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,...

Sharon is a founding managing director of Protiviti, started in 2002, and now a $2+billion global consulting firm. This followed a 15-year career at Arthur Andersen, where she was a partner. As the leader of...

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...

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...

Justice Joy Virginia Cunningham was elected to the Illinois Appellate Court, First District in 2006. Prior to joining the court Justice Cunningham served as Senior Vice President -General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for the Northwestern...

Marsha Cruzan is a trusted Board Director adept with crafting public/private companies’ business growth strategies by: Completing numerous M&A transactions, offering strategic counsel and forging key connections to spur business growth.Leading comprehensive risk analysis, implementing...