Cohort, 2026, Industry, Healthcare, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Michelle Adeniyi is driven by a simple belief: lasting change in global health begins with listening to communities. As a program officer for global health at Crown Family Philanthropies, she helps shape partnerships that stren...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, Amy Maglio is the founder and executive director of Women’s Global Education Project (WGEP), an organization recognized for its innovative women's empowerment approach by the Obama Foundation, IBM, and the UN Girl...

Cohort, 2015, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Linhard Stepf, a 10-plus-year veteran in foreign direct investments and economic development marketing, is currently the vice president of VISTRA. Previously, he was president of FrankfurtRhineMain Corp., where his responsibil...

Cohort, 2018, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Rodrigo Garcia was previously the chief investment officer and chief financial officer for the Illinois State Treasury under State Treasurer Michael Frerichs. In this executive post, Garcia directed the treasury’s combined $25 b...

Cohort, 2022, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Tanya Jeong leads employee engagement and giving for AbbVie, a biopharmaceutical company located in northern Chicago. In this role, she spearheads volunteerism, giving, and assistance programs for the company. Jeong launched A...

October 12, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, AP Photos, Download Report (PDF), For the first time, a majority of Republicans think the United States should stay out of world affairs., The 2023 Chicago Council Survey, conducted September 7–18, 2023, finds evi...

A US oil blockade has brought Cuba to the negotiating table. That gives Washington an “extraordinary opportunity” to influence the island’s trajectory and its relationship with the United States. Will Trump’s power play get in the way?

January 15, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Lama El Baz , and Craig Kafura, Download Report (PDF), Majorities also oppose using US troops to overthrow governments in Cuba or Colombia, occupy Venezuela, and gain access to the natural resources of other countries., Following t...

As the humanitarian toll in Gaza continues to climb and fears of a wider war grow, Americans are wary of direct military involvement in the conflict.

Even as the vaccine rollout continues, some nations consider greater restrictions and further lockdowns as case numbers increase.