Overview Natalie Spears is a trial lawyer and represents clients in state and federal courts across the US in a wide range of matters, including consumer class actions, IP, media and advertising disputes, complex commercial...

Unmi Song is 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 its...

After the sudden loss of her father and Lifeway founder Michael Smolyansky in 2002, Julie Smolyansky became the youngest female CEO of a publicly traded company when she took over Lifeway Foods at the age...

After spending over 33 years at Accenture, Jill retired from the organization and is currently the President of the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR), a Director at EPAM Systems, a Director at AlixPartners, a...

An expert in risk management with over 30 years’ experience, Sara Sirotzky, is a Managing Director for Marsh, the world’s leading insurance brokerage and risk advisor firm. In this role, Sara oversees client service teams...

Professional Background: Joyce Simon joined the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago in 1992 as its first Chief Financial Officer; she also serves as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Shedd Aquarium Society, the not-for-profit corporation that...

The GPP supports Adele’s work in both strengthening the infrastructure that supports global philanthropy and also her focus on global cities and sustainable cities. She co-chaired the Task Force that produced Mayor Daley’s Chicago Climate...

Jennifer L. Sherman is President and Chief Executive Officer. She was appointed vice president, general counsel and secretary in 2004, promoted to senior vice president in 2008, promoted to Chief Administrative Officer in October 2010...

Susan Sher is a Senior Adviser to the President of the University of Chicago, where she serves as the University liaison to the Obama Foundation. She has also served in a number of roles in...

Smita Shah is an entrepreneur and civic leader with a commitment to excellence and improving lives. She is a founder and CEO of SPAAN Tech, Inc., an engineering and construction management firm based in Illinois....