The Business Journal in this first issue of 2018 on this first day of the year highlights eight superlative members of that august community of business in six areas:
• Donald Bren in real estate, this page
• Emmanuel Roman and Dan Ivascyn in finance, this page
• Dean Stoecker in technology, page 6
• Charles Dunlop in healthcare, page 10
• Marisa Thalberg and Steve Jun in retail & marketing, page 12
• Jay Burress in hospitality & tourism, page 14
Each is a Business Journal 2017 Businessperson of the year, and Bren—city of Irvine Doctor of Design—is capo di tutti capi of the family.
The group represents the best on offer in their industries, the upper echelon of Orange County’s community of business.
In that sense, they stand alone, even as they stand together. In another, OC has a pretty deep bench (see separate story, this page).
Being a businessperson of the year—and selecting them—means tough choices. To learn more of some of those choices and their results, see the profiles.
To track the field for 2018 Businessperson of the Year, start with this issue.
Tomorrow is another day. But today is another year.
