David Blatt
David Blatt helped found Oklahoma Policy Institute in 2008 and became the organization’s Executive Director in 2010. David’s work involves conducting research, writing papers, and giving public presentations on state budget and tax policy, poverty, health care, and various other subjects. He writes a weekly column, Prosperity Policy, that appears in the Journal Record and […]
Roy Williams
Roy became the President & Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber on January 1, 2004, after having served as Executive Vice President of Economic Development since mid-2002. Roy has held numerous executive leadership positions in Chambers of Commerce and Economic Development organizations in Texas, Arizona, Ohio and Oklahoma. Additionally, Roy was Partner, […]
Stan Florence
On November 1, 2010, the OSBI Commission named Stan Florence as Director effective November 15, 2010. Before joining the OSBI in 2003, Florence worked as a police officer in Duncan and served as Sheriff in the Grady County Sheriff’s Office. Florence earned his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Management and Ethics at Mid-America Bible College […]
Alice Azumi Iddi-Gubbels
Alice Azumi Iddi-Gubbels Executive Director, PAMBE Ghana Alice was born in the small village of Bongbini in a rural area of northern-eastern Ghana, the first of 17 children in her family. She grew up in a traditional, tightly knit subsistence farming community where relationships and solidarity were paramount. Alice was among the first in […]
Mike Brose
Mike has dedicated his life to the eradication of stigma and discrimination aimed at people affected by mental illness. In 1993, Mike became the Association’s Executive Director at a time when the Association could only house 12 people, and Mike could count his staff members on one hand. Today, the Association owns and manages nearly 900 units of […]
Burns Hargis
Burns Hargis was named the 18th President of Oklahoma State University and the OSU System in December 2007 and took office March 10, 2008. Hargis oversees one of the nation’s most comprehensive land-grant university systems with more than 36,000 students, 7,400 employees, and campuses located in Stillwater, Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Okmulgee. He has guided OSU to record […]
Greg Arend and Marcia MacLeod
The energy industry faces several workforce gaps, some similar to the rest of the country, some more amplified. The generational bubble created as Baby Boomers retire is causing an experience gap our nation has never encountered before. We continue to struggle with equal leadership opportunities, remuneration (or compensation), and board representation for women. We all […]
Marcie Mack
On Jan. 16, 2015 the Oklahoma State Board of Career and Technology Education named Marcie Mack the eighth state director. She began at the agency in July 2013 and served as deputy state director/chief operations officer. In August 2014 she was named interim state director. Mack previously served as assistant superintendent at Autry Technology Center, […]
Jeff Ewing
Jeff Ewing assumed the role of President of Prodigal LLC on October 2, 2014. In addition to operating OKC Energy FC and the Oklahoma City Barons AHL hockey franchise, Prodigal LLC co-promotes PBR (Professional Bull Riders) events in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, operates the Bricktown 4th Fest in downtown Oklahoma City and OKC’s annual St. […]
Alan Ashley
Alan Ashley was named chief of sport performance for the United States Olympic Committee on Sept. 1, 2010, after previously serving as managing director of sport performance since January 2010. Prior to that, Ashley served as a team leader in the sport performance division beginning in December 2006. In his current role, Ashley oversees the […]
Mike Thompson
As a citizen Soldier, Mike Thompson has a distinguished public service career. Thompson has over 30 years of service with the state of Oklahoma, including 25 years with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, graduating from the 45th Oklahoma Highway Patrol Academy in 1990. Thompson rose to the rank of Major with the Oklahoma Highway […]
Dave Hager
Dave Hager is president and chief executive officer of Devon Energy Corporation, one of the nation’s largest independent oil and natural gas producers. He assumed his current position in August 2015. He previously served as chief operating officer. From 2007 until joining the company in 2009 as executive vice president of exploration and production, Hager […]