Jim C. Fish is president and CEO for Waste Management Inc., as well as a member of its board of directors. Prior to becoming chief financial officer in 2012 and his promotion to president in July 2016, Fish held several key positions with the company, including senior vice president for the eastern group, area vice president for Pennsylvania and West Virginia, market area general manager for Massachusetts and Rhode Island, vice president of price management, and director of financial planning and analysis. He joined Waste Management in 2001.

Before joining Waste Management, Fish held finance and revenue management positions at Westex, a Yellow-Roadway subsidiary; Trans World Airlines; and America West Airlines. He began his professional career at KPMG Peat Marwick. Fish earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from ASU’s W. P. Carey School of Business and an MBA in finance from the University of Chicago. He is also a certified public accountant.

Tomas Gorny is a Polish-born American entrepreneur and the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of UnitedWeb, a holdings company, and Nextiva, a cloud communications provider.

Gorny has founded several successful technology companies, including IPOWER in 2001, which was sold to Warburg and Goldman Sachs for nearly $1 billion in 2011 and later went public. He launched Nextiva in 2006, followed by SiteLock in 2008. In 2014, Nextiva was named the fastest growing telecommunications company in North America and the fastest growing tech company in Arizona by Deloitte. In 2015, SiteLock took Nextiva’s place as the fastest growing tech company in Arizona, with Nextiva coming in second. In 2018, SiteLock sold to ABRY Partners LLC.

Tomas has received numerous awards for his leadership in the technology industry nationwide. He was named Arizona’s Top Tech CEO in 2017 by the Phoenix Business Journal.

Wyatt W. Decker, MD, is vice president of Mayo Clinic and CEO of Mayo Clinic in Arizona. As a vice president of the largest not-for-profit integrated multi-specialty group practice in the nation, Dr. Decker helps direct Mayo Clinic’s research, education, and clinical operations in Arizona, Florida, and Minnesota. In addition, as chief medical information officer, he oversees IT and digital strategy for the Mayo Clinic, which currently includes a new electronic health record (EHR) implementation at all Mayo Clinic facilities.

Dr. Decker is directly responsible for Mayo Clinic operations in Arizona, which includes launching Mayo Clinic School of Medicine – Arizona Campus; constructing a state-of-the-art NCI designated Cancer Center with proton beam therapy; pioneering the use of digital technologies to provide healthcare expertise to affiliated practices nationwide; and providing healthcare for more than 120,000 patients each year at Mayo’s five locations in greater Phoenix.

Dr. Decker holds an MD from Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a BS from the University of California-Santa Cruz. He serves on the board of directors of the Arizona Commerce Authority, the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, and the Arizona Chamber of Commerce.

Amin Maredia is CEO of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. and serves on its board of directors. He serves as the steward of one of the largest natural and organic retailers in the country, and champions Sprouts’ passion: to inspire, educate, and empower every person to eat healthier and live a better life. Before being named CEO, Maredia served as Sprouts’ chief financial officer from August 2011 to August 2015.

Prior to joining Sprouts, Amin served in key strategic and finance roles for Burger King Corp., one of the world’s largest fast-food retailers, including vice president of North America and Latin America finance, vice president of strategic planning, and treasurer. He previously served as assistant treasurer and controller for Dynegy Inc., an energy producer and wholesaler.

By emphasizing strategic investment and financial discipline, he has deftly managed global Fortune 100 and private equity-backed companies through difficult periods, including the economic downturn.

Doug Parker was named chairman and CEO of American Airlines Group in 2013. Previously, Parker was chairman and CEO of US Airways. Before the merger of US Airways and America West Airlines in 2005, he was chairman, president, and CEO of America West.

Under Parker’s leadership, US Airways achieved record revenue growth, operational performance, and profit margins that outpaced most industry peers. Parker has been a vocal proponent of airline industry consolidation, which provides a more stable and competitive industry for employees, customers, communities and stockholders.

Prior to joining America West in 1995, Parker served in multiple leadership roles with Northwest Airline and American Airlines. He received a BA in economics from Albion College in 1984 and an MBA from Vanderbilt University in 1986.

Dennis Hoffman
Director
L. William Seidman Research Institute

Lee McPheters
Director
JPMorgan Chase Economic Outlook Center

Mark Stapp
Fred E. Taylor Professor in Real Estate
Director, Master of Real Estate Development

Join us for the Annual Outlook Luncheon, presented by the Economic Club of Phoenix.

Dennis Hoffman, Lee McPheters, and Mark Stapp from ASU’s W. P. Carey School of Business will provide your first look at the Greater Phoenix economy in 2020.