IBJ Media’s Indiana 250 honors Purdue executives, trustees and alumni among state’s most influential leaders

The 2023 honorees named to IBJ Media’s second annual Indiana 250, a list of the state’s most influential and impactful leaders include Purdue President Mung Chiang, President Emeritus  Mitch Daniels, Executive Vice President for Research Karen Plaut, Trustees Mike Berghoff, Lawrence “Sonny” Beck and JoAnn Brouillette and many Purdue alumni.

President Chiang and EVPR Plaut join the list of 23 leaders in the Not‑for‑Profit & Education category, which includes school and university officials and not‑for‑profit and foundation executives.

The overall Indiana 250 list for 2023 comprises primarily business leaders, including executives who are guiding the state’s largest and most important public and private companies. 

Michael Berghoff, chair of Purdue’s Board of Trustees, is listed in the Manufacturing, Logistics & Transportation category, while longtime trustees Lawrence “Sonny” Beck and JoAnn Brouillette made the Energy & Agriculture category.

Purdue President Emeritus Mitch Daniels, who served two terms as Indiana’s 49th governor from 2005-13, is listed in the Civic Leadership category. Daniels remains chair of the Purdue Research Foundation and also is a distinguished scholar and senior advisor for Carmel-based Liberty Fund, a not-for-profit education foundation focused on a free society.

Prominent Purdue alumni also on the 2023 Indiana 250 honorees list are:

Media contact: Trevor Peters, peter237@purdue.edu

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