our Leadership
GPL collectively engages over 100 business leaders and their respective nearly 300,000 employees.
Through our members, we work together to push forward initiatives, public policy and projects that will strengthen the future of Arizona.
GPL members represent a diverse set of business interests and are among the most visionary problem solvers and thought leaders in the state. Membership represents several industries, including higher education, energy, professional sports, development, healthcare, law, banking and finance, construction and technology, plus many more.
Phoenix 40

Did you know that Greater Phoenix Leadership was once known as the Phoenix 40? Learn all about our history, going all the way back to our start in 1974.

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Former Board Chairs

Greater Phoenix Leadership has attracted the very best in business and community affairs. That includes the 32 members who have served as Chairs.

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Board Members
Committees
Members
Staff
Kenneth Van Winkle, Jr. Vice Chair Womble Bond Dickinson Chair
Simer S. Mayo CEO Valor Global Vice Chair
Humphrey Shin Market President, Phoenix Metro FirstBank Treasurer
Gonzalo A. de la Melena, Jr. Founder & CEO Emerging Domestic Market Ventures Secretary
Michael J. Bidwill President Arizona Cardinals
Barb Dawson Firm Chair Snell & Wilmer LLP
Michael M. Donahey Partner Snell & Wilmer LLP
Tommy Espinoza President & CEO Espinoza Community Development LLC
Phil Gallagher CEO Avnet, Inc.
Ted Geisler Chairman, President & CEO Pinnacle West & Arizona Public Service (APS)
Adam Goodman CEO Goodmans
John W. Graham Chairman and CEO Sunbelt Holdings
Richard Gray, MD CEO Mayo Clinic in Arizona
Derrick Hall President & CEO Arizona Diamondbacks
Sharon J. Harper President & CEO Plaza Companies
Noreen Bishop Hill Managing Director JPMorgan Private Bank
Pam Kehaly President & CEO Blue Cross and Blue Shield Arizona
Kimber Lanning CEO & Founder Local First Arizona
Amy Perry President Banner Health
Jim Pratt General Manager & CEO SRP
Girish Rishi CEO Cognite
Sissie Roberts Shank President & CEO Chas Roberts Air Conditioning Inc.
Anthony Sharett President Pathward
Martha dePlazaola Abbott Principal & Managing Director Gensler
Megan Ackaert Arizona & Nevada Market Executive Wells Fargo Bank
Lise Alschuler, ND, MBA, FABNO President & CEO Sonoran University of Health Sciences
Susan Anable Phoenix Market Vice President Cox Communications, West Region
Robert Anderson Chairman Prisma Graphic
Francie Austin Chairman of the Board The ACES
Oliver Badgio Chief Brand Officer Prime Steak Concepts
Joshua Baker M.S., O.D. President & CEO Midwestern University
Reginald M. Ballantyne III, FACHE Principal RMB III Consultancy, LLC
Don Barrineau Division President Mattamy Homes
Josh Bartelstein CEO Phoenix Suns and Mercury
Betsey Bayless Betsey Bayless President Emeritus Valleywise Health
Jane Beck Founder & CCO TYR Tactical
Peter Bezanson CEO and Co-Chairman BASIS Educational Ventures
Michael J. Bidwill President Arizona Cardinals
Lisa Blumling Managing Director Accenture
Michael Boden President & CEO OneAZ Credit Union
Richard Boals Richard L. Boals Founder & CEO XRXV LLC
Stephen R. Boatwright Board Member Gallagher & Kennedy
Tim Bricker President, Central Region CommonSpirit Health
William C. Boor President & CEO Cavco Industries
José A. Cárdenas Senior Vice President & General Counsel Arizona State University
Chuck Carefoot President, Southwest Region Ryan Companies, Inc
Latasha Causey President Phoenix Raceway
Steve Chanen Steve Chanen President & CEO Chanen Construction Company
Barry Chasse Owner & Founder Chasse Building Team
Anna Maria Chávez President & CEO Arizona Community Foundation
Daniele Chilton CEO Desert Diamond Casinos
Wendy Cohen President & CEO Kitchell Corporation
Rick Collins Executive Advisor Ryan Companies
Pedro Cons CEO Adelante Healthcare
Michael Crow, Ph.D. President Arizona State University
José Luis Cruz Rivera, Ph.D. President Northern Arizona University
Gene DAdamo Gene D'Adamo President & CEO Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
Barb Dawson Firm Chair Snell & Wilmer LLP
Gonzalo A. de la Melena, Jr. Founder & CEO Emerging Domestic Market Ventures
David Dexter President & CEO Sonora Quest Laboratories
Michael M. Donahey Partner Snell & Wilmer LLP
Annie Donovan President & CEO Raza Development Fund
Jeff Emmons CEO Immedia LLC
Kate Renwick-Espinosa CEO Meadows Behavioral Healthcare
Tommy Espinoza President & CEO Espinoza Community Development LLC
Ed Evans Chairman & CEO Consumer Cellular
John Fees Co-Founder / Managing Director NGI Group / GradGuard – College Life Protected
Will Feliz CEO Duncan Family Farms
Phil Francis GPL Philip L. Francis Chairman (Retired) PetSmart, Inc.
Jeff Friesen President - Southwest Region Enterprise Bank & Trust
Phil Gallagher CEO Avnet, Inc.
Suresh Garimella, Ph.D. President University of Arizona
Ted Geisler Chairman, President & CEO Pinnacle West & Arizona Public Service (APS)
Mike Godbehere Co-Founder & CEO GCON, Inc.
Victor Goldman CEO & Managing Partner GoldBook Financial
Steven Gonzales, Ed.D. Chancellor Maricopa Community Colleges
Adam Goodman CEO Goodmans
John W. Graham Chairman and CEO Sunbelt Holdings
Jerome Grant CEO Universal Technical Institute
Richard Gray, MD CEO Mayo Clinic in Arizona
David R. Green President & CEO Vitalant
Jeff Guldner Retired APS & Pinnacle West
Joe Gysel Joe Gysel President EPCOR Water USA, Inc.
Derrick Hall President & CEO Arizona Diamondbacks
Sharon J. Harper President & CEO Plaza Companies
Katie Haydon CEO & Chairman Haydon Companies
Noreen Bishop Hill Managing Director JPMorgan Private Bank
Chris Hogan Executive VP/ Principal Benefit Commerce Group, an Alera Group Company
Joseph Hughes Managing Director, Global Government Affairs American Airlines
Carla Vargas Jasa President & CEO Valley of the Sun United Way
W. Scott Jenkins, Jr. Office Chair & Partner Dorsey & Whitney
Tyler Johnson Vice President Super Radiator Coils
Michael Jones President & CEO Delta Dental of Arizona
Eliot L. Kaplan Phoenix Market Leader - Strategy & Growth Perkins Coie LLP
Heather Kane CEO UnitedHealthcare
Pam Kehaly President & CEO Blue Cross and Blue Shield Arizona
Jonathan Keyser Founder Keyser Commercial Real Estate
Oleg Khaykin President & CEO Viavi Solutions, Inc.
D. Christian Koch Chairman, President & CEO Carlisle Companies
Beau Lane Executive Chairman Lane Terralever
Kimber Lanning CEO & Founder Local First Arizona
Todd LaPorte CEO HonorHealth
Larry Lazarus Larry S. Lazarus Partner Lazarus & Silvyn P.C.
Leonardo Loo Managing Partner Quarles
Phillippe Lord President & CEO Meritage Homes Corporation
Paul J. Luna President & CEO Helios Education Foundation
Robert Lyles CEO Greenlight Communities
Stephen A. Macias President, Arizona Market OPTUM
Mary Martuscelli Mary Martuscelli President, Western Region U.S. Bank
Simer S. Mayo CEO Valor Global
Vicki Mayo Owner GMI
David McIntyre David J. McIntyre, Jr. President & CEO TriWest Healthcare Alliance
Tammy McLeod, PhD President & CEO Flinn Foundation
Michael Medici President & CEO (Retired) SmithGroup
Robert Meyer Robert Meyer CEO Emeritus Phoenix Children's Hospital
David A. Moezidis President & CEO Benchmark
Erik Moses Executive Director & CEO Fiesta Sports Foundation
James Murphy CEO Willmeng Construction
Shar Najafi-Piper, Ph.D. Co-Founder & CEO Roya Health
Bettina Nava Owner Nexus Strategy Group
John R. Nickens, IV President & CEO ​Phoenix Children’s Hospital​
Alicia Nuñez President & CEO Chicanos Por La Causa
Mary O'Grady Managing Director Osborn Maledon
Tim O'Neal President & CEO Goodwill of Central & Northern Arizona
Kevin Olson Kevin L. Olson Partner Womble Bond Dickinson
Marisa Palomo Vice President Arizona The PENTA Building Group
Bart Patterson CEO & Founder Clear Title Agency of Arizona
Victoria Peacey President Resolution Copper
Amy Perry President Banner Health
Jim Pratt General Manager & CEO SRP
Jeffrey Pruitt CEO Tallwave
Stephen A. Purves President & CEO Valleywise Health
Jorge Quintero President QCM Technologies
Kathleen Quirk CEO Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Tim Riester Founder & CEO Riester
Girish Rishi CEO Cognite
Jordan Rose President & Founder Rose Law Group
Cade Rowley President & COO Sundt Construction
Chad Sampson Executive Director Arizona Board of Regents
Chet Samuelson Arizona Market President & CEO BOK Financial
Tim Schantz President & CEO Troon
Heath Scheid Managing Director, Arizona Market Executive BMO Commercial Bank
Ray Schey Market President & Publisher Phoenix Business Journal
Steven Schwarz Founding Partner ViaWest Group
Sissie Roberts Shank President & CEO Chas Roberts Air Conditioning Inc.
Anthony Sharett President Pathward
Humphrey Shin Market President, Phoenix Metro FirstBank
William Shover Retired Republic Media
Richard Silverman Richard H. Silverman Attorney Salmon, Lewis & Weldon, PLC
Curtiss C. Smith, CPA, CPWA President - Phoenix Region Northern Trust
Scarlett Spring, Visiongate 3D, GPL Scarlett Spring CEO TapRoot Interventions and Solutions
Mark Stebbings CEO National Bank of Arizona
Mo Stein Morris A. Stein, FAIA, FACHA Principal & Senior Vice President HKS, Inc.
Kyle Steinbuch Regional President AZ PNC Bank
James V. Stover Plan President & CEO Arizona Complete Health
Swanton, Gorman, GPL Brian Swanton President & CEO Gorman & Company
Dr. Jeff Trent Jeffrey M. Trent, Ph.D. President & Scientific Director Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)
Gary Lee Trujillo Founder, President & CEO Southwest Harvard Group
Robert Underwood Robert L. Underwood CEO Underwood Brothers, Inc. dba AAA Landscape
Kenneth Van Winkle, Jr. Vice Chair Womble Bond Dickinson
Scott Vanderpool President, Bank of America Phoenix Bank of America
Chris Volk Retired STORE Capital
Tiffany Winne Executive Managing Director & Partner Stream Realty Partners
Steve Zabilski President & CEO Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
Jay Zweig Jay A. Zweig Partner Ballard Spahr

Our Work

Leadership in Action

GPL is focused on strengthening the future of equity in Arizona, working collaboratively to support and encourage initiatives critical to our growth, centered around sound public policy, and aligned to socially responsible community partnerships. We also engage with and cultivate candidates for public office to help ensure representative governance for all.

SOCIAL IMPACT

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Education

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COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE

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Public
Policy

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José A. Cárdenas Senior Vice President & General Counsel Arizona State University
Tammy McLeod, PhD President & CEO Flinn Foundation

Martha dePlazaola Abbott Principal & Managing Director Gensler
Michael Boden President & CEO OneAZ Credit Union
Swanton, Gorman, GPL Brian Swanton President & CEO Gorman & Company

Lise Alschuler, ND, MBA, FABNO President & CEO Sonoran University of Health Sciences
Susan Anable Phoenix Market Vice President Cox Communications, West Region
Oliver Badgio Chief Brand Officer Prime Steak Concepts
Lisa Blumling Managing Director Accenture
Tim Bricker President, Central Region CommonSpirit Health
Chuck Carefoot President, Southwest Region Ryan Companies, Inc
Steve Chanen Steve Chanen President & CEO Chanen Construction Company
Richard Gray, MD CEO Mayo Clinic in Arizona
Jeff Guldner Retired APS & Pinnacle West
Joe Gysel Joe Gysel President EPCOR Water USA, Inc.
Vicki Mayo Owner GMI
Robert Meyer Robert Meyer CEO Emeritus Phoenix Children's Hospital
Kevin Olson Kevin L. Olson Partner Womble Bond Dickinson
Jim Pratt General Manager & CEO SRP
Cade Rowley President & COO Sundt Construction
Ray Schey Market President & Publisher Phoenix Business Journal
Sissie Roberts Shank President & CEO Chas Roberts Air Conditioning Inc.
Kyle Steinbuch Regional President AZ PNC Bank

Kimber Lanning CEO & Founder Local First Arizona

Chuck Carefoot President, Southwest Region Ryan Companies, Inc
Ray Schey Market President & Publisher Phoenix Business Journal
Kyle Steinbuch Regional President AZ PNC Bank

Robert Anderson Chairman Prisma Graphic
Francie Austin Chairman of the Board The ACES
Josh Bartelstein CEO Phoenix Suns and Mercury
Peter Bezanson CEO and Co-Chairman BASIS Educational Ventures
Lisa Blumling Managing Director Accenture
Chuck Carefoot President, Southwest Region Ryan Companies, Inc
Barb Dawson Firm Chair Snell & Wilmer LLP
Tommy Espinoza President & CEO Espinoza Community Development LLC
Steven Gonzales, Ed.D. Chancellor Maricopa Community Colleges
John W. Graham Chairman and CEO Sunbelt Holdings
Eliot L. Kaplan Phoenix Market Leader - Strategy & Growth Perkins Coie LLP
Joshua Baker M.S., O.D. President & CEO Midwestern University
Michael Medici President & CEO (Retired) SmithGroup
Tim Riester Founder & CEO Riester

Lise Alschuler, ND, MBA, FABNO President & CEO Sonoran University of Health Sciences
Lisa Blumling Managing Director Accenture
Richard Gray, MD CEO Mayo Clinic in Arizona
Robert Meyer Robert Meyer CEO Emeritus Phoenix Children's Hospital

The mission of the Higher Education & Workforce Preparedness Task Force is to support Arizona's colleges and universities with a focus on the positive economic impact of post-secondary degrees. To carry out its mission, the task force will: • Support policies that raise the number of postsecondary graduates in Arizona, expand the number of 4-year degree programs, and increase availability and access to state-funded scholarships. • Work with higher education stakeholders to ensure degree programs align with Arizona’s job market.

Robert Anderson Chairman Prisma Graphic
Chuck Carefoot President, Southwest Region Ryan Companies, Inc
Joshua Baker M.S., O.D. President & CEO Midwestern University
Tim Riester Founder & CEO Riester

The mission of the K12 Task Force is to prioritize quality public education from kindergarten to 12th Grade, enabling all students to achieve the Arizona Education Progress Meter goals. 

Robert Anderson Chairman Prisma Graphic
Peter Bezanson CEO and Co-Chairman BASIS Educational Ventures
Lisa Blumling Managing Director Accenture
Barb Dawson Firm Chair Snell & Wilmer LLP
Tommy Espinoza President & CEO Espinoza Community Development LLC
Eliot L. Kaplan Phoenix Market Leader - Strategy & Growth Perkins Coie LLP
Michael Medici President & CEO (Retired) SmithGroup

Stephen R. Boatwright Board Member Gallagher & Kennedy
Jordan Rose President & Founder Rose Law Group

Robert Anderson Chairman Prisma Graphic
Betsey Bayless Betsey Bayless President Emeritus Valleywise Health
Richard Boals Richard L. Boals Founder & CEO XRXV LLC
Stephen R. Boatwright Board Member Gallagher & Kennedy
William C. Boor President & CEO Cavco Industries
Adam Goodman CEO Goodmans
Sharon J. Harper President & CEO Plaza Companies
Eliot L. Kaplan Phoenix Market Leader - Strategy & Growth Perkins Coie LLP
Robert Meyer Robert Meyer CEO Emeritus Phoenix Children's Hospital
John R. Nickens, IV President & CEO ​Phoenix Children’s Hospital​
Jordan Rose President & Founder Rose Law Group

Jeff Guldner Retired APS & Pinnacle West

Martha dePlazaola Abbott Principal & Managing Director Gensler
Michael Boden President & CEO OneAZ Credit Union
Tim Bricker President, Central Region CommonSpirit Health
José A. Cárdenas Senior Vice President & General Counsel Arizona State University
Latasha Causey President Phoenix Raceway
Kimber Lanning CEO & Founder Local First Arizona
Tammy McLeod, PhD President & CEO Flinn Foundation
James V. Stover Plan President & CEO Arizona Complete Health
Swanton, Gorman, GPL Brian Swanton President & CEO Gorman & Company

Susan Anable Phoenix Market Vice President Cox Communications, West Region
Kevin Olson Kevin L. Olson Partner Womble Bond Dickinson
Cade Rowley President & COO Sundt Construction

Susan Anable Phoenix Market Vice President Cox Communications, West Region
Joe Gysel Joe Gysel President EPCOR Water USA, Inc.
Vicki Mayo Owner GMI
Jim Pratt General Manager & CEO SRP
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Neil G. Giuliano President and CEO
Melissa Taylor Executive Vice President
Chelsea Carpenter Vice President, Finance & Operations
Vianney Careaga Director, Public Policy
Stephanie Herndon Director, Social Impact and Special Projects
Cora Rodriquez Sr. Manager, Database & Member Services
Sam Castillo Executive Assistant and Board Liaison
Max Hartgraves Director, Community Infrastructure & Special Projects
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SOCIAL IMPACT

Co-Chairs: Kimber Lanning (Local First Arizona) & Brian Swanton (Gorman & Company, LLC)

The Greater Phoenix Leadership Social Impact Committee and its member seek to identify, engage, develop and act on solutions that enhance the social fabric of the communities within our region and around the state of Arizona. In collaboration with local, regional and national partners, this committee will leverage its influence to embed equity where talent and leadership can thrive across several critical social determinants.

Social Impact Task Forces:

  • Affordable Housing and Homelessness
  • Arts and Culture
  • Criminal Justice Reform

Education

Co-Chairs:  John Graham (Sunbelt Holdings) and Steven Gonzales (Maricopa Community Colleges)

The mission of the Education Standing Committee is to promote broad-based, non-partisan public policy and connect businesses and schools to strengthen the Arizona educational system.

Education Task Forces:

  • K12
  • Higher Education & Workforce Preparedness
COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE

Co-Chairs: Oliver Badgio (Prime Steak Concepts) and Sissie Roberts Shank (ChasRoberts)

The Greater Phoenix Leadership Community Infrastructure Committee is focused on maintaining and improving the region’s infrastructure needs to ensure that they are equipped to meet the expectations of a 21st century economy. Working strategically with community partners, we seek to inform and influence key policy decisions impacting our regional and statewide competitiveness.

Community Infrastructure Task Forces:

  • Economy
  • Health Sector
  • Transportation
  • Rio Reimagined
  • Water
PUBLIC POLICY

Co-Chairs: Sharon Harper (Plaza Companies) and Adam Goodman (Goodman’s Interior Structures)

The Public Policy Committee discusses policies and initiatives related to the State’s economy and quality of life. Members of the committee review proposed legislation that positively impacts business, improves education, or might have a negative effect on Arizona’s image and business climate. The committee sets a comprehensive legislative engagement program so that GPL members can meet with legislators to discuss the impact of bills on their business and our community. GPL also identifies and trains candidates for the Arizona Legislature and encourages member support for their candidacies.

Public Policy Task Forces:

  • Local and County Relations