Diane P. Wood is the Director of the American Law Institute (ALI), a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago, and a former U.S. Circuit Judge (for 29 years). Judge Wood attended the...

Jean M. Franczyk is President and CEO of the Chicago Botanic Garden. The Garden is one of the world’s largest and most popular botanic gardens, hosting 1.3 million visits a year while reaching tens of...

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...

Kimberly M. Foxx is the first African American woman to lead the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office – the second largest prosecutor’s office in the country. Kim was elected to the top prosecutor post, after...

Janet Foutty is the executive chair of the board of Deloitte US, the largest professional services organization in the United States.  Janet has held this role since 2019 after serving as chair and CEO of Deloitte...

Brenda Wolf assumed the role of president and chief executive officer of La Rabida Children’s Hospital in Chicago, Illinois in July 2011. La Rabida serves approximately 9,000 children annually who require primary and specialty care...

Chief Development and Marketing Officer at the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago. Retired CEO of the Girl Scouts of Chicago; Teaching at Kellogg School of Management; Consulting with Non-Profits in the areas of fund development, board governance,...

Joycelyn Winnecke is Vice President and Associate Editor at the Chicago Tribune. She works on strategy and new business ideas for media and journalism. Winnecke’s team recently launched Blue Sky Innovation. The team created Trib...