Oesterle to receive Daniels Prize Award
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Entrepreneur and community activist Bill Oesterle will receive the Daniels Prize Award from the Mitch Daniels Leaderships Foundation next month, the organization announced Thursday. The award is presented to Hoosiers who have “lifted the state to a new plane of thought, aspiration, expectation and action.”
Oesterle currently serves as co-founder and executive chairman of Indianapolis-based MakeMyMove, which helps remote workers find incentives to relocate to a new city. He is also the former CEO of Angie’s List and executive chairman of OurHealth in Indianapolis.
“Bill has had a profoundly positive impact on the lives of countless people in Indiana,” MDLF Chair Claire Fiddian-Green said in a statement. “He is an innovator and deep thinker who consistently challenges Hoosiers to think bigger about how we can create positive changes in our state. He is also a bold and fearless advocate for policies and initiatives he believes will help Indiana continue to flourish.”
Oesterle also managed the 2004 “Mitch Daniels for Governor” campaign. He is a graduate of Purdue University and the Harvard Business School and previously served on the Purdue Board of Trustees.
“Once every hundred years or so, a leader emerges with the qualities of Mitch. The only conceivable justification for winning his award is that I love Indiana almost as much as he does,” said Oesterle.
Previous recipients of the Daniels Prize include Tim Solso, retired chairman and CEO of Columbus-based Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI); James Morris, vice chairman of Pacers Sports & Entertainment; and Scott Dorsey, managing partner of High Alpha in Indy.
Oesterle will receive the award Dec. 8 at the MDLF Annual Event, which will also feature a fireside chat with Daniels moderated by Inside INdiana Business Host Gerry Dick.