Cohort, 2025, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Karla Ruth Orozco Toledano has over a decade of experience in international affairs, trade, and economic diplomacy, with a strong focus on China–Latin America relations. She currently serves at World Business Chicago (...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Maggie Westdale is the business chief financial officer for Aon, where she is responsible for managing the financial results across functions, regions, and solution lines. Westdale joined Aon in 2009 and most recently served as ch...

March 10, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Brendan Helm , Denis Volkov , and Stepan Goncharov, IGORN from Pixabay, Download Report (PDF), As Russia and China grow closer through economic ties, a joint Chicago Council on Global Affairs-Levada Analytical Center survey finds tha...

February 15, 1982, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by John E. Rielly, US Library of Congress, Download Report (PDF) Download Data (ZIP), The 1982 Chicago Council Survey shows important disparities between public opinion and Reagan administration policies in defense spending, arms control, foreign ...

As the Ukraine crisis continues, how should we understand Russia's larger political aims?

The premier annual public event of the Lester Crown Center on US Foreign Policy is the Lester Crown Distinguished Lecture on US Foreign Policy, bringing a major foreign policy figure to drive greater visibility and energize greater public discussion on a critical policy issue.

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Housing & Transportation, Sector, Public Sector, Social Media, Kemena Brooks serves as Chief of Staff at the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA). In this role, she supports executive leadership in advancing agency-wide priorities and managing cross-departmental initiatives. Sh...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Law, Sector, Public Sector, Social Media, Vikas K. Didwania serves as complex litigation counsel at the Illinois Attorney General's Office. He helps lead Illinois's efforts to protect Illinoisians from federal overreach. Previously, Vikas served as a Senior Policy Adviser ...