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1. The Top 25

Thank you for participating in the Cleveland Magazine's Community Leader Power 100 Readers' Survey.

We're working on our 2017 Power 100 issue, and we're trying to gauge how power has shifted in Northeast Ohio in 2016. Observations from our readers — Northeast Ohio's business enthusiasts — will help us do that.

Please take a look at our list of the 25 most powerful people in Northeast Ohio, published this past February. Based on your knowledge of what's new in local business, political and nonprofit circles, let us know who you think has gained power and who has lost power in 2016, and why.

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* 1. Whose power has increased in 2012? Who has lost power?

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1 Beth Mooney, chairman and CEO, KeyCorp
2 Delos “Toby” Cosgrove, president and CEO, Cleveland Clinic
3 Christopher Connor, executive chairman, The Sherwin-Williams Co.
4 Ronn Richard, president, The Cleveland Foundation
5 Thomas F. Zenty III, president and CEO, University Hospitals
6 LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James Family Foundation
7 Frank Jackson, mayor, City of Cleveland
8 Alexander "Sandy" Cutler, chairman and CEO, Eaton Corp.
9 David Gilbert, president and CEO, Destination Cleveland/Greater Cleveland Sports Commision/Republican National Convention Host Committee
10 Umberto Fedeli, president and CEO, The Fedeli Group
11 Dan Gilbert, majority owner, Cleveland Cavaliers; founder and chairman, Quicken Loans/Rock Ventured
12 Barbara Snyder, president, Case Western Reserve University
13 Albert Ratner, co-chairman emeritus, Forest City Enterprises Inc.
14 David T. Abbott, executive director, The George Gund Foundation
15 Ward J. "Tim" Timken Jr., chairman, CEO and president, TimkenSteel Corp.
16 Stewart Kohl, Co-CEO, The Riverside Co.
17 Joseph Roman, president and CEO, Greater Cleveland Partnership
18 Armond D. Budish, executive, Cuyahoga County
19 Eric Gordon, CEO, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
20 Deborah Read, managing partner, Thompson Hine
21 Marc S. Byrnes, chairman, The Oswald Cos.
22 Bernie Moreno, president, The Bernie Moreno Cos. 
23 Akram Boutros, president and CEO, The MetroHealth System
24 Brian Zimmerman, CEO, Cleveland Metroparks 
25 Chris Ronayne
president, University Circle Inc.

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* 2. What happened in 2016 that caused the people above to gain or lose power? Please explain as many of your choices as you like.

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* 3. Who should we add to the Top 25? What happened in 2016 that caused them to gain power?

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