With more than 300 members, the Emerging Leaders community is a dynamic cross-sector network of Chicago’s visionary, globally minded, locally committed leaders.
Maryiam Saifuddin is a strategy-oriented leader in healthcare analytics, passionate about using data to improve member experience and retention. At Centene, she leads a cross-functional team that translates complex insights into strategies that reduce churn and elevate care for more than five million Affordable Care Act members.
As executive director of provenance research, Jacques Schuhmacher oversees the study of the histories of ownership behind the Art Institute’s global collection. By tracing each object’s provenance, his team deepens understanding of the works themselves, the people who valued them, and the societies through which they moved.
Jamie Waters works in strategic communications on global issues with local impact, from defending philanthropic freedom and adopting emerging technologies to fostering social inclusion and engaging with challenging history. At the MacArthur Foundation, she leads the communications strategy for the Philanthropy Field Support Program and across foundation programs and initiatives.
