Cheryl Green
Dr. Cheryl Green brings more than 30 years of professional experience in higher education to her role as the sixth President of Governors State University, and the leader of the Jaguar family. A passionate educator...
Deborah Gorman-Smith
Deborah Gorman-Smith is the Dean and Emily Klein Gidwitz Professor at the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice at the University of Chicago. She is also the Principal Investigator and faculty Director...
Paulita Pike
Paulita is a partner in the Chicago office of Ropes & Gray LLP. Paulita represents mutual funds and their boards as well as investment advisers throughout the country. Some of the fund complexes with which...
Karen Freeman-Wilson
Karen Freeman-Wilson began serving as President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League in January 2020. She brings a passion for equity and social justice to the organization, which works to advance economic, educational, and...
Suzanne Burns
Suzanne M. Burns is a trusted advisor to numerous public and private company CEOs and Board Compensation and Nominating & Governance Committees, where she shares her knowledge of board best practices, CEO succession planning, insights...
Carole Wood
Carole Wood is the President and CEO of Northwestern University Settlement House, a non-profit organization in the West Town neighborhood. The Settlement House serves over 7,000 people annually through myriad programs including Rowe Elementary, a...
Larita Clark
The first African American woman to serve as CEO of Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority (MPEA), Larita Clark has been blazing trails since she was a high school student. A native of Chicago, Larita grew...
Marion Gross
Marion oversees McDonald’s Global Supply Chain and is responsible for developing and executing sustainable sourcing strategies across the company’s supply chain footprint. In this role, Marion and her team ensure relationships with suppliers are based...
Mary Moreland
As Abbott’s Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Mary Moreland leads the company’s efforts to support and develop employees, to help them both support Abbott’s mission and live their own best possible lives. Prior to assuming...
Sharon Corwin
Sharon Corwin is President and CEO of the Terra Foundation for American Art, having assumed the role in 2020. Under her leadership, the foundation announced its new guiding mission, vision, and values in 2022 that...