Together with U.S. Bank and Blue Technologies, Smart Business named the following honorees to the 2011 class of Columbus Smart Leaders:
- Christine Poon, Dean, Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University
- Dave Blom, President, OhioHealth
- Denny Griffith, President, Columbus College of Art & Design
- Derrick Clay, Vice President, New Visions
- Doug Kridler, President, Columbus Foundation
- Jack Partridge, President, Columbia Gas
- Marjory Pizzuti, President and CEO, Goodwill Columbus
- Brenda Stier-Anstine, CEO, Marketing Works
- Jim Klein, CEO, Finance Fund
- Kevin Gadd, CEO, Venture Highway
- Eleanor Alvarez, President, LeaderStat
- *TaKeysha Sheppard Cheney, CEO, The Women’s Book
- Brigadier General Arnold W. Bunch Jr., Air Force Security Assistance Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
*Indicates Women Presidents’ Organization Breakthrough Business Leader