Authors

Shawn Zhou

Senior Director, Head of Commercial Partnerships, ALK
Shawn Zhou is a strategy consultant with a passion for addressing global healthcare needs. In his previous role at Deloitte Consulting, Zhou led…

Rebecca van Uitert

Former Senior Attorney, ​Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, and Loewy, LLP
Rebecca van Uitert created a unique professional pathway that combined a successful business immigration practice with a sustained commitment to…

Kruti Trivedi

Executive Director & Assistant General Counsel, JP Morgan Chase & Co
Kruti Trivedi is previously an assistant US attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, where she served in the securities and commodities…

Morse Tan

Dean, Liberty University School of Law
While at Northern Illinois University's College of Law, Morse Tan directed the international law certificate program. A US Supreme Court…

Julie Steffen-Layda

Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle
Based in Chicago, Julie Steffen-Layda leads the Midwest hub for the international desk for JLL. In this role, she is responsible for expanding the…

Kais Salhut

Practice Director, Solution Ownership, Slalom
In 2009, after visiting his hometown of Jerusalem, Kais Salhut started a software development outsourcing company in Ramallah, Palestine, to tap…

Alisa Roadcup Bhachu

Executive Director, Chicago Refugee Coalition
Alisa believes when you empower a girl; you empower an entire community and generations beyond. She is a social entrepreneur and …
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Jacob Plummer

Head of Enterprise Clients, Health Plans, Datavant
Jacob Plummer's background is in management, operations, and investment in technology-enabled health services, and he previously led global…

Hinsley Njila

Director of Customer Intelligence & Insights, ​Citi/Citi Retail Services
As a director of customer intelligence and insights for Citi Retail Services, Hinsley Njila helps develop strategy and mitigation solutions for…

Luis Narváez

Associate Vice Chancellor for Adult Education, City Colleges of Chicago
Luis Narváez was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico. As the former director of strategic projects for the Chicago Public Schools office of…