Mickey Maurer

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Chairman, IBJ Media Corp.

IBJ columnist

An Indianapolis native, Maurer graduated from North Central High School and received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from University of Colorado. He returned home for law school, earning a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Indiana University, where he was a writer and an editor of the Law Journal. He also successfully completed the CPA examination. Maurer serves as chairman the board at IBJ Corp. and The National Bank of Indianapolis. In 2001, he established “Mickey’s Camp,” a charitable endeavor that has raised more than $1 million for central Indiana charities. In 2006, Maurer was named Indiana’s secretary of commerce by Gov. Mitch Daniels, serving in that position until 2008. Maurer can be seen on Fox 59 in a quarterly program called “Mickey’s Corner,” interviewing Indiana luminaries. In 2008, IU’s School of Law-Bloomington was renamed Indiana University Maurer School of Law. Maurer is a regularly published contributor to The New York Times crossword puzzle. His hobbies also include skiing, biking, mountain climbing, woodworking and underwater photography. His woodworking has won a blue ribbon at the Indiana State Fair. In 1999, he successfully climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. In 2003 Maurer authored a book of his underwater photography entitled “Water Colors.” His second book, “19 Stars of Indiana,” was published in 2009. Maurer and his wife, Janie, have three children and seven grandchildren.

Articles

Mickey Maurer: A lesson in doing your research

February 2, 2024 | Mickey Maurer

My partner Bob Schloss and I were pioneers in the cable television industry in the early ’70s. If a pioneer has opportunities to make mistakes that have never been made before, we were pioneers.

Mickey Maurer: Three ugly truths

November 6, 2023 | Mickey Maurer

By now you should know that on Oct. 7, the state of Israel was victimized by the terrorist group Hamas in a surprise attack that killed more than 1,400 Israeli citizens, mostly helpless civilians. By now you should know that these evil people beheaded babies, burned children alive, raped young women and preyed indiscriminately upon […]

Mickey Maurer: GOP candidates sink to new levels of low

August 18, 2023 | Mickey Maurer

The political scene in Indiana has sunk to a new level—standup comedy.

Mickey Maurer: ChatGPT and the last passenger pigeon

May 5, 2023 | Mickey Maurer

Although, the app has been available less than a year, it has garnered more than 100 million users, making it the fastest growing consumer application of all time.

Mickey Maurer: Attack on Mitch Daniels was vicious, misleading

February 3, 2023 | Mickey Maurer

The offensive ad was an attempt to intimidate Daniels from running for national office under the perception that the strategy worked when Daniels was considering a run for president in 2012.

Mickey Maurer: Pence 2.0 is not an upgrade over original

October 28, 2022 | Mickey Maurer

In a defining opportunity for would-be statesman Mike Pence, he stomped on Hoosiers again by headlining a fundraiser for Diego Morales, the Republican nominee for secretary of state.

Mickey Maurer: In Roe decision, justice tainted high court

August 5, 2022 | Mickey Maurer

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh misled Maine Sen. Susan Collins and the American people about his determination to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Mickey Maurer: Fear, hunger, shock and yet gratitude

June 24, 2022 | Mickey Maurer

During our 10 days helping Ukranians in Poland, we did not see a single able-bodied male refugee. They stayed behind to defend their country.

Mickey Maurer: Young’s vote against Jackson disappoints

April 22, 2022 | Mickey Maurer

Where was the civility, Sen. Young, when members of your party viciously attacked the character of this nominee? Their behavior was only a slight improvement over that of the Democrats during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation proceedings.

Mickey Maurer: My view is that Rokita just has it wrong

January 21, 2022 | Mickey Maurer

Rokita declared that he does not believe in the data generated by our health officials. The data so cavalierly rejected by Rokita prove that vaccinations slow the spread of the virus and reduce serious illnesses, hospitalizations and death.

Mickey Maurer: This is what happens when you fall in love with your business

December 23, 2020 | Mickey Maurer

We perceive our precious IBJ as a community treasure that central Indiana relies on for excellent and thoughtful approaches to the news stories of the day.

MAURER: Time for curtain to drop on quarter-century run

December 6, 2019 | Mickey Maurer

As promised, this is the last of almost 500 regularly scheduled IBJ columns. My assistant Susan and I trashed the “fat file,” the one on issues and ideas we have maintained for the last 25 years.

MICKEY MAURER: I’ll pay my share to get us out of this mess

November 8, 2019 | Mickey Maurer

It’ll be worth it to return my beloved country to honest, moral stewardship.

MICKEY MAURER: Buttigieg appealing but is wrong on two issues

August 16, 2019 | Mickey Maurer

His positions on ‘right to work’ and reparations give me heartburn, but almost any Democrat is likely to get my vote in 2020.

MAURER: Give forgiveness a try; it’s a miracle medicine

July 19, 2019 | Mickey Maurer

Eva Kor not only forgave the despicable perpetrators of the Holocaust but touched hundreds of thousands of people with her lesson of forgiveness.

Mickey Maurer: Mayor Pete shines as Trump alternative

June 19, 2019

According to polling by Business Insider, 34% of registered Democrats who said they would vote in the 2020 primary believe that Buttigieg would beat President Donald Trump, a number greater than most of the established politicians jockeying for position in this race.

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