2011 Forty Under 40: Melanie Jones
Of Coca-Cola Enterprises’ 200 sales territories in the Midwest, three are managed by women. Melanie Jones, 37, is one of those managers.
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2011 Forty Under 40: Aaron D. Johnson
Aaron Johnson’s handiwork is all over one of the biggest local deals of 2010—Citizen Energy Group’s nearly $2 billion acquisition of Indianapolis’ water and wastewater systems. The 39-year-old served as lead negotiator and architect of the purchase.
2011 Forty Under 40: Michael Huber
Michael Huber doesn’t get a lot of praise in his job. As Indianapolis’ deputy mayor for economic development, the 35-year-old’s phone calls and e-mails mostly come from people who want something.
2011 Forty Under 40: Daniel Herndon
Touring with a little-known Christian rock band teaches you a few lessons about humility, poverty and, most of all, the need for marketing. So when he was on the road, playing drums with the Indianapolis group Liptocoal, 30-yaer-old Daniel Herndon took notes.
2011 Forty Under 40: Adam Gilliatte
From the time he was young and he’d spend his summers pushing a broom or driving a truck, 39-year-old Adam Gilliatte wanted to join his father’s contracting business. But dad insisted that son get an education.
2011 Forty Under 40: Tory Flynn
Tory Flynn feels like she’s in the right place. After growing up in southern California, where Republicans were scarce, the 27-year-old is in Indiana, working for the House Republicans.
2011 Forty Under 40: Joy Fischer
Among 39-year-old Joy Fischer’s favorite projects as director of marketing and communications for law firm Ice Miller LLP is spearheading an annual survey of Indiana CEOs.
2011 Forty Under 40: Richard Ellery
As a wise old lawyer once told Richard Ellery, the only law you won’t practice at AUL is maritime law. Thirteen years down the road, the 39-year-old Ellery would agree.
2011 Forty Under 40: Christopher Eley
Since opening Goose the Market three years ago, 33-year-old Christopher Eley has carefully nurtured its growth and reputation among foodies as a go-to place for locally grown and prepared meats, cheeses and produce.
2011 Forty Under 40: Andre Carson
In an election year in which Democrats nationwide suffered heavy losses, 36-year-old Andre Carson prevailed in his re-election bid to Congress.
2011 Forty Under 40: Kelly Campbell
As founder and co-owner of The Village Experience, a fair-trade retail store and socially responsible tourism company in Broad Ripple, 32-year-old Kelly Campbell is often out of her time zone and her comfort zone.
2011 Forty Under 40: Wendy D. Brewer
In 2010, Wendy Brewer took a calculated risk. The 39-year-old left Indianapolis law firm Barnes & Thornburg, where she’d been a partner for five years, to join the new firm of Benesch/Dann Pecar.
2011 Forty Under 40: Cynthia Bowen
Since launching the Planning and Urban Design Group at RW Armstrong in 2007, 38-year-old Cynthia Bowen and her team have gone from projects designing local subdivisions to planning an entire city in Libya.
2011 Forty Under 40: John Beardslee
When Bank of America bought LaSalle Bank in 2007, John Beardslee stayed and became responsible for the Indiana and Ohio markets. The 39-year-old attributes his success to consistency.
2011 Forty Under 40: David Barrett
Attorney David Barrett, 39, had a daunting task in 2008—to integrate Baker & Daniels’ business attorneys and staff into a unified team.
2011 Forty Under 40: Jenna Barnett
As one of the top commercial real estate brokers in Indianapolis, 37-year-old Jenna Barnett has a strong instinct for matching the right businesses with the right properties.
2011 Forty Under 40: Tracy Barnes
Tracy Barnes started his IT consulting business because he felt he could deliver better service for clients by dealing with them directly. Now the 37-year-old runs Entap Inc., a multimillion-dollar technology consulting company.
2011 Forty Under 40: Jason Barclay
Regarded among the state’s top young trial lawyers, 35-year-old Jason Barclay specializes in representing criminal defendants accused of complex, white-collar crimes.
Forty Under 40: Joy Fischer
Among Joy Fischer’s favorite projects as director of marketing and communications for law firm Ice Miller LLP is spearheading an annual survey of Indiana CEOs.