Managing Partner, Jenner & Block, Chicago Melissa M. Root is a restructuring and bankruptcy lawyer. She has deep experience representing creditors, official committees, debtors, examiners and trustees in complex financial restructuring matters and high stakes...

Carla Robinson, CEO and Co-founder, Canary Telehealth, Inc. Carla Robinson is CEO and Co-founder of Canary Telehealth, which provides telehealth and call center services for payers and providers to improve access to care for underserved...

Linda Maclachlan is the founder, sole owner, and current Chairperson of Entara, a security-focused eXtended Service Provider. She founded Entara in 2001 as a Woman Business Enterprise, and under her two decades of leadership, Entara...

Sandya Dandamudi is President of GI Stone, located in Chicago. Founded 28 years ago by her mother Rani Dandamudi, GI Stone is WBE/MBE certified, a signatory to Union Local 21, and a vital employer. Sandya’s...

Kathy Bolhous is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Charter Next Generation (CNG), a leading provider of specialty films and advanced material science solutions in North America, serving the food, consumer goods, industrial, and...

Can you please update Holly’s bio to read as follows? Holly Tyson currently serves as Chief People Officer of Cushman & Wakefield, a global commercial real estate and services firm where she leads a team...

Rita Sola Cook is a Managing Director and President of Bank of America Chicago, as well as Division Executive for the Midwest, Mid Atlantic, and Mid South Divisions of Bank of America Private Bank. Drawing...

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 is managing partner of the Chicago office and a partner in the firm’s asset management group. A skilled communicator known for her extensive knowledge of the registered funds landscape, Paulita represents every type...

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...