder
President, Case Western Reserve University,
Cuyahoga County

Robert Stark (NEW)
President and CEO, Robert L. Stark Enterprises,
Cuyahoga County  

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

Michael Symon
Chef and owner, B Spot, Lola, Mabel’s BBQ,
Cuyahoga County

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

Daniel Troy
Commissioner, Lake County,
Lake County

Daniel Walsh
Founder and CEO, Citymark Capital,
Cuyahoga County

Beverly Warren
President, Kent State University,
Greater Akron Area 

Matt Wilson
President, University of Akron,
Greater Akron Area

Scott Wolstein
CEO, Starwood Retail Partners,
Cuyahoga County 

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

Brian Zimmerman
CEO, Cleveland Metroparks,
Cuyahoga County

Matt Zone (NEW)
Councilman, city of Cleveland,
Cuyahoga County  

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