Ann Drake is Chairman and CEO of DSC Logistics, one of the nation’s leading supply chain management companies. As CEO, Ann has guided DSC through continual transformation aimed at providing supply chain leadership to customers...

Wendy DuBoe is a seasoned executive who brings more than 20 years of transformative leadership experience in local, national and international markets in both the non-profit and for-profit arenas. She has designed innovative strategies, operated...

Kate Maehr was appointed chief executive officer of the Greater Chicago Food Depository, the food bank that serves Cook County, Illinois, in 2006. Since her appointment, the Food Depository has increased the annual distribution of...

Phyllis is CEO of LEAP Innovations, an education technology hub in Chicago connecting educators and tech companies from across the nation to research, pilot, and scale instructional technology solutions that advance teaching and learning from...

Cheryl Francis is co-founder and Co-Chairman of Corporate Leadership Center (CLC), a partnership between major corporations and academic institutions, which advances top corporate leaders and leadership practices. CEO Perspectives, CLC’s flagship program, has been offered...

Chief Development and Marketing Officer at the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago. Retired CEO of the Girl Scouts of Chicago; Teaching at Kellogg School of Management; Consulting with Non-Profits in the areas of fund development, board governance,...

In 1976, Thea Flaum created a television show that redefined the way an entire generation learned about the movies. She put two Chicago film critics, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, in a movie theater balcony,...

Sunny Fischer is the Executive Director of The Richard Driehaus Foundation, and she has consulted for many other foundations including The Joyce Foundation (where she developed a funding program to raise immunization rates in Chicago’s...

Angela F. Williams is President and Chief Executive Officer of United Way, and former President and CEO of Easterseals, a national service and advocacy organization for people with disabilities and their families. With over 30...