From CEOs to cultural icons, Texas has always been an epicenter for trailblazers. Here, the top local luminaries who call Dallas home.
PHILANTHROPISTS AND COMMUNITY IMPACT AMBASSADORS DIRK NOWITZKI FOUNDATION
forty.one/us/
LYDA HILL
ENTREPRENEUR AND PHILANTHROPIST FOUNDER OF IF/THEN INITIATIVE
lydahillphilanthropies.com
PETER BRODSKY
OWNER AND DEVELOPER OF RED BIRD MALL
redbird-dallas.com
TODD FURNISS
CEO OF TFIP GROUP
CEO OF GTC GROUP
toddfurniss.com
MARY COOK
PRESIDENT OF THE EUGENE MCDERMOTT FOUNDATION
CHAIR OF THE TRINITY TRUST BOARD
audobon.org
MCDERMOTT TEMPLETON PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS
unitedwaydallas.org
MICHAEL MCMAHAN
PRESIDENT & CEO OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION
swmedical.org
MEGHA TOLIA
PRESIDENT AND COO OF SHONDALAND
shondaland.com
ERIN MATHEWS
REAL ESTATE AGENT
erinhome.com
ALEX WILCOX
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF JSX
jsx.com
CHARLOTTE JONES
DALLAS COWBOYS’ EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF BRAND OFFICER
dallascowboys.com
LINDA SILVER
EUGENE MCDERMOTT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE PEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE
perotmuseum.org
JAN REES-JONES
CO-FOUNDER OF THE REES- JONES FOUNDATION DIRECTOR AT SPCA OF TEXAS
spca.org
TREVOR REES-JONES
CO-FOUNDER OF THE REES- JONES FOUNDATION
rees-jonesfoundation.org
AMANDA SHUFELDT
PHILANTHROPIST AND COCHAIR OF KATY TRAIL ART SELECTION COMMITTEE
katytraildallas.org
CHARLIE SHUFELDT
PRESIDENT AND CEO ELK RANGE ROYALTIES CO-CHAIR OF KATY TRAIL ART SELECTION COMMITTEE
katytraildallas.org
NICOLE SMALL
CEO OF LYDA HILL CAPITAL, INC. AND LYDA HILL PHILANTHROPIES
lydahillphilanthropies.com
KEVIN PHILLIPS
TRUSTEE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION
phillipsfdtn.org
TREY BOWLES
ENTREPRENEUR AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TECHSTARS
techstars.com
JASON ROMANO
CO-OWNER OF HIGH HILL FARMS
highhilldevelopment.com
SHARON ROMANO
CO-OWNER OF HIGH HILL FARMS
highhilldevelopment.com
MARTY TURCO
PRESIDENT OF THE DALLAS STARS FOUNDATION
nhl.com
JAMIE O’BANION
CEO AND FOUNDER OF BEAUTYBIO
beautybio.com
JULIAN BARSOTTI
CHEF AND RESTAURANT OWNER
barsottis-dallas.com
NINA COOPER
VIDEO PRODUCER, INFLUENCER, AUTHOR AND BON VIVANT
instagram.com/ninawcooper
CREATIVE INNOVATORS FOUNDERS OF BRANDING AGENCY, POKE THE BEAR
pokethebear.agency
BRADY WOOD
FOUNDER OF WOODHOUSE
woodhouseus.com
KIT SAWERS
PRESIDENT OF KLYDE WARREN PARK
klydewarrenpark.org
HARI POLAVARAPU
CEO OF TAXILA STONE
taxilastone.com
MAURA SHEFFLER
DONNA WILHELM FAMILY PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ARTS COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
taca-arts.org
DEVIN ODELL
FOUNDER OF DYNASTY SPIRITS
dynastyspirits.com
MARK CUBAN
BUSINESSMAN, INVESTOR, PHILANTHROPIST OWNER OF THE DALLAS MAVERICKS
markcubancompanies.com
CLIFF WELCH
FOUNDER OF WELCH ARCHITECTURE
welcharchitecture.com
Photography by: COURTESY OF THE PEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE; COURTESY OF UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS; TADD MYERS
