Past Winners

Since 2004, 100 young professionals are selected as Indy’s Best and Brightest finalists, ten from each industry category.  One individual  in each category is announced as the winner at the event.

Congratulations to the 2016 Indy’s Best & Brightest Winners:

ACCOUNTING 

Brad Cornelius
Chief Financial Officer and VP of Finance
Sun King Brewing Company

EDUCATION & NONPROFIT

Tom Hanley  
Executive Director
Nine13sports

HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES

Lori Stonecipher
Executive Director, Clinical Informatics
Community Health Network

MANUFACTURING, RETAIL & SERVICES

Kelly Frank
President & Owner
Social Legends

REAL ESTATE, DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION

Wes Podell
Senior Vice President
PK Partners, LLC

BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES

Kyle Sanders
Financial Consultant
Legacy Consultants Group

GOVERNMENT

Ashley Marie Ulbricht  
City Attorney
City of Carmel, Indiana

LAW

Christina Fugate
Partner
Ice Miller LLP

MEDIA, SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Katie Gearlds
Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Marian University

TECHNOLOGY

Max Yoder
Co-Founder & CEO
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