New Jersey’s most influential DEI leaders 2021: A to E
Hester Agudosi
Chief diversity officer
State of New Jersey
Oversees the state Office of Diversity and Inclusion, which has been established to ensure diversity in appointments, recruitment and the execution of diversity and inclusion strategies targeted toward...
ROI Influencers: People of Color 2020 (Difference Makers, H to K)
John Harmon is No. 1 on our list this year; see our writeup here.
Ryan Haygood, George Helmy, Jonathan Holloway and Jeh Johnson also appeared in our Top 25 rankings. View them here.
Bernel Hall
CEO
Invest Newark
Hall...
ROI Influencers: Health Care 2020 (Unsung heroes, N to Z)
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Security officers
Throughout the pandemic, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center’s Security Team has been at every entrance screening patients, employees and visitors. They helped transport emergency room patients, and the team...
ROI Influencers: People of Color 2020 (No. 1 — John Harmon)
John Harmon
CEO
African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey
He has Gov. Phil Murphy’s ear.
Trust us when we say he is one of the people Murphy turns to when he needs to know what’s going...
New Jersey’s most influential DEI leaders 2021: F to L
James Felton
Vice president for inclusive excellence
The College of New Jersey
Recognized as a national leader and scholar-practitioner in the field of diversity in higher education, Felton has contributed to the development of several diversity and...
ROI Influencers: People of Color 2021 — Nos. 2-10
2 Ras Baraka
Mayor
Newark
The pandemic has impacted residents of Newark harder than those in other areas — and the work-from-home edicts have slowed the business ecosystem. But that hasn’t stopped Baraka from making all the necessary...
ROI Influencers: Power List 2021 — Health Care
To read this year's Top 30, click the links below:
No. 1: Gov. Phil Murphy
Nos. 2-10
Nos. 11-20
Nos. 21-30
To read the rest of the ROI Influencers: Power List 2021, click here.
Kevin Conlin
Executive...
ROI Influencers: Power List 2021 — Associations
To read this year's Top 30, click the links below:
No. 1: Gov. Phil Murphy
Nos. 2-10
Nos. 11-20
Nos. 21-30
To read the rest of the ROI Influencers: Power List 2021, click here.
Dhiren Amin;...
ROI Influencers: People of Color 2020 (Difference Makers, S to Z)
Zakiya Smith Ellis, Bob Unanue and Tahesha Way appeared in our Top 25 rankings. View them here.
Marcus Samuelsson
Owner and chef
Marcus B&P
Samuelsson, who is noted as much for his commitment to Newark as his restaurant’s...
ROI Influencers: Power List 2021 — Higher Education
To read this year's Top 30, click the links below:
No. 1: Gov. Phil Murphy
Nos. 2-10
Nos. 11-20
Nos. 21-30
To read the rest of the ROI Influencers: Power List 2021, click here.
Joel Bloom
President
New...
