Each year, the Sacramento Business Journal asks area CEOs to look among their peer group to identify the local CEOs who have made their mark on their industries.

Those who rise to the top of that polling are chosen as honorees in the upcoming year’s Most Admired CEO awards. The CEOs polled are comprised of last year’s honorees, external nominations, and nominations by Sacramento Business Journal staff.

Join the Sacramento Business Journal in congratulating these 21 honorees by attending the Most Admired CEOs awards event on March 7, 2024. Event details will be available soon on our events page.

Here are the Business Journal’s Most Admired CEOs for 2024.

Ethan Conrad, CEO, Ethan Conrad Properties

Kenn Altine, CEO, Sacramento SPCA
Derek Chase, founder and CEO, OnSight Technology Inc.
Ethan Conrad, CEO, Ethan Conrad Properties
Brad DesJardin, former president, DesCor Builders
Dawnté Early, president and CEO, United Way California Capital Region
Linda Farley, CEO, Girl Scouts Heart of Central California
Ronald Fong, president and CEO, California Grocers Association
Britta Guerrero, CEO, Sacramento Native American Health Center
Ginger Elizabeth Hahn, co-owner, Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates
Lisa Hausmann, president and CEO, Mercy Hospital Folsom, Dignity Health
Preet Kuar, CEO, Pacific Staffing
Shobha Mallarapu, president and CEO, Anvaya Solutions Inc.
Heather Mauel, franchise owner, Dutch Bros Coffee Gold Country
Pat McClain, co-founder and former co-CEO, Allworth Financial
Tony Moayed, CEO, Tricorp Group
Mymy Nguyen, CEO, Saigon Alley Kitchen & Bar
Michael Strech, former CEO, North State Building Industry Association
Darrell Teat Jr., CEO, The Safety Center
Kim Tucker, executive director, Impact Foundry
Ali Wing, CEO, Oobli Inc.
Rachel Zillner, co-founder and CEO, Clutch

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