Congratulations to the 2024 Power 100 Business Leaders of Color

Updated: Monday, September 16, 2024 2:32 PM

Congratulations to the 2024 Power 100 Business Leaders of Color

Congratulations to the individuals from Kaleida Health who were named to Buffalo Business First's third annual list of Power 100 Business Leaders of Color:

• Ian Barrett, MBA, EdD, SPHR, CCP,chief human resources officer, Kaleida Health
• Thomas Beauford, Jr., president & CEO, Buffalo Urban League, member, Kaleida Health Board of Directors
• Shannon Bryant, chief diversity and inclusion officer, Kaleida Health
• Nagendra Raina, CEO, Buffalo Games, member, The Children's Hospital of Buffalo Foundation Board of Directors
• Riffat Sadiq, MD, president & CEO, WNY Medical PC, active physician, Kaleida Health Medical/Dental Staff
• Adnan Siddiqui, MD, PhD, FAANS, FACS, FAHA,CEO/surgeon, professor and vice chairman, Jacobs Institute/UBNS, director of neurosurgical stroke services, Kaleida Health

Today we celebrate the men and women on this list who have risen to the top as leaders of Western New York companies and organizations. They foster creativity and inclusion in their organizations, act as role models for future generations and recognize that diverse viewpoints breed success.

For this list, we considered factors such as the size of a workforce, an organization's revenue and a leader's time in a position. We also looked at community impact and influence: If he or she makes a phone call, how quickly does it get returned? (Note: For this list, we focused only on business and nonprofit leaders and not on politicians or religious leaders, despite their influence.)

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