AGE: 61 OCCUPATION: CEO, Rush University Medical Center

In January, the doors officially opened on Rush’s new 14-story hospital, a $654 million achievement that brought Mayor Emanuel and a parade of other political, civic, and financial leaders to the Near West Side. And Goodman, a doctor, continues to oversee a $1 billion capital campaign to push Rush to the forefront of the Chicago health scene.

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