CEO Joe McGuinness is passionate about helping communities grow and thrive. The former Mayor of Franklin, Indiana, he has spent most of his career helping connect people through transportation and infrastructure projects.

In 2017, Governor Eric Holcomb appointed Joe as Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation — the first former mayor to serve in the role. During his five years as Commissioner, Joe managed billion-dollar projects with long-lasting impact, including the completion of Interstate 69 from Evansville to Indianapolis, the largest single investment in public transit in the state’s history. As Mayor of Franklin from 2012 to 2016, Joe led projects that helped rejuvenate Franklin’s downtown.

Born in Franklin and raised in Greenwood, Indiana, Joe earned a master of business administration degree in accounting at Indiana Wesleyan University and a bachelor’s degree in sociology at Franklin College, where he also played football. Joe serves on the board of the Johnson Memorial Health Foundation and is a member of the Franklin College Alumni Council. When he’s not at work on infrastructure projects or serving communities, Joe enjoys playing golf, watching Chicago Cubs baseball and spending time with his wife, Anne, and teenage children, Will and Ella.