Valerie Jarrett is the CEO of The Obama Foundation. She wrote a New York Times best selling book titled Finding My Voice published in 2019. She was the longest serving Senior Advisor to any president...

Riveron, Chief Executive Officer (2021-2023)Navigant Consulting, Chairman & Chief Executive Office (2012-2019) Julie Howard was most recently the Chief Executive Officer for Riveron, a PE-backed $350M+ national accounting, finance, technology, and operations advisory firm. She...

As Co-CEO, Mellody is responsible for management, strategic planning and growth for all areas of Ariel. Additionally, she chairs the board of Ariel Investments’ publicly traded mutual funds. Prior to being named Co-CEO, Mellody spent...

Mary Kay Haben recently concluded a successful 33-year career with two iconic Chicago companies, Kraft Foods and the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. After a 27-year career at Kraft, where she led several multi-billion dollar divisions...

Maria Green is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW). Celebrating its 100-year anniversary in 2012, ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 200 global diversified industrial manufacturer of value-added...

Margo Georgiadis joined Ancestry as President and CEO in May 2018 and also serves on the company’s Board of Directors. Bringing together science, technology and self-discovery, Ancestry’s market-leading products and services leverage data and distinct...

Roxanne Decyk has taken on the role of Corporate Affairs Director for the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies. In this capacity, she oversees regional business coordination, global government affairs, communications, policy, security and HSE...

Ms. Collins is a member of the boards of CIBC and CIBC US, Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc., and Ulta Beauty, Inc. She previously served on several other public and private company boards. Ms. Collins also...

A finance specialist since 1980, Adela Cepeda, president of A.C. Advisory, Inc., manages the structuring and execution of transactions in the capital markets for corporations and municipalities. As a corporate finance executive at Smith Barney,...