Stephanie Neely is a native Chicagoan with deep ties to the City and a strong commitment to its civic and financial well-being. She is the daughter of an entrepreneur who owned and operated a successful...

Blythe McGarvie has served on 10 public corporate boards, currently serving as a member of the boards of directors of public companies Sonoco, LKQ, Apple Hospitality REIT and two private companies Wawa, Inc. and Cineworld....

I have substantial regulatory and international experience after a decade with United Airlines as a senior officer. During that time period, we considered a merger, several acquisitions and multiple alliances. I directly reported to five...

Phyllis Lockett is a serial social entrepreneur who has led transformation efforts in education, government and the civic arena. Ms Lockett is currently the CEO of LEAP-X, an education innovation lab that advises and designs...

Ellen Jordan is CEO of Global Grounds which specializes in product development and lab testing of custom and private label coffee beverages. Global Grounds supports the quality programs and standards established by clients in the...

Michele J. Hooper is President and CEO of The Directors’ Council which specializes in corporate board of director recruitment, focused primarily on diversity candidates, and board advisory services. With over 20 years of corporate board...

Gail Hasbrouck is a legal expert and seasoned board director with a broad-based expertise in Health Care, Mergers & Acquisitions, Compliance, Risk Management, Business Arrangements and Corporate Governance. She has a strategic perspective and in-depth...

Julie’s career has focused on policy advocacy and public interest law. Julie is Senior Advisor at the Office of Medicaid Innovation at the University of Illinois, working on various projects for the Illinois Medicaid Program....

Sunny Fischer is the Executive Director of The Richard Driehaus Foundation, and she has consulted for many other foundations including The Joyce Foundation (where she developed a funding program to raise immunization rates in Chicago’s...