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

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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:

• Brian Bosma, partner, Kroger Gardis & Regas LLP, and former Indiana House speaker
• Joseph Breen, regional president-Indiana, Huntington Bank, Indianapolis
• Maurice Broaddus, writer and community leader, Indianapolis
• Keith Busse, co-founder and director, Steel Dynamics Inc., Fort Wayne
• Christopher Day, CEO, Elevate Ventures, Zionsville
• James E. Dora Jr., president and CEO, General Hotels Corp., Indianapolis
• Sue Ellspermann, president of Ivy Tech Community College
• Larry Garatoni, founder and CEO, HQ Investments, Mishawaka
• Ting Gootee, president and CEO, TechPoint, Indianapolis
• Karrah Herring, chief equity, inclusion and opportunity officer, Office of Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb
• Lacy Johnson, partner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Indianapolis
• Robert Johnson III, president and CEO, Cimcor Inc., Merrillville
• John Lechleiter, chair emeritus, Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis
• Phil Kenney, president of A. Wilhelm Construction Co., Indianapolis
• Robert Martin, president of CEO of Elkhart-based Thor Industries
• Shawn McCoy, CEO, Deaconess Health System, Evansville
• Scott Moorehead, CEO, Round Room LLC, Carmel
• Ersal Ozdemir, founder and chairman of Keystone Group, Carmel
• Bart Peterson, president and CEO, Christel House International, Indianapolis
• David Ricks, chair and CEO of Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis
• Quinn Ricker, Jet Access, Pendleton
• Jennifer Rumsey, president and chief operating officer of Columbus-based Cummins Inc.
• Loretta Rush, chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
• Amy Schumacher, CEO, The Heritage Group, Carmel
• Marla Thompson, senior vice president, Salesforce, Carmel
• Scott Tucker, co-president, Maple Leaf Farms Inc., Warsaw
• Michael Wells, president, REI Real Estate Services LLC, Indianapolis
• Brent Yeagy, president and CEO, Wabash, Lafayette
• Sherri Ziller, president and CEO, Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority, Crown Point 

Media contact: Trevor Peters, peter237@purdue.edu