Anna Caroline Ball is Chairman and CEO of the 120-year-old Ball Horticultural Company, which specializes in all aspects of horticulture, including breeding, biotechnology, production, and marketing of hybrid flower seeds and other floriculture crops. Privately-held...

Clodagh LawlessPartner, The Dearborn “Whether we like it or not, it’s in our blood,” exclaims Clodagh Lawless, Partner at Chicago’s beloved restaurant The Dearborn. For the Irish-born entrepreneur, a deep-rooted love of genuine Irish hospitality...

Amy Lawless – Partner – The Dearborn Spend some time with Amy Lawless and you’ll quickly learn that Amy is most passionate about people. As a co-owner of The Dearborn, Amy touches every interaction with...

Jacqueline (Jackie) Barlow, Vice Chairman of CIBC U.S. From 2023 through March 2026, Jackie was the President of U.S. Commercial Real Estate, overseeing the teams that work with middle market, institutional and specialty lending clients...

Cary is an executive advisor to Aquiline Capital Partners and on the Board of Directors of State Farm Insurance, League Inc., Sageview Advisors and FinTech Evolution (NYSE: FTEV.UT). She was most recently the CEO of...

Deb Boyda is an accomplished board director and former CEO with a track record of leading companies to accelerated growth, profit expansion and enhanced shareholder value. As a board director, Deb has robust experience working...

Kate is the executive vice president of human resources and labor relations at United Airlines, where she is responsible for the transformation of the company’s culture by leading a global team of over 800 professionals....

ResponsibilitiesLynn is the Midwest Region Leader for Aon, which includes offices in Chicago, Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Missouri, Ohio, Michigan, and Pittsburgh. As the Midwest Region Leader at Aon, she leads our teams in nine...

A veteran award-winning media executive, Montgomery is currently Executive Vice President, Head of Unscripted Programming for OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, and oversees all Oprah Branded content (Oprah’s Book Club, prime time interviews, Super Soul, live...

Laurie Elish-Piper, Ph.D. serves as the Executive Vice President and Provost of Northern Illinois University (NIU). In this role, her work focuses on student experience and success, academic innovation and efficiency, adult learner and transfer...