Robert E. Mittelstaedt Jr. Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University How is W.P. Carey’s curriculum changing due to the economic crisis? The curriculum in any business…
Peter Fine President and CEO Banner Health Describe your very first job and what lessons you learned from it. Once I got past delivering newspapers as a little kid, my…
The national and state economies are expected to start feeling the effects of a recovery during the last quarter of 2009. However, the recovery over the next year will be…
John J. Bouma Chairman Snell & Wilmer Describe your very first job and what lessons you learned from it. My first job was working for my father at the Rialto…
In 1982, I was beginning my first term in Arizona’s House of Representatives. After years of spending increases, our state was suffering an economic slowdown. Recovery was just around the…
Rhonda Forsyth President and Chief Executive Officer John C. Lincoln Health Network How would you characterize the health care industry in the Valley? When I think of health care for…
The up-and-down swings of the markets are giving everybody vertigo. Yet most people fail to understand how critical it is to minimize the volatility within their investments. Besides getting a…
Richard L. Boals President and CEO Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona What are some of the major trends in the health insurance industry? In health, I think there is…
Michelle Kerrick Managing Partner Arizona Practice Deloitte, LLP Describe your very first job and what lessons you learned from it. My very first job was waiting tables at a Bob’s…
Bob Matia Managing Partner Squire, Sanders and Dempsey What impact has the current recession had on the legal profession? With the credit markets being down as much as they were…
Business Services Honoree: Office: Supply Companies Wist Office Products Wist Office Products has been providing superior service and the highest-quality products to Arizona businesses since 1955. The office supply industry…
Entertainment Honoree: Wine Specialty Shops AJ’s Fine Foods AJ’s Fine Foods provides an unparalleled shopping experience that delights the senses. As Arizona’s leading gourmet and specialty store, AJ’s offers the highest…
