Columbus Partnership Members: Who’s Who in the Powerful Civic Organization

Editor's note: This story from the Summer 2023 issue has been updated to reflect the addition of Walter “Ted” Carter Jr., who assumed the presidency of Ohio State University on Jan. 1. 2024.

The Columbus Partnership has 81 members in its ranks as of January 2024, representing many of the region’s most notable businesses and organizations.

They are:

Jane Grote Abell, CPO and Executive Chairwoman of the Board, Donatos Pizzeria LLC

Giordano Albertazzi, CEO, Vertiv

John Ammendola, President and CEO, Grange Insurance

Ralph J. Andretta, President and CEO, Bread Financial

Mary E. Auch, SVP and Regional President, Central Ohio PNC Bank, Columbus

Donald S. Barbour, President and CEO, Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.

Gina Boswell, CEO, Bath & Body Works

Molly Kocour Boyle, President, AT&T Ohio

Heather E. Brilliant, President and CEO, Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc.

Corrine M. Burger, Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Renee Cacchillo, President and CEO, Safelite Group

Christopher Calamari, President, Abbott Nutrition North America

Bradley L. Campbell, President and CEO, The Dispatch Printing Co.

Walter “Ted” Carter Jr., President, Ohio State University

David Ciesinski, President & CEO, Lancaster Colony Corp.; President & CEO, T. Marzetti Co.

Melanie E. Corn, President, Columbus College of Art & Design

Tanny Crane, President and CEO, Crane Group Co.

Brent D. Crawford, Principal, Crawford Hoying

Chad M. Delligatti, CEO, InnoSource

Sandra C. Doyle-Ahern, President, EMH&T

Jeffrey W. Edwards, Chairman, President and CEO, Installed Building Products and Edwards Cos.

Lori Gillett, CEO, CK Construction Group

Manuel Guzman, President, CAS

James Hagedorn, Chairman and CEO, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

Chrissy Hand, Chief Operating Officer, CoverMyMeds

David T. Harrison, President, Columbus State Community College

Dee B. Haslam, Owner-Operator, Columbus Crew

Frances B. Henry, Regional President, Fifth Third Bank – Central Ohio

Jason Hollar, CEO, Cardinal Health Inc.

Lisa K. Ingram, President and CEO, White Castle System Inc.

Mark S. Johnson, Managing Partner, Deloitte LLP

Brett L. Kaufman, Founder, Kaufman Development

Elizabeth P. Kessler, Partner-in-Charge, Jones Day

John W. Kessler, Co-Founder and Chairman, The New Albany Co.

Nancy J. Kramer, Chief Evangelist, IBM iX

Douglas F. Kridler, President and CEO, The Columbus Foundation

Mark Kunar, Executive Vice President, DHL Supply Chain

Mark D. Kvamme, Co-Founder and Partner, Drive Capital

Richard S. Langdale, Funder and Managing Partner, NCT Ventures LLC

Michael Lefenfeld, President and CEO, Hexion

Lorraine L. Lutton, President and CEO, Mount Carmel Health System

Stephen E. Markovich, President and CEO, OhioHealth

Traci L. Martinez, Office Managing Partner, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

Michael D. Martz, Managing Partner, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

James T. Merkel, Co-Founder and CEO, Rockbridge Holdings

David R. Meuse, Senior Advisor, Stonehenge Partners Inc.

Cameron Mitchell, Founder and CEO, Cameron Mitchell Restaurants

Jonathan Moody, President and CEO, Moody•Nolan

Joseph R. Nardone, President and CEO, Columbus Regional Airport Authority

Robert D. Nelson, Executive Vice President, Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC

Jack W. Nicklaus

Jack W. Nicklaus II

Thomas J. Obrokta Jr., President and CEO, Encova Insurance

Joel S. Pizzuti, President, The Pizzuti Cos.

Jonathan H. Price, CEO, CBC Companies Inc.

Timothy C. Robinson, CEO, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Andy Rose, President and CEO, Worthington Industries

Ole Rosgaard, President and CEO, Greif Inc.

Matt Scantland, Founder and CEO, AndHealth

Arthur W. Scherbel, Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Tom Schmid, President and CEO, Columbus Zoo & Aquarium

Robert H. Schottenstein, Chairman, President & CEO, M/I Homes Inc.

Julie Sloat, President and CEO, American Electric Power

Jeff Smith, Office Managing Partner, Ernst & Young

Lewis Smoot Jr., Chairman, CEO and President, The Smoot Construction Co.

Dan Snyder, CEO, Lower.com

Elise Spriggs, Sr. Public Affairs Officer & Dir. of Strategic Policy, Liberty Mutual Insurance

Stephen D. Steinour, Chairman, President and CEO, Huntington Bancshares Inc.; Columbus Partnership Co-Chair

Daniel P. Sullivan, Executive Director, The Memorial Tournament

Alex E. Timm, Co-Founder and CEO, Root Insurance Co.

Kara Trott, Founder, Board Chair and Senior Advisor, Quantum Health

Douglas E. Ulman, CEO, Pelotonia

Billy Vickers, President and CEO, Modular Assembly Innovations

Lewis F. Von Thaer, President and CEO, Battelle

Kirt A. Walker, CEO, Nationwide; Columbus Partnership Co-Chair

John J. Warner, CEO, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Adam S. Weinberg, President, Denison University

Leslie H. Wexner, Columbus Partnership Founder

Scott L. White, President and CEO, IGS Energy

Lloyd Yates, President and CEO, NiSource Inc.

Kimberly K. Zavislak, Office Managing Partner, KPMG LLP

This story is part of the Columbus Partnership feature package in the Summer 2023 issue of Columbus CEO.