LIAM GRIFFIN  PRESIDENT/CEO/CHAIRMAN     SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC.     WHY: Helping to diversify Irvine-based chipmaker into ...

GABBI PATRICK  EXECUTIVE CHEF  GABBI’S MEXICAN KITCHEN, CHAAK    WHY: Restaurateur has helped plant a culinary flag in two of ...

Co-founded company that makes sacral neuromodulation device to treat patients with overactive bladder conditions.   IN THE ...

President of the largest community college in South OC with a nearly 900,000-square-feet campus.   IN THE NEWS: Unveiled a $60M student services building in February. Off campus, two Saddleback ...

Former CEO and chairman of Oakley and Red Digital Cinema. He serves as chairman of knitting manufacturer FutureStitch. ...

Took over software company iBase-t Inc. and steered it from pending disaster to profitability after the sudden death of her husband a quarter century ago. Today, it ranks as a leading local software ...

ELIZABETH GRUENE  GENERAL MANAGER  COLLECTORS HOLDINGS INC.     WHY: Head of expanding pop culture category at collectible ...

Keeps innovating to ensure a safer and more efficient life for the all-important trucking industry; took over as CEO of ...

SLOANE KEANE  CEO  BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF ORANGE COUNTY AND INLAND EMPIRE    WHY: Head of Santa Ana-based organization ...

TOM TAIT  CHAIRMAN  TREVOR TAIT  CEO  TAIT & ASSOCIATES    WHY: Their multi-generation, family-owned firm, founded by Ken ...

Along with brother Chad, has co-founded two hit companies: dMarc Broadcasting was sold in 2006 to Google for $400M+ and ...

JULIE HILL   TRUSTEE  UCI FOUNDATION   FUTURE ASTRONAUT       WHY: Leading OC businesswoman Julie Hill expects to fly as an ...