Library Director Kristen Sorth Named 2023 St. Louis Titan 100

Titan CEO and headline sponsor Wipfli LLP are pleased to announce Kristen Sorth, St. Louis County Library Director & CEO, as a 2023 St. Louis Titan 100. The Titan 100 program recognizes St. Louis’s Top 100 CEO’s & C-level executives. They are the area’s most accomplished business leaders in their industry using criteria that includes demonstrating exceptional leadership, vision, and passion.  Collectively the 2023 St. Louis Titan 100 and their companies employ more than 89,000 individuals and generate $26 billion dollars in annual revenues.  This year’s honorees will be published in a limited-edition Titan 100 book and profiled exclusively online. They will be honored at the annual awards ceremony on April 6th, 2023 at The Factory, and will be given the opportunity to interact and connect multiple times throughout the year with their fellow Titans.

“The Titan 100 are changing the way that business is done in St. Louis. These preeminent leaders have built a distinguished reputation that is unrivaled and preeminent in their field. We proudly recognize the Titan 100 for their efforts to shape the future of the St. Louis business community. Their achievements create a profound impact that makes an extraordinary difference for their customers and clients across the nation.” says Jaime Zawmon, President of Titan CEO.

Kristen Sorth became St. Louis County Library’s first female Director and CEO on November 19, 2013. Ms. Sorth has a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Missouri–Columbia and a Master’s degree in Library and Information Sciences from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. She has worked for the library since 1998. The Library District has received many accolades under Sorth’s leadership. Most recently, the Library received the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries, the 2022 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. In addition, SLCL was named the 2022 Missouri Library of the Year by the Missouri Library Association.

Ms. Sorth will be honored at the annual Titan 100 awards celebration on April 6, 2023 at The Factory.  This unique cocktail-style awards event will gather 100 Titans of Industry and their guests for an evening unlike anything that exists in the St. Louis business community.

“On behalf of all the partners and associates at Wipfli we congratulate all the Titan100 winners. It’s an honor to recognize this special group of leaders in the St. Louis community. We appreciate the lasting impact each leader has made, and continues to make, in building organizations of significance both here in St. Louis and abroad. Your ingenuity and creativity have set you apart, and the honor of being seen as an industry Titan is most deserved,” says Adam Herman, partner at Wipfli.