The Power 100: Cuyahoga County

By Edited by Erick Trickey

The Top 25

The Power 100 List
Greater Akron, Cuyahoga County, Lake County, Lorain County, Mahoning Valley

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Power
according to…
Sam Miller, co-chairman and
treasurer,
Forest City
Enterprises

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Sixth Sense
Winners and losers from Issue 6

Poll results
Political ups and downs

Who’s Gone
2008 Honorees who didn't
make the list

CUYAHOGA COUNTY

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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