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Robert PierceÂ
A longtime resident of South Madison, Robert Pierce has been growing and selling organic produce from his Half the 40-Acres Farm since the mid-1980s.
Jeremie and Alicia PavelskiÂ
Having grown up on his family farm, Jeremie Pavelski and his wife, Alicia, now help lead the fifth-generation enterprise, Heartland Farms.
Larry Schechtman
Larry Schechtman was among the founding partners of SmithAmundsen, now called Amundsen Davis LLC following its merger with Davis|Kuelthau s.c.
Jack Pelton
Jack Pelton leads the Experimental Aircraft Association, which draws more than 500,000 people to Oshkosh annually for its AirVenture event.
Kevin Krentz
Kevin Krentz was elected president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation in 2020 and assumed the position of interim chief administrative officer this summer.
Dr. Robert Davis
Named president and CEO of America’s Black Holocaust Museum in 2019, Dr. Robert Davis led the organization to its long-awaited reopening in 2022.
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Zach Halmstad
As a student at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2002, Eau Claire native Zach Halmstad co-founded his first company, Jamf.
Jeffrey Yabuki
Jeff Yabuki led Brookfield-based Fiserv Inc., a payments and financial services technology company, from 2005 to 2020. He also served as Fiserv’s chairman from 2019 to 2020.
Matthew Rowe
Matthew Rowe joined Wausau-based business law firm Ruder Ware in 1997 and was named president in 2021. He also serves on the company's board.
Jorge Franco
Then serving as chairman of the board, Jorge Franco assumed leadership of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin in 2013 as interim president and chief executive officer.
