ROI Influencers Power List 2025: NJ Executives — Gary Taffet
Gary Taffet
Managing member
Acrisure NJ
He is a managing member of one of the world’s largest global fintech/insurance brokerage firms — and on the board of governors at Rutgers.
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: NJ Executives — Dax Strohmeyer
Dax Strohmeyer
CEO
Triangle Manufacturing Company
He is the new chair of the N.J. Commerce & Industry Assocation.
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: NJ Executives — Steven Silverstein
Steven Silverstein
CEO
Spencer Spirit Holdings
He is the head of two Jersey companies that everyone has visited — as a teen and an adult — and had fun doing so: Spencer’s and Spirit Halloween.
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: NJ Executives — Mindy Sayres
Mindy Sayres
Senior vice president
GZA GeoEnvironmental
She leads GZA’s Northern New Jersey office with project teams tackling complex planning, environmental, engineering and water resources projects.
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: NJ Executives — Marcus Samuelsson
Marcus Samuelsson
Owner & chef
Marcus B&P
He’s one of the top celebrity chefs in the region.
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: NJ Executives — Lilia Rios
Lilia Rios
Entrepreneur
La Providencia; Nuuku
La Providencia, the maker of authentic Mexican products for restaurants, sells in 22 states.
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: NJ Executives — Mike Ricketts
Mike Ricketts
CEO
Quality Packaging Specialists International
Burlington-based QPSI is an industry leader in contract packaging and supply chain management — and has served consumer goods and pharma industries for more than 40 years.
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: NJ Executives — Sam Pipitone
Sam Pipitone
CEO
F&S Produce
The Vineland-based company processes more than 100 million pounds of fruits and vegetables for the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions.
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: NJ Executives — Gus Penaranda
Gus Penaranda
Founder, CEO
Evolvere Consulting
Firm’s mission is to certify 5,000 LGBTQ+ businesses in N.J. by 2030 and build the world’s largest transnational trade network for LGBTQ+ enterprises.
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: NJ Executives — Dina Opici
Dina Opici
President
Opici Family Distributing
Family-owned business, which started in 1934, is annually ranked on the Wines and Vines Top 10 list of wine distributors in the county.
