Julie’s career has focused on policy advocacy and public interest law. Julie is Senior Advisor at the Office of Medicaid Innovation at the University of Illinois, working on various projects for the Illinois Medicaid Program....

Trish Halper is currently the co-Chief Investment Officer at Cercano Management, a multi-family office. Prior to joining Cercano, she was the Chief Investment Officer for the Global Family and Private Investment Offices at Northern Trust....

Dr. Mitra Dutta is a UIC Distinguished Professor Emerita of Electrical and Computer Engineering since 2024. She was the Vice Chancellor for Research and a Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University...

Financial Profiles is a communications consulting firm. Our foundation in corporate finance and business enables us to create effective communications programs that help our clients meet business objectives. We have a breath of expertise in...

A highly successful investor with over twenty years of venture capital experience as co-manager and lead technology investor at William Blair Capital Partners (WBCP), Ellen Carnahan is now Principal of Machrie Enterprises LLC. Machrie Enterprises...

H. Carol Bernstein is the Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of CMC Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCMP), a worldwide leader in the development, manufacture and supply of highly-engineered electronic and performance materials, primarily serving the...

Cheryl K. Beebe is former Former EVP/CFO, Ingredion, and former Chief Financial Officer of Corn Products International, Inc., one of the world’s largest corn refiners and a major supplier of high-quality food ingredients and industrial...

Melissa Bean is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Executives’ Club of Chicago. Since 1911, the Club has been known as the premier networking forum for Chicago’s “best and brightest”business, civic, and academic...