Century of Global Leadership
A series reflecting on key themes and pivotal periods that have shaped the Council's first 100 years.
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs celebrates its centennial anniversary in 2022. For 100 years the Council has guided the way Chicago thinks about its place in the world and how the world engages with Chicago. Through this Century of Global Leadership series, we reflect on key themes and pivotal periods that have shaped the Council and global affairs. Hear from leading historians and foreign policy analysts, people who were in the room, and leaders who changed the world.
Watch Videos of Series Events
Former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Condoleezza Rice discuss their experience as trailblazers in foreign policy and the critical importance of women's leadership and gender parity in foreign relations.
Anne Applebaum, Jim Baker, Susan Glasser, Fareed Zakaria, Robert Zoellick, and the Council’s Ivo Daalder reflect on the decisions American policymakers made at the end of the Cold War as they guided the country through a period of risk and opportunity.
Leading historians Douglas Irwin, Charles Kupchan, and Margaret  MacMillan  explore the United States in the era of the Council’s founding.  
Richard Longworth  shares stories on the Council’s century of global influence from his book on its history in conversation with Carol Marin.
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Series Chairs
Ambassador Fay Hartog-Levin (Ret.)
Michael Moskow
Greg Brown
Cochairs
The Crown Family
ITW
Ambassador Fay Hartog-Levin (Ret.)
Suzanne and Michael Moskow
Pamela and David "Duke" Reyes 
Vice Chairs
Anonymous
William M. Daley and Bernadette Keller
Mary and Paul Finnegan
Future Wanxiang Foundation
GCM Grosvenor
Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund
Liz and Kent Dauten, Keystone Capital
Becky and Lester Knight
Margot and Thomas J. Pritzker Family Foundation 
Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan
Jenny Scanlon, UL Inc.
Dona and Sam Scott 
Segal Family Foundation
Adele Smith Simmons
Patron
ADM
Mark Angelson
Dontrey Britt-Hart and Brett Hart
Rita and John Canning
John Ettelson and William Blair
Jim Gordon, The Edgewater Funds
Karen Gray-Krehbiel and John H. Krehbiel, Jr.
Koch Family Foundation
Jim and Karen Frank
Harris Family Foundation
Marshall Street Capital, J. Douglas Gray
Andrew J. McKenna
Mesirow
Susan and Bob Morrison
Jackie and Glenn Tilton
Michael and Laura Werner
Samuel Zell
Robert Zimmer