Marilynn Gardner is President and CEO of Navy Pier, where she oversees the operations, programming, and long-term vision of the Midwest’s most visited destination, welcoming more than 8 million guests annually.A lifelong Chicagoan, Gardner has...

Kristi L. Rowsell is an independent director of State Street Investment Management SPDR ETFs, a director of the Oakmark Funds, and member of the Board of Governors for the Investment Company Institute. She retired from...

Mary Ann Travers has over 30 years of consulting experience, specializing in the valuation of businesses and business interests, intangible assets, liabilities and complex securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions, financing, income and estate...

Mary Lee has served in C-suite leadership roles in public and private companies across the publishing, graphic communications, educational services and direct marketing industries. She currently serves on the boards of Utah-based Larry H. Miller...

Joyce M. St. Clair is a retired executive of The Northern Trust Company, Chicago. She held various Management Committee positions during her 30 year tenure including Chief Risk Officer, President of Operations and Technology, Chief...

At Google she leads +50B business at the center of the evolving digital marketing landscape of generative AI, rapid consumer change and business transformation. She also oversees Google’s expanding presence in the Midwest as site...

Kapila is a seasoned board member and audit committee chair/financial expert on public and private companies.She was KPMG’s former National Partner-in-Charge: Public Policy Business Initiatives, responsible for coordinating the U.S. Firm’s response to Public Policy...

Jessica Fairchild has established a reputation as a thoughtful, practical advisor who provides business-focused solutions for her clients. As the Co-Chair of the Firm’s Management Committee and partner at Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres LLC,...

Ms. Steel is CEO and Founder of Alpha Wealth Advisors, LLC, a financial consulting firm advising family offices and private foundations in the U.S. and South America. In addition, she is an experienced board director...