The 2024 Chicago Titan 100: Here's who made the list

Titan CEO and headline sponsor Wipfli LLP Friday announced the 2024 Chicago Titan 100.

The Titan 100 program recognizes Chicago's Top 100 CEO's and C-level executives. They are the area's most accomplished business leaders in their industry using criteria that includes demonstrating exceptional leadership, vision, and passion.

Collectively, the 2024 Chicago Titan 100 and their companies employ more than 325,000 people and generate more than $42 billion in annual revenues. This year's honorees will be published in a limited-edition Titan 100 book and profiled exclusively online. They will be honored at the annual awards ceremony on Feb. 8 and will have the opportunity to interact and connect multiple times throughout the year with fellow Titans.

"The Titan 100 are visionary leaders that inspire the Chicago business community," said Jaime Zawmon, President of Titan CEO. "These preeminent leaders have built a distinguished reputation that is unrivaled and preeminent in their field. We are humbled to recognize the Titan 100 for their efforts to shape the future of the Chicago business

community."

The Titan 100 embody the diversity of the Chicago business landscape, representing engineering, architecture and construction, food and beverage, health care, technology, professional services, and nonprofit organizations, among others.

The annual Titan 100 cocktail-style awards celebration Feb. 8 will be held at Navy Pier's Aon Grand Ballroom in Chicago.

"On behalf of all the partners and associates at Wipfli we congratulate all the Titan 100 winners," said Gary Shutan, partner at Wipfli. "It's an honor to recognize this diverse group of leaders in the Chicago area. We appreciate the lasting impact each leader has made, and continues to make, in building organizations of significance both here in Chicago and abroad. Your ingenuity and creativity have set you apart, and the honor of being seen as a Titan of Industry is richly deserved."

Here are the honorees:

• Dr. Abha Agrawal, Lawrence General Hospital

• Alexis India Alm, Shore Community Services, Inc.

• Elise Awwad, DeVry University

• Charles Bachtell, Cresco Labs

• Raj Echambadi, Illinois Institute of Technology

• Dima Elissa, VisMed-3D - Healthcare Technology tm

• Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Sinai Chicago

• Michael Fassnacht, World Business Chicago

• Manny Favela, Burrito Parrilla Mexicana

• Kevin Fitzpatrick, Benesch

• Lawrence Florey, E.J. Basler Co.

• Gil Fonger, Marklund

• William Foret, Spot Migration

• Dr. Anushka Gaglani, Areo Dental Group

• Ryan Gandy, Builders Asphalt, LLC

• Sean Garrett, United Way of Metro Chicago

• Piyush Goel, Beyond Key

• Brian Goldberg, LG Group

• Teira Gunlock, First Stop Health

• Andrea Herrera, Amazing Edibles Catering

• Kathryn Janicek, Kathryn Janicek Productions

• Jay Banninger, Apex Beverage Equipment Distribution Group, LLC

• Jason Barsema, Halo Investing, Inc.

• Benji Bearman, Liquid Screen Design

• Boaz Blumovitz, JUF

• Mike Briggs, Little Friends, Inc.

• Brent Brodeski, Savant Wealth Management

• Jeanette Chavarria Torres, DCH Construction & Hauling, LLC

• Essam Choudhary, Perimeter Security Solutions

• Joellyn Cicciarelli, Loyola Press

• J. Lyell Clarke, Clarke

• Ryan Close, Bartesian

• Kevin Considine, Lake County Partners

• John Do, Walgreens Boots Alliance

• Adam Kaplan, Discount Credit Card Supply

• Sherrif Karamat, PCMA

• Kevin Kearns, Hotel Engine

• Thomas Kehoe, KEHOE DESIGNS

• Valarie King-Bailey, OnShore Technology Group, Inc.

• Jill Kouri, HCLTech

• Kelly Lazuka, Fullerton

• Rich Lee, New Era ADR

• Mihai Lehene, Romanian United Fund

• Andy MacGregor, Skyline Construction

• Ignacio Macias Zaldivar, CECOP

• Rich Mackey, Prime Trading

• Azizi Marshall, Center for Creative Arts Therapy

• Robert H. Marshall Jr., I Am Man, Inc.

• Dorri McWhorter, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

• Michael Mete, PSM Partners

• Wilbur Milhouse III, Milhouse Engineering and Construction, Inc.

• Candace Moore, city of Chicago

• Michael Moreno, Moreno's Liquors/Osito's Tap/MM Imports

• Aidan Mouat, Hazel Technologies, Inc.

• Jeffery Mowery, Mowery & Schoenfeld, LLC

• Becky Nichols-Maystead, Nichols Crane Rental

• Robert Nogaj, Martin Engineering

• James Oberman, Payroc

• Bob Oros, Hightower Advisors

• Paul Ozinga, Ozinga

• Nancy Paridy, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

• Rinku A. Patel, PharmD OptioRx

• Paul Pavia, Commercial Tire Service

• Christopher Payne, Alternative Risk Underwriting, LLC

• Steven Perlman, Intec Group

• Benjamin Phillips, RockItCoin, LLC

• Asif Poonja, Jam Equities LLC

• Adan Pope, Intrado Life & Safety

• Nicholas Porter, Porter Pipe & Supply

• Dr. Abdullah Hasan Pratt, MedCEEP/TRAP Violence: UChicago Medicine

• Anthony Ramirez, Lincoln Security Services

• Edgar Ramirez, Chicago Commons

• Tigist Reda, Demera Ethiopian Restaurant

• Jean Regan, Tranzact Technologies, Inc.

• Matthew Reilein, National Equity Fund

• Ghia Rossi, Tradebe Environmental Services

• Deanna Salo, Cray, Kaiser Ltd. CPAs

• David A. Sanders, Malcolm X College

• Kevin Schaffer, Inspire11

• Greg Schementi, Cresa

• Steven Schroeder, Creative Werks, llc

• Tim Schumm, Lucas James Talent Partners

• Michael Shaver, Brightpoint

• Gulzar Singh, Pan-Oceanic Engineering Co., Inc.

• Swathi Staley, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

• Michelle Steinberg, Sepire LLC

• Mike Stratta, Arcalea

• Michael Strautmanis, Obama Foundation

• Berenice Tenorio, Nuestra Cocina

• Pat Tierney, Apex Beverage Equipment Distribution Group, LLC

• Regina Umanskiy, Franciscan Ministries

• Erica Vega, Galera Fresh

• William Wallace, Interra Global Corporation

• Josh Weinberg, Weinberg Choi Realty Inc.

• Ben Weiss, CoinFlip

• John Williamson, Songfinch

• Alicia Winckler, The Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching

• Chris Winterhalter, Hotel Rehabs

• Carl Wolf, LanzaTech

• Michael Zaccaro, Pharma Logistics