Anna Valencia was first sworn-in as City Clerk of Chicago on January 25, 2017 overseeing one of the largest offices in the City serving 1.2 million Chicagoans and generating more than $130 million annually. As...

Na’ilah Suad Nasir is the sixth President of the Spencer Foundation which invests in education research that cultivates learning and transforms lives. She held a faculty appointment at the University of California, Berkeley from 2008-2019,...

Lindsay is a partner in Cooley’s litigation practice with a focus on white collar defense and investigations. She is an accomplished trial lawyer and former federal prosecutor with extensive experience overseeing complex, high-stakes criminal cases...

Northern Illinois University (NIU) is an engaged public research university that serves a diverse student body. As President, Freeman works to support all aspects of the university’s mission, emphasizing NIU’s continued commitments to promoting the...

Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton is excited to serve Illinois as the state’s 48th Lieutenant Governor. In this role, her portfolio includes leading the Justice, Equity and OpportunityInitiative, and chairing the Illinois Council on Women and...

Laura Neiman, President & CEO of Neiman Brothers Company, Inc., joined her family’s business immediately upon completion of her BA in Economics and Managerial Finance from Brandeis University. Ms. Neiman represents the third generation of...

“Besides being very bright, tenacious and hardworking, she is just really honest and realistic.” Clients have described Britt Miller as a “supersmart” attorney who brings “tenacity, attention to detail, and [an] efficient approach to matters.”...

Ann Thompson, FAIA, is Executive Vice President of Architecture and Design at Related Midwest. Since joining Related in 1995, she has led the creative oversight and planning of projects across the company’s portfolio of mixed-use,...

After 25-years as a labor attorney, utility executive with Exelon Corporation and lobbyist, Stephanie Hickman left Corporate America in 2006 to acquire the construction company her family started in 1967. Since the acquisition, she has...

As a former student, teacher, principal, network chief, and chief education officer, and a former chief executive officer, Dr. Janice K. Jackson has been immersed in Chicago Public Schools her entire life. As the former...