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MIKE PLANT
PRESIDENT & CEO, BRAVES DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
This 1980 Olympic speedskater was
a key figure in the construction of
Truist Park and the Battery Atlanta,
which have become the go-to
model for modern sports franchises. A
former Turner Sports executive, Plant also
works with the Braves’ minor league organizations as well as its sterling new North
Point, Florida spring training facility.
NEIL PRUITT
CHAIRMAN & CEO, PRUITTHEALTH
In nearly 25 years at the helm,
Pruitt has guided the company his
father founded to become one of
the largest senior care providers in
the Southeast, with more than 180 locations
serving some 24,000 patients.
JAMES QUINCEY
CHAIRMAN & CEO, COCA-COLA CO.
The Britain-born Quincey’s
mission is to evolve Coke into a
“total beverage company,” and has
worked to diversify its portfolio
and launched an aggressive recycling
program. Atlanta’s most iconic brand does
more than $45 billion in revenue per year.
RALPH REED
CHAIRMAN, FAITH & FREEDOM COALITION
A former Georgia Republican Party
chairman, Reed has built FFC into
an important part of the GOP
coalition highlighted by an
impressive voter-turnout machine. The
religious-oriented FFC is a major player at
both the state and national level turning out
countless Christian and Jewish voters.
ANNA ROACH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO, ATLANTA REGIONAL
COMMISSION
The first female CEO in ARC’s
75-year history, Roach manages the
agency’s $104 million operating
budget and interfaces with state
and local officials from each of its 11-member
counties. She also serves on the board of the
Council for Quality Growth and the Transportation Research Board of the National
Academy of Sciences, among others.
DAVID RUBINGER
PUBLISHER, ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE
Rubinger successfully presides
over one of the largest business
journals in the U.S., and one
whose influence and circulation
clout rival that of Atlanta’s daily newspaper.
He also serves on the boards of the Metro
Atlanta Chamber, Atlanta Convention and
Visitors Bureau and Emory’s Center for
Ethics.
STEVE SADOW
ATTORNEY, STEVEN H. SADOW, P.C.
An Emory law school graduate,
Sadow for decades has enjoyed a
reputation as one of Atlanta’s most
talented criminal defense lawyers
as the sole practitioner with his own firm.
Notable clients have included various
rappers, the owner of Atlanta’s now-defunct
Gold Club and currently he works as the lead
defense counsel for President Donald Trump
during his Fulton County election racketeering prosecution.
KATHERINE SAEZ
GEORGIA REGIONAL PRESIDENT, TRUIST
Administrative Affairs
Judiciary
John F. Kennedy Macon
Brian Strickland McDonough
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
MARTOC
Russ Goodman Cogdell
Frank Ginn Danielsville
Appropriations
Natural Resources and the Environment
Blake Tillery Vidalia
Lee Anderson Grovetown
Banking and Financial Institutions
Public Safety
Carden Summers Cordele
John Albers Roswell
Children and Families
Reapportionment and Redistricting
Kay Kirkpatrick Marietta
Mike Hodges Brunswick
Economic Development and Tourism
Regulated Industries and Utilites
Brandon Beach Alpharetta
Bill Cowsert Athens
Education and Youth
Retirement
Billy Hickman Statesboro
Rick Williams Milledgeville
Ethics
Rules
Sam Watson Moultrie
Matt Brass Newnan
The 25-year Truist veteran was
named president of the bank’s
Georgia division in 2022, leading
Truist’s commercial banking teams
in one of its most important and profitable
markets. Her Peach State roots grow deeper
with board seats on the Woodruff Arts
Center, Metro Atlanta Chamber, and Junior
Achievement of Georgia.
DEREK SCHILLER
PRESIDENT & CEO, ATLANTA BRAVES
Part of the Braves’ top notch
executive team, Schiller oversees
the franchise’s day-to-day business operations, including
partnerships, ticket sales and broadcasting.
Unsurprisingly— the team ranks highly in
all three areas. Schiller and company
continue to generate record-breaking profits,
as successful (if not more so) off the field as
they are on the diamond.
Finance
Science and Technology
BILL SCHNEIDER
Chuck Hufstetler Rome
Ed Setzler Acworth
VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER, FOX 5
ATLANTA/WAGA-TV
Government Oversight
State and Local Governmental Operations
Marty Harbin Tyrone
Clint Dixon Buford
Health and Human Services
State Institutions and Property
Ben Watson Savannah
Ed Harbison Columbus
Higher Education
Transportation
Max Burns Sylvania
Greg Dolezal Cumming
Insurance and Labor
Urban Affairs
Larry Walker, III Perry
Donzella James Atlanta
Interstate Cooperation
Veterans, Military and Homeland Security
Colton Moore Trenton
Chuck Payne Dalton
Going into his 15th year leading
Fox5Atlanta, Schneider continues
to enhance the station’s recognized
position as a local media powerhouse. Known for its I-team investigations,
breaking news updates and such shows as
“Good Day Atlanta” and “The Georgia Gang,”
Schneider’s team includes news director
Scott Stucky, assistant news director Amy
Oates and managing editor Cal Callaway.
