Kay C. James and Kim R. Holmes announced last week that they are resigning as president and executive vice president, respectively, of The Heritage Foundation. James will stay on as president for up to six months until a replacement for her is found, after which she will become a distinguished visiting fellow there, according to the announcement.

For decades, Heritage has been highly influential in the conservative public-policy establishment in the nation’s capital. Many consider it, and criticize it as, part of the D.C.-based “Conservative, Inc.” Along with many “new kids on the block” that we’ve tried to track, Heritage could help refine or redefine conservatism in the coming years. Its leadership may thus be pivotal. Its large and wide donor base, moreover, will likely inform its selection of a new leader.

For Heritage, its philanthropic and other supporters, and, well, anybody else to consider—and trying to err on the side of overinclusion, though still inadvertently omitting some good suggestions, to be sure—below is a (merely alphabetical) list of potential candidates for the role.

Sohrab Ahmari

Lamar Alexander

Ryan Anderson

Michael Anton

Larry Arnn

Lawson Bader

Steve Bannon

Mark Bauerlein

Bill Bennett

Tarren Bragdon

Drew Brees

Arthur Brooks

Campbell Brown

Tammy Bruce

John Burtka

Stuart Butler

Jon Caldara

Christopher Caldwell

Frank Cannon

James Jay Carafano

Tucker Carlson

Ben Carson

Oren Cass

Elaine Chao

David Clarke

Dan Coats

Matthew Continetti

Kellyanne Conway

Ann Coulter

Lindsay Craig

Ken Cuccinelli

David DesRosiers

Betsy Devos

Lou Dobbs

Ross Douthat

Dinesh D’Souza

Tony Dungy

Kristen Eastlick

Rick Esenberg

Harris Faulkner

Carly Fiorina

Ari Fleisher

Michael Franc

Bob Gates

Robert P. George

Paul Gigot

Jim Gilmore

Trey Gowdy

Boyden Gray

Ric Grenell

Sean Hannity

Victor Davis Hanson

Steve Hantler

Yoram Hazony

Mollie Hemingway

Heather Higgins

John Hinderaker

David Horowitz

Mike Huckabee

Laura Ingraham

David Keating

Roger Kimball

Charlie Kirk

Julius Krein

Larry Kudlow

Kent Lassman

Joe Lehman

Eli Lehrer

Leonard Leo

Mark Levin

Yuval Levin

Michael Lind

Rich Lowry

Daniel J. Mahoney

Kris Mauren

Daniel McCarthy

Bill McGurn

Kayleigh McIneny

David McIntosh

Linda McMahon

Mark Meadows

Bill Meierling

Rebekah Mercer

Gene Meyer

Adam Meyerson

Stephen Miller

Steve Mnuchin

Lisa Nelson

Grover Norquist

Eric O’Keefe

Darcy Olsen

Henry Olsen

Alfredo Ortiz

Candace Owens

Neil Patel

Mike Pence

Dana Perino

Jordan Peterson

Dan Pompeo

Rob Portman

Joseph Postell

Andrew Puzder

Robert Rector

R.R. Reno

Brooke Rollins

Pat Sajak

Terry Schilling

Matt Schlapp

Mercedes Schlapp

Dan Senor

Jeff Sessions

Brad Smith

Matt Spalding

Ryan Streeter

Tim Tebow

Peter Thiel

John Tillman

Jim Towey

Jason Turner

J.D. Vance

Russ Vought

Leah Vukmir

Bridgett Wagner

Herschel Walker

Scott Walker

Scott Walter

John Walters

J.C. Watts

Meg Whitman

Brad Wilcox

Ryan Williams

Bob Woodson