ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Super 75 — No. 75 Michael Diamond; Mike Davis;...
Michael Diamond; Mike Davis; Sue Livio; Dustin Racioppi; Matt Stanmyre
Journalists
Asbury Park Press; N.J. Advance Media; Politico; N.J. Advance Media
Representing outlets throughout the state
Our industry — already struggling to find a financial model that...
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Super 75 — No. 74 Jose Cruz
Jose Cruz
Senior managing director
JLL
Brokers usually don’t make a list like this. But Cruz — and his incredible capital markets team — gets the nod for their seemingly non-stop delivery of deals.
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Super 75 — No. 73 Peter Cancro
Peter Cancro
CEO
Jersey Mike’s
The only number that needs to be next to Cancro is $8 billion — that’s the price his now national sub shop was sold for late last year. It truly must be...
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Super 75 — No. 72 Frank Bisignano
Frank Bisignano
Chair, CEO
Fiserv
Another leader whose spot usually is far higher. He drops not due to retirement — but his pending move to Washington, where he is expected to soon be confirmed as the next...
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Super 75 — No. 71 Charles Lowrey
Charles Lowrey
CEO
Prudential Financial
Lowrey, a study of leadership and corporate philanthropy, announced recently that he is leaving the role of CEO (he will serve as executive chairman for 18 months). He will be succeeded at...
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Super 75 — No. 70 Jonathan Holloway
Jonathan Holloway
President
Rutgers University
His spot on the list would be much higher had he not already announced that this will be his final year at the school. He deserves credit for weathering many storms —...
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Super 75 — No. 69 Andres Acebo
Andres Acebo
President
N.J. City University
The future of the school still is uncertain. A merger with another institution seems possible, if not likely. This much is clear: Acebo, who helped rescue NJCU from financial ruin, is...
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Super 75 — No. 68 Teik Lim
Teik Lim
President
N.J. Institute of Technology
School was one of two universities in state selected to be a home for state’s Global Entrepreneurs-in-Residence pilot program — an initiative that aims to strengthen the innovation ecosystem and...
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Super 75 — No. 67 Lamont Repollet
Lamont Repollet
President
Kean University
He leads a school whose stock continues to rise. It continues to add more (current and relevant) programs for STEM and workforce readiness. And its stature as a research university continues to...
ROI Influencers Power List 2025: Super 75 — No. 66 Jonathan Koppell
Jonathan Koppell
President
Montclair State University
Under his guidance, the school has become an educational anchor for North Jersey (with huge efforts to serve first-generation students) and a savior for others (see acquisition of Bloomfield College).
