Jenny Niemann
Jenny is president, chief executive officer and owner of Forward Space, an independent Steelcase dealership in Chicago. She is responsible for the strategic leadership of the company – providing guidance in support of client needs,...
Jill Nicholson
Jill Nicholson is a partner and trial lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP and chair of the firm’s national Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practice. She concentrates her practice in commercial bankruptcy and insolvency matters, creditors’...
Patricia Saldana Natke
Patricia Saldaña Natke is President and Design Principal of UrbanWorks, an architecture, planning, and interior design firm in Chicago. At UrbanWorks, Pat is responsible for the visionary design direction. Pat has served as an Adjunct...
Nivine Megahed
In March 2010, Nivine Megahed, Ph.D., became the 11th president of National Louis University, bringing more than 20 years of experience in making higher education more accessible for students of all backgrounds to one of...
Dorri Carie McWhorter
Dorri McWhorter is renowned for her social enterprise business leadership. Crain’s Chicago Business lauded McWhorter as a “nonprofit disrupter” who turned around a major agency “by leading as if it’s a startup.” McWhorter is a...
Suzet McKinney
Dr. Suzet M. McKinney is a public health expert, medical executive, thought leader, strategic thinker and nationally recognized expert in emergency preparedness and response. As Principal and Director of Life Sciences for Sterling Bay, Dr....
Maura Ann McBreen
Practice Areas Compensation & Employment Law Practice Focus Employee benefits (single employer, multi-employer and multinational) and executive compensation legal practice. Practice Description Ms. McBreen designs and drafts tax-qualified retirement plans and addresses operational and fiduciary...
Terri Mascherin
Terri L. Mascherin is a partner at Jenner & Block LLP, practicing in the Firm’s Litigation Department. She is a member of the Complex Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration, and Unfair Competition, False Advertising and Lanham...
Marilyn I. Lissner
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS Marilyn Lissner is an innovative and influential leader at Cushman & Wakefield (C&W), serving as Executive Director of Brokerage. She has established herself as a pillar of the real estate community with 40+...
Grace Hou
Grace B. Hou has been Deputy Governor for Health and Human Services for Governor JB Pritzker since October 10, 2023. As the Deputy Governor, Grace oversees the work of the 12 Health and Human Services...