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The Power 100: Cuyahoga County
By Edited by Erick Trickey
CUYAHOGA COUNTY
David Abbott, executive director, The George Gund Foundation
Bruce Akers, mayor, Pepper Pike
Harriet Applegate, executive secretary, North Shore AFL-CIO Federation of Labor
Issue 5 tanked, but Applegate’s spearheading of the effort proved she’s the go-to leader in Greater Cleveland’s labor community.
Rebecca Bagley, president and CEO, Nortech NEW
Bagley, newly arrived from a prominent position in Pennsylvania state government, carries the hopes of many Northeast Ohioans eager for new-technology advances.
April Miller Boise, Cleveland office partner-in-charge, Thompson Hine
When people talk about the younger generation of African-American business leaders who challenged the black political establishment, Miller Boise, a co-chair of Issue 6, is one of the figures they have in mind.
Armond Budish, speaker of the Ohio House
The first speaker from Cuyahoga County in 70 years, Budish helps reverse the drift of statehouse power away from Northeast Ohio.
Joe Cimperman, councilman, Cleveland
Paul Clark, regional president for Northern Ohio, PNC
Clevelanders watching nervously to see if PNC keeps up National City’s civic commitments are looking to Clark, a National City veteran who recently added Team NEO to his long list of board memberships.
Christopher Connor, chairman and CEO, The Sherwin-Williams Co.
Delos “Toby” Cosgrove, president and CEO, Cleveland Clinic
Edward Crawford, chairman and CEO, Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.
Alexander “Sandy” Cutler, chairman and CEO, Eaton Corp.
Terry C.Z. Egger, president and publisher, The Plain Dealer
Art Falco, president and CEO, PlayhouseSquare Foundation
Umberto Fedeli, president and CEO, The Fedeli Group
Lee Fisher, Lieutenant Governor, Ohio
Lee Friedman, president and CEO, Cleveland Leadership Center
Marcia Fudge, U.S. Representative
Lyle Ganske, Cleveland office partner-in-charge, Jones Day
From a traditionally powerful position, Ganske is stepping up: He was named co-chair of the Greater Cleveland Partnership’s Commission on Inclusion in May.
Dan Gilbert, majority owner, Cleveland Cavaliers; chairman, Quicken Loans Inc.; principal, Rock Ohio Ventures LLC
David Gilbert, president and CEO, Greater Cleveland Sports Commission
Skilled at building alliances to attract sports events to town, Gilbert is a versatile civic talent.
Susan Goldberg, editor, The Plain Dealer
Goldberg focused the newspaper on a crusade against corruption and made it a huge player in the drive for a new Cuyahoga County
government.
Brian Hall, chairman and CEO, Industrial Inventory Solutions
Long involved in the President’s Council, Hall is a bridge between African-American small-business professionals and top corporate leaders, and he stood up to the black political old guard on Issue 6 and the Call and Post’s attack on Nina Turner.
Frank Jackson, mayor, Cleveland
LeBron James, forward, Cleveland Cavaliers
Ray Leach, CEO, JumpStart Inc.
Bill Mason, prosecutor, Cuyahoga County
Reverend Marvin McMickle, pastor, Antioch Baptist Church
Henry Meyer, chairman and CEO, KeyCorp
Sam Miller, co-chairman and treasurer, Forest City Enterprises Inc.
Don Misheff, Northeast Ohio managing partner, Ernst & Young
Misheff is more active in the community than a lot of peers, and he says it helps his company, not just the town: It gives him more feedback from clients.
A. Malachi Mixon III, chairman and CEO, Invacare; chairman of the board, Cleveland Clinic
Beth Mooney, vice chair, KeyCorp
Involved in lots of local boards, Mooney is a rising talent within Key.
Fred Nance, partner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, Cleveland; general counsel, Cleveland Browns
Sandra Pianalto, president and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Richard Pogue, senior advisor, Jones Day
Albert Ratner, co-chairman, Forest City Enterprises Inc.
Charles Ratner, president and CEO, Forest City Enterprises Inc.
Judy Rawson, former mayor, Shaker Heights
Ronn Richard, president and CEO, The Cleveland Foundation
Joseph Roman, president and CEO, Greater Cleveland Partnership
Chris Ronayne, president, University Circle Inc.
Eugene Sanders, CEO, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Baiju Shah, president, founder and CEO, BioEnterprise
Barbara Snyder, president, Case Western Reserve University
Jerry Sue Thornton, president, Cuyahoga Community College
Nina Turner, state senator
George Voinovich, U.S. Senator
Thomas Waltermire, CEO, Team NEO
Don Washkewicz, chairman, president and CEO, Parker Hannifin
Although not the most visible CEO in town, Washkewicz often makes sure others from his company come to the table.
Brad Whitehead, president, Fund for Our Economic Future
Dr. Woodrow Whitlow, director, NASA John H. Glenn Research Center
Martin Zanotti, former mayor, Parma Heights
Thomas Zenty, CEO, University Hospitals
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