Torie Jackson
Vice President of Institutional Advancement, WVU Parkersburg, and President & CEO, WVU at Parkersburg Foundation By Amanda Larch Growing up, Torie Jackson kept charts of constellations above her bed and dreamed of becoming an astronomer. As it turns out, another career path for her seems to have been written in the stars. Jackson, vice president […]
The Startup State
In 2018, Brad Smith, chairman and CEO of Intuit at the time, announced a $25 million gift to the Marshall University Lewis College of Business. Within 24 hours of the announcement, West Virginia University (WVU) announced a gift of time, talent and resources by alumnus John Chambers, former executive chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems Inc. and founder and CEO of JC2 Ventures, to its college of business and economics.
Brennan Comfort
Vice President & Director of Analytics, WesBanco Bank, Inc. By Maggie Hatfield Brennan Comfort, vice president and director of analytics of WesBanco Bank, got to where he is today with hard work, great mentors and good timing. “I had taken a roundabout way to realizing I wanted to pursue a career in finance,” he says. […]
Justice Margaret L. Workman
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals By Kristen Uppercue Margaret Workman didn’t grow up dreaming of her future career as many young children do. “Without any real career role models, I didn’t know to dream,” says Workman, a coal miner’s daughter. “But I loved to read, did very well in school and received so much […]
Dominick Claudio
President & CEO, Claudio Corporation By Cathy Bonnstetter Dominick Claudio, Morgantown native and president and CEO of Claudio Corporation, did not plan to be a mover and shaker in West Virginia or even a businessman. His goal was much simpler. “I wanted to be my dad,” he says. “I knew I wanted to be a […]
Kimberly Ann Reed
President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of the United States By Jean Hardiman As the first woman and first West Virginian to serve as president and chairman of the board of directors for the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), Kimberly Reed lives her life according to the same 4-H […]
