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Can R.I. weather the exit of so many leaders?

DR. TIMOTHY J. BABINEAU, former CEO and president of Lifespan Corp., officially resigned on May 31 but will stay on as a consultant until September. Babineau is one of numerous people who have said they'll be leaving high-profile positions in Rhode Island over the next year. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI
DR. TIMOTHY J. BABINEAU, former CEO and president of Lifespan Corp., officially resigned on May 31 but will stay on as a consultant until September. Babineau is one of numerous people who have said they'll be leaving high-profile positions in Rhode Island over the next year. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

A wave of recent retirement and resignation announcements from top executives leaves the state facing a potential leadership gap in some of its most important industries. Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor is stepping down from the state’s economic development arm to run for state treasurer. Dr. Timothy J. Babineau, the top executive at Lifespan Corp., resigned

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