Unmi Song is former President of the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, a private foundation that supports nonprofits serving low-income communities in Chicago in the areas of Arts Learning, Education, Employment, and Health. Across all of...

Beth Kirk Malecki is Mercer’s US Central Zone Leader and a Senior Partner with the firm. In her role, Beth is accountable for revenue growth and sales, client satisfaction and the engagement of Mercer colleagues...

Cheryl Francis is co-founder and co-chairman of Corporate Leadership Center (CLC), a mission-driven, non-profit which partners with CEOs, respected academics, and expert practitioners to advance corporate leaders and leadership practices through its two programs: CEO...

Janice Eberly is the James R. and Helen D. Russell Professor of Finance and former Chair of the Finance Department. Before joining the Kellogg faculty, she was a faculty member in Finance at the Wharton...

Francesca DeBiase is a Corporate Director and currently serves on the boards of Sysco Corporation, where she sits on the Audit and Sustainability Committees, and Norfolk Southern Corporation, where she sits on the Compensation and...

Erin Amico is the President & CEO of The Chicago Academy of Sciences and its Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (“Nature Museum”). For 167 years, the Nature Museum has been connecting Chicagoans to nature and science....

Vicki Dudley joined TTX Company in 2012 as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. TTX is the largest railcar owner in North America with over $9 billion in assets and 2,250 employees throughout North America. In...

Damla Gerhart serves as Principal and Regional Managing Director for Avison Young’s Central Region, overseeing key markets including Austin, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, and Pittsburgh. Additionally, as the Managing Principal/Market...

Molly is CEO of The McShane Companies, one of the largest and most successful general contractors and real estate developers in the country. The McShane Companies, an organization comprised of McShane Construction Company, Cadence McShane...

Katie Spring is U.S. President of Edelman Smithfield and leads a national team of nearly 200 communication professionals. Working closely with C-suites, Boards of Directors, and external advisors, Katie counsels clients facing transformative events, including...