After 30 years with Morningstar, Catherine retired in June 2018. As the firm’s first Strategy officer starting in 2012, she was responsible for driving firm value by designing and implementing a strategic planning process; working...

Chef Carrie Nahabedian started her career in cooking in the Ritz Carlton Hotel fine dining restaurant “The Dining Room” during high school in the northern suburbs of Chicago. From the first day, she walked into...

Linda K. Myers is a nationally recognized corporate attorney, representing private equity groups, major public and private companies, and commercial lending institutions. Until her retirement in 2022, Linda was a Share Partner at the international...

Carla Michelotti is a recognized leader with decades of experience advising companies and their brands regarding how best to anticipate and navigate successfully through every type of legal challenge. In her primary career, Carla was...

A driven, innovative, and empathetic leader, CEO Marsha McVicker founded LYLA (then known as Errand Solutions) during her MBA program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. At the heart of LYLA is the knowledge that humans...

Terri McNally is a visionary leader and the founder of Global Capital, a Chicago-based equipment financing firm celebrating 25 years of success in 2024. As a pioneer in the financial industry, she has built a...

Erin McInerney is a private investor and director at Hinsdale Bank & Trust, serving on the Audit, Risk Management and Compensation Committees. McInerney’s distinguished career as a marketing and finance executive drew on her strategic...

As Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Kary handles the marketing P&L for the Medical Center and Lurie Children’s Foundation. This includes all media relations...

Mary Meg McCarthy is the executive director of Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), one of the nation’s leading immigrant and human rights advocacy organizations. Under her leadership, NIJC has grown to a staff...