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Bria Scudder

First Assistant Deputy Governor, Office of the Governor, JB Pritzker

Bria Scudder is first assistant deputy governor for public safety, infrastructure, environment, and energy in Governor JB Pritzker’s…

Trade Commissioner, Consulate General of Canada in Chicago

Julien Rosan joined Global Affairs Canada in 2019 and serves as trade commissioner at the Consulate General of Canada in Chicago. In this role, he…

Chief Technology Officer, Investment Banking, William Blair

Satya Pandey is the CTO of investment banking at William Blair, specializing in implementing AI and advanced software solutions to drive…

Senior Manager, Forensic & Integrity Services, Ernst & Young

Will Miller is a senior manager in Ernst & Young's (EY) Forensic & Integrity Services practice in Chicago. EY is a multinational…

Senior Vice President, Foreign Exchange Trading, US Bank

Joyce Merkel is a vice president in the foreign exchange trading department of US Bank, where she is responsible for driving the strategic growth…

Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, World Business Chicago

Abin Kuriakose is the first-ever chief strategy and innovation officer at World Business Chicago, the City of Chicago's economic development non-…

Judge Advocate General Officer, US Army Reserve

Esther Joy King began her legal career as an associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago and later had the opportunity to serve the State of…

Director, Global Philanthropy Employee Engagement, AbbVie

Tanya Jeong leads employee engagement and giving for AbbVie, a biopharmaceutical company located in northern Chicago. In this role, she spearheads…

Deputy Commissioner, Partnerships, City of Chicago

Maggie Cullerton Hooper is the deputy commissioner of partnerships at the City of Chicago, creating the first cohesive, long-term plan for public-…

Deputy Program Director, Midwest, Vote Solar

Before joining Vote Solar, MeLena Hessel was associate director of policy at Elevate, a nonprofit organization that designs and implements…