ROI Influencers: Power List 2023; Super 60 — Alfa Demmellash
Alfa Demmellash
Co-founder & CEO
Rising Tide Capital
Her influence on hundreds of entrepreneurs — mostly single women from urban areas — will be life-changing for many generations. The state needs more nonprofits like Rising Tide Capital.
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ROI Influencers: Power List 2023; Super 60 — Jonathan Koppell
Jonathan Koppell
President
Montclair State University
Three semesters into the role, Koppell already has earned numerous good-neighbor awards, as he has worked to save Bloomfield College and refurbish Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson.
#56 Nariman Farvardin#58 Alfa Demmellash
ROI Influencers: Power List 2023; Super 60 — Nariman Farvardin
Nariman Farvardin
President
Stevens Institute of Technology
Applications are going through the roof — but perhaps not as high as the two new residential towers, where more than 900 students enjoy incredible views of New York City.
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ROI Influencers: Power List 2023; Super 60 — Teik Lim
Teik Lim
President
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New head of NJIT has made it his goal to increase and expand the school’s already super relationship with the business community in Newark and around the state.
#54 Christina...
ROI Influencers: Power List 2023; Super 60 — Christina Renna
Christina Renna
CEO
Chamber of Commerce Southern N.J.
The South Jersey Chamber is a model for chambers on how to be the voice of businesses and the connector of businesses — and do both with an eye...
ROI Influencers: Power List 2023; Super 60 — Michele Siekerka
Michele Siekerka
CEO
N.J. Business & Industry Association
No one in the state represents more businesses — and no one fights as vociferously for them with well-researched and reasoned metrics.
#52 Gretchen Wilcox#54 Christina Renna
ROI Influencers: Power List 2023; Super 60 — Gretchen Wilcox
Gretchen Wilcox
President
G.S. Wilcox & Co.
Which number do you think better sums up her Hall-of-Fame career as a financier: Approximately $6 billion worth of projects, or the nearly 60 million square feet they represent?
#51 Greg...
ROI Influencers: Power List 2023; Super 60 — Greg Lalevee
Greg Lalevee
Business manager
IUOE Local 825
From the New Jersey Turnpike to the Gateway Tunnel to the ports, the state is in the middle of a number of big projects — and the operating engineers are...
ROI Influencers: Power List 2023; Super 60 — Joe Jingoli
Joe Jingoli
CEO
Jingoli
He is a major player in numerous construction projects up and down the state, but his numerous philanthropic efforts (from job training to rehabilitation efforts) set him apart.
#49 John Schreiber#51 Greg Lalevee
ROI Influencers: Power List 2023; Super 60 — John Schreiber
John Schreiber
CEO
N.J. Performing Arts Center
Far more than just the leader of an arts center, Schreiber is getting ready to break ground on the Cooperman Arts Education and Community Center and Lionsgate Newark Studios.
#48 Adenah...
