2019 Women of Influence: Idalene ‘Idie’ Kesner
As dean of the IU Kelley School of Business, Idie Kesner oversees more than 30 degree programs, nearly 12,000 students, about 700 faculty and staff members and a global alumni network of nearly 117,000.
To refine your search through our archives use our Advanced Search
As dean of the IU Kelley School of Business, Idie Kesner oversees more than 30 degree programs, nearly 12,000 students, about 700 faculty and staff members and a global alumni network of nearly 117,000.
Three years into her tenure as president and CEO of EmployIndy, Angela Carr Klitzsch has attracted more than $10 million in philanthropic funds for new programs and launched a series of initiatives focused on everything from summer youth employment and job readiness to work-based learning and talent referral networks.
Kristin Kohn opened Silver in the City in Mass Ave in 2000 and runs a second store in Carmel as well. She’s also a founding member of the Mass Ave Merchants Association.
Amy Levander—the chairwoman of Indianapolis law firm Krieg DeVault’s Government Affairs and Public Advocacy Practice Group—is a founding board member and the current executive director of Hoosier Women Forward, a leadership training program for Democrats.
Kate Maxwell is the chief engineer for product support at Raytheon Indianapolis and the brain child of the company’s Intelligence, Information and Services Innovation Center, an organization launched in 2017 that empowers employees to get creative no matter where they are assigned.
Janet McCabe teaches environmental law at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, oversees the Prepared for Environmental Change Grand Challenge, and is director of the IU Environmental Resilience Institute.
Hannah Ott and partner George Tikijian sold Tikijian Associates to Cushman & Wakefield in late 2018 and now co-lead its seven-member Indiana Multifamily Team.
Darcey Palmer-Shultz has led Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana to become one of the organization’s top affiliates in the country.
Susana Rivera-Mills oversees all seven of the university’s academic colleges, plus the Graduate School, University College and Honors College.
Marisol Sanchez’s three-person legal department is responsible for all nine Endress+Hauser affiliates in the United States, plus affiliates in Canada and Mexico.
Kristin Sherman joined VMS as CFO in 2016, and a year later added oversight of all the firm’s support functions—everything from legal and IT to compliance and HR.
Heather Wilson is responsible for ensuring that the law firm continues to thrive and grows its market share in Indianapolis.
The demise of the Castleton restaurant follows the chain’s sale to a private equity group. Also this week: Kilroy’s, Becker Supply, Nurture, Purse Strings and more.
The deal is expected to give the merged firm enough scale to confront big shifts in the auto industry, including the race to develop electric cars and driverless technologies. And with 2,640 dealers across the U.S., Fiat Chrysler would have a ready distribution network for Peugeot’s lines of city-friendly cars, family sedans and SUVs.
The university plans to debut the first phase of its Esports and Gaming Lounge project in late November—an 800-square-foot space inside Atherton Union. It will feature 16 gaming PCs and a small gaming console area.
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. on Wednesday announced third-quarter earnings and revenue that surpassed Wall Street expectations.
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign decried the move as an attempt to muzzle conservatives on social media.
Arrow McLaren SP officially named Indy Lights champions Pato O’Ward and Oliver Askew as its drivers for 2020 on Wednesday, leaving popular IndyCar veteran James Hinchcliffe without a ride.
The agreement likely will mirror the pact approved last week by General Motors workers after a 40-day strike.
Amid concerns over low scores on Indiana’s new standardized test, ILEARN, new results from a national exam tell a similar story about student performance.