Chairman of the Board of the Lumina Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing greater access to higher education opportunities for underserved populations.
John Mutz
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Influences and Impacts
“I had to be at dinner every night at 6 o'clock or have one whale of a good excuse why I wasn't there. This was a command performance and this lasted until the end of high school basically and our dinner table conversations had to be some of the most illuminating and informative kind of discussions that took place in my life.”
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Understand Leadership
“[L]eaders are agenda setters and by that I mean, they are able to crystallize the few things that are to be accomplished.”
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Storytelling
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Storytelling
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Storytelling
“ [W]e saw a bright new day for Indianapolis.”
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About John Mutz
John Mutz served in various, significant leadership positions in business, state government, and the non-profit sector. His successes as an entrepreneur included development of a franchise partnership that owned thirty-one Burger Chef Restaurants (1965–80) and formation of Circle Leasing Corporation (1962–80). He served as a state representative (1967–70) and as a state senator (1971–80). In 1980, Mr. Mutz was elected lieutenant governor of Indiana. Following two terms, he ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1988 against Democrat Evan Bayh. The Lilly Endowment hired him as president in 1989. In 1993, he became chairman of PSI Energy, Indiana’s largest electric utility, a post he held until 1999. In 2002, he served as chairman of the City of Indianapolis, Department of Waterworks, and in 2006, he was chairman of the board, Lumina Foundation.
Explore the complete oral history of John MutzBorn or Made?
“I think you can learn to be a leader and I think it’s a learned talent. But the motivation to learn it is, it has to be there, so maybe that’s innate.”
Leaders Are Readers
Books I Recommend
- Good to Great
—by Jim Collins
Non-Fiction; Business - Memories, Dreams, Reflections
—by C.G. Jung
Non-Fiction; Psychology
