19 Top Leaders of 2023: Our list of Valley leaders who are making a real difference!

Each year, we select top leaders who have had great success over the preceding year. This year, we selected 19 leaders in varied established sectors within our business community. We asked hard-hitting questions of these leaders to get a sense of what they see for 2024. Each of them is truly entrenched in growing their companies and our economy, in developing policy, managing people and growing business through innovations that have a positive effect on our business community.

Each leader has been asked the same questions on the subjects of their effective management style, the impact of COVID-19 disruptions, what we can do to empower economic growth, and how their organization’s future will impact our economy.

Their answers are intriguing, thoughtful and certainly inspiring as we move into this new world of business in which we find ourselves.

Ryan Abbott Executive VP, Southeast Region Clayco

Susan Anable Phoenix Market VP Cox Communications

Josh Bartelstein CEO Phoenix Suns & Phoenix Mercury

Latasha Causey President Phoenix Raceway

Will Fischbach Shareholder Tiffany & Bosco

John Graham Chairman & CEO Sunbelt Holdings

Molly Greene Senior Director Salt River Project

Xavier Gutierrez President, CEO & Alternate Governor Arizona Coyotes

Peter Kjome President & CEO The Phoenix Symphony

Paul Komadina Managing Director CBRE

Tammy McLeod President & CEO Flinn Foundation

Eric Miller Co-Owner and Principal PADT, Inc.

Martijn Pierik Founder and Chairman Kiterocket

Michael Pollack CEO Michael A. Pollack Real Estate Investments

Matt Ritchie President & Managing Director DSV Inventory Management Solutions

Kim Ryder President Thrive Real Estate Group

Scott Vanderpool President, Bank of America Phoenix Bank of America

Corey Woods Mayor City of Tempe

Mark Young President and CEO National Bank of Arizona