Nazir and Mary Ansari, Mary Simmons

Nazir and Mary Ansari and Mary Simmons will be inducted into the Business Leaders Hall of Fame at a gala fundraiser for Junior Achievement on Nov. 6.

Nazir Ansari is a retired management professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, and his wife, Mary, is a retired library administrator at UNR. They also have served as advisors to numerous for-profit ventures and nonprofit organizations.

Simmons, vice president of external affairs at NV Energy, is chair of the Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce.