Each January HBJ’s editorial staff identifies five leaders who are expected to make significant headlines in the year ahead.
Here are the Five to Watch in 2021:
- Andrea Barton Reeves, CEO, Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority: Barton Reeves aims for smooth rollout of CT paid-leave program
- Deidre Gifford, Acting Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Public Health: Public health chief Gifford mobilizes for statewide COVID-19 vaccination campaign
- Chris DiPentima, CEO, Connecticut Business & Industry Association: CBIA’s DiPentima aims to shield, shepherd CT employers as vaccine recovery looms
- Ian Walsh, President & CEO, Kaman Corp.: New Kaman CEO Walsh’s priorities: operational efficiency, acquisitions, wooing top talent
- Thomas Burke, President, St. Francis Hospital: Amid pandemic, new St. Francis CEO Burke keeps his focus on caring for caregivers
