Patricia Brown Holmes is the first African-American woman to lead and have her name on the door of a major law firm that is not women- or minority-owned. She is a highly respected and accomplished...

Alison Gutterman is the President and CEO of Jelmar, the 52-year-old family-owned cleaning products manufacturer of CLeaR CLR® and Tarn-X® products and acquirer of ESPRO, now named CLR® Sports Stain Remover. As the third-generation family...

Ms. Greenstein has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Axel Johnson Inc. (“Axel Johnson”), a privately held investment company that invests in global manufacturing and service businesses, since June 2022. Prior to...

Marilynn Gardner is President and CEO of Navy Pier, where she oversees the operations, programming, and long-term vision of the Midwest’s most visited destination, welcoming more than 8 million guests annually. A lifelong Chicagoan, Gardner...

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...

My parents and grandparents came to Chicago from Puerto Rico in the 1950s and 60s. Like so many other immigrant stories in this country, they worked tremendously hard to provide for our family. I was...

As Director, Radio Disney Station Group, Karyn Esken currently oversees the sales, marketing and operational efforts of Radio Disney local stations in the following markets: New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Kansas City...

Lisa Emerick is an innovative marketing and sales leader and early-stage investor with her finger on the pulse of Chicago’s C-suite. She has a deep knowledge of the strategies that attract, engage and retain executive-level...

Anne has been involved in the development and construction industry in Chicago for over 30 years. A civil engineer by degree, she began her career as a project manager with a major construction management firm...

Wendy DuBoe is a seasoned executive who has more than thirty years of transformative, domestic, and international leadership experience in the non-profit and for-profit arenas. Under her leadership, she and her teams have designed innovative...