Join Atlanta Business Chronicle as we honor business, civic and community leaders at our Most Admired CEO Awards. The awards recognize Atlanta-based chief executives with a strong record of innovation in their field, outstanding financial performance, a commitment to quality and diversity in the workplace and contributions to the metro community. 

2025 Most Admired CEO's 

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT 

Ed Bastian, CEO, Delta Air Lines

HONOREES

Sidd Ahmed, President and CEO, VDart Inc.

Ana Amato, Managing Director and Atlanta Market Leader, Protiviti

Jason Bearden, President of Georgia Market, CareSource

Jon Birdsong, CEO, SoDo

Raphael Bostic, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Chris Brand, President and CEO, Friends of Disabled Adults & Children

Tiffany Burns, Managing Partner-Atlanta Office, McKinsey & Co.

Thomas Carroll, CEO, HB Wealth

Kristin Conner, CEO, CURE Childhood Cancer

Cynthia Day, President and CEO, Citizens Trust Bank

Connor Dunaway, CEO, 20North Marketing

William Fogler, Principal and Founder, WM Events

Danny J. Fuleihan, President and CEO, Softensity

Dan Gertsacov, CEO, Big Green Egg

DeAnn Golden, President and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties

Jack Harris, President and CEO, 3DE Schools and CEO, Junior Achievement USA

Will Herman, Managing Partner-Atlanta, Deloitte

Keith Horton, President and CEO, Christian City

Christian Hyatt, CEO and Co-founder, risk3sixty

Rob Jansen, CEO, TekStream

Rich Kenah, CEO, Atlanta Track Club

Georj Lewis, President, Clayton State University

Veronica Maldonado-Torres, President and CEO, Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Jack Markwalter, CEO, VIVA Finance

Bartow Morgan Jr., CEO, Georgia Banking Company

John O'Neill,  President and Managing Partner, Southeast, Partners Real Estate

Jeff Picken, CEO, Beaumont Products

Shyam Reddy,  President and CEO, BlueLinx Holdings Inc.

Ike Reighard, President and CEO, MUST Ministries

Luis Reyes, Partner and Regional Markt Leader, Cherry Bekaert

Regenia Sanders, Atlanta Office Managing Partner, Ernst & Young LLP

Raj Sheth, CEO, Boardwalk Development Group

Margaret Stagmeier, Co-founder and Partner, TriStar Real Estate Investment

Bentina Terry, President and CEO, Southern Linc and Southern Telecom Inc.

Sanjeev Tirath, CEO, Pyramid Consulting Inc.