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TODD GROCE
JOHN HAUPERT
PRESIDENT & CEO, GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PRESIDENT & CEO, GRADY HEALTH SYSTEM
Groce’s 32 years at the Historical
Society are but a blink of the eye
for the 187-year-old, Savannah-based institution, but it’s
been a particularly fruitful tenure. GHS’ annual revenue has jumped from $500,000 to
over $5 million, while its endowment has
swelled from just $1 million to more than
$23 million. Groce himself is a published
scholar of military history, most notably the
Civil War.
Since 2011 Haupert has led the
state’s largest public hospital, the
fifth-largest in the U.S. and home to
one of the busiest and highly regarded Level I trauma centers in the world. His
reputation extends well outside of Atlanta as
he serves as chair of the American Hospital
Association’s Board of Trustees, making him a
key healthcare figure on the national stage.
JEFF HAIDET
PARTNER, BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER
This well-connected attorney is a
partner in the firm’s corporate and
finance transactions department,
which keeps him busy focusing on
domestic and international commercial
transactions. Haidet spent 36 years leading
the growth of the McKenna Long Aldridge
and Dentons firms in Atlanta and, since 2023,
is demonstrating the same growth work ethic
with Bryan Cave. He also remains active serving on various Georgia business and charitable boards.
JOHN HALL
CHAIRMAN, HALL BOOTH SMITH
MARGARET “MEG” HEAP
U.S. ATTORNEY, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
Appointed by U.S. Attorney General
Pamela Bondi last year, Heap is a
former chairman of Georgia’s Board
of Pardons and Paroles and district
attorney in the Eastern Judicial Circuit. She
now serves as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the Southern District of Georgia, which covers 43 of Georgia’s 159 counties
and includes Savannah and Augusta.
NICOLE HENDRICKSON
CHAIR, GWINNETT COUNTY COMMISSION
This longtime Gwinnett community leader became the first African-American to be elected chair
of the Board of Commissioners in
2020. In addition to overseeing one of the
Hall co-founded HBS in 1989 in
Atlanta and helped grow it to become one of the best full-service
litigation firms in the Southeast
(and even beyond). The battle-hardened trial
attorney also serves as an honorary consul to
the country of Georgia and writes state of
Georgia-based novels.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PERIMETER CIDS
This tireless leader in the CID
space oversees one of the fastest-growing commercial districts in
Atlanta’s north metro. Hanlon was
the first female chair of the Council for Quality Growth and tirelessly serves on various
boards including the Greater North Fulton
Chamber of Commerce, the Sandy Springs
and Dunwoody Perimeter Chambers of Commerce and DeKalb Chamber of Commerce.
LARRY HANSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GEORGIA MUNICIPAL ASSN.
One of Georgia’s oldest and most
prominent advocacy groups, GMA
represents all 536 Georgia cities, big
and small, under the Gold Dome. A
proud Valdosta native, the affable Hanson
has held leadership positions with the National League of Cities and serves on the
board of directors for Midtown Atlanta’s legendary Fox Theatre.
THEODORE HERTZBERG
U.S. ATTORNEY, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
Beginning his career as a federal
prosecutor in the Savannah-based
Southern District of Georgia,
Hertzberg prosecuted violent criminals, drug dealers and gang members while
also serving as chief of the asset forfeiture
section. He transferred to Atlanta’s sprawling
Northern District in 2018 before being appointed U.S. Attorney by the second Trump
Administration last year.
CLYDE HIGGS
PRESIDENT & CEO, ATLANTA BELTLINE, INC.
The Atlanta Beltline is one of the
nation’s most successful urban redevelopment programs, and under
Higgs’ leadership it has grown to
nearly 18 miles of what will eventually be a
22-mile loop around the city. The Eastside
Trail running past Piedmont Park and Ponce
City Market is the best-known stretch, but
the Southside and Westside Trails are ready
to spur development of their own.
JAMES HILLENBRAND
PRESIDENT & CEO, W.C. BRADLEY COMPANY
SEN IO R SEN ATOR
Jon Ossoff Atlanta
JUNIOR S ENATOR
ANN HANLON
state’s most diverse and fastest-growing
counties, Hendrickson serves on several
statewide boards as well including the Atlanta Regional Commission and Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Raphael Warnock Atlanta
Buddy Carter Pooler
D2 Sanford Bishop Albany
D3 Brian Jack Peachtree City
D4 Hank Johnson Lithonia
D5 Nikema Williams Atlanta
D6 Lucy McBath Marietta
D7 Rich McCormick Suwanee
D8 Austin Scott Tifton
D9 Andrew Clyde Athens
D10 Mike Collins Jackson
D11 Barry Loudermilk Cassville
D12 Rick Allen Augusta
D13 David Scott Atlanta
D14 Vacant
D1
W.C. Bradley has been a fixture in
Columbus for more than 140 years.
Today it is a multi-brand supplier
of consumer goods from backpacks
and grills to oil lamps. Under Hillenbrand’s
watch the company has doubled down on its
real estate investments, with his signature
project being the $250 million Riverfront
Place alongside the Chattahoochee River.
CHRIS HOSEY
DIRECTOR, GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp in
2023, Hosey has been promoted to
every sworn supervisor rank in the
Investigative Division over his 39
years with the GBI. The statewide investigative agency plays a key role in supporting the
criminal justice system via criminal investigations and forensic laboratory services.
HILTON HOWELL
CHAIRMAN & CEO, GRAY MEDIA
Howell oversaw Gray’s transformation from a relatively small but respected regional television provider
to a media giant in 2019 after its
$3.6 billion merger with Raycom. The company
now has its fingers in 113 markets (including
every major market in Georgia), reaching 36
percent of all American households.
