What is Leadership Now Ohio
Leadership Now Ohio is a partnership of business and civic leaders—Republicans, Independents, and Democrats—committed to defending democracy and ensuring a stable, competitive future for our state. We believe Ohio’s economic success depends on the strength of our democratic institutions and the trust citizens place in them.
We’ve spoken out against efforts to undermine majority rule, weaken election systems, and entrench partisan power—because when democracy falters, Ohioans pay the price.
Leadership Now Ohio, led by Richard Stoff, is a state affiliate of the Leadership Now Project. Richard draws on the advice, counsel and engagement of a broad spectrum of business and thought leaders, both in Ohio and from across the country.
John Pepper in Conversation
Leadership Now Ohio member John Pepper, retired CEO of Procter & Gamble, recently authored 100 Books That Shaped My Life: Reflections on a Lifetime of Reading.
In a fireside chat with his son, David Pepper, John reflects on four books that have been especially meaningful to him: John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath; Wallace Stegner’s Crossing to Safety; Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove; and Jon Meacham’s seminal biography of Abraham Lincoln, And There Was Light.
“John is far more than a business leader. He is a true humanitarian—and one of the most literate and well-read people I’ve ever known.”
— Richard Stoff, Senior Advisor, Leadership Now Ohio
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Leadership Now Ohio lost three valued partners this year: David Gergen, Oliver “Pudge” Henkel, and Francie Pepper. We mourn their passing.
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