Beth A. Harris is retired Vice President and General Counsel for the University of Chicago where she served in various roles for nearly 30 years. Following her role as VP and General Counsel, she served...

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...

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...

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,...

Jill Koski is the President and CEO of The Morton Arboretum located on 1,700 acres 25 miles west of Chicago. She oversees the comprehensive strategies and operations of the Arboretum, advancing the tree-focused vision, mission,...

Rachel Bishop was most recently President, Tableware Business Unit, Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ: REYN) where she led the company’s Tableware business unit, which includes both Hefty® brand and private label disposable tableware. This growing business...

Dr. Aarti Dhupelia is an education leader dedicated to advancing equity and economic mobility. She is the CEO of One Million Degrees (OMD), a nonprofit that supports community college students to succeed in school, work,...

Katie Lawler is currently Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW), a Fortune 250 global multi-industrial manufacturing leader with revenue of $16 billion in 2024 and a market...