Cohort, 2025, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, Edgar Delgado serves as the eastern regional director for the Federal Executive Boards where he oversees a 13-state region. In addition to managing regional staff, he is responsible for uniting top federal execut...

Cohort, 2018, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Shermin Kruse was previously a partner at the law firm of Barack Ferrazzano. She is also a TEDx speaker; an accomplished negotiator, facilitator, and mediator; the author of the critically acclaimed, best-selling novel Butterf...

Cohort, 2019, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, As primary outside counsel at one of the city’s premier labor and employment law firms, Tejas Shah’s career provides him with the opportunity to combine two of his passions – immigration law and civic engagement. At Barnes & Thornburg, Sh...

Cohort, 2018, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, Joel Braunold is the managing director of The Center Project, having consulted for leading organizations, funds, and foundations on public policy and the financing of violence prevention and peacebuilding in domesti...

Cohort, 2020, Industry, Food & Agriculture, Sector, Non-profit, Janice Giddens is a registered dietitian, and at the US Dairy Export Council, she leads collaborations with thought leaders to promote awareness of the link between agriculture, sustainable food systems, and health. , She intimately...

Cohort, 2021, Industry, Law, Sector, Public Sector, Paul Mower is an assistant United States attorney in the violent crimes section of the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, where he prosecutes federal crimes involving gang violence, racketeering, illegal firearms, and ...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Abbie Castiglione serves as president of DT Institute, advancing the organization’s mission to partner with local communities and leaders to build more open, informed, and peaceful societies. She has...

Cohort, 2018, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, Stephanie Sutton was previously chief of staff in the Chicago office of Edelman, a leading global communications and marketing firm. Before joining Edelman, Sutton served in the Obama administration as chief of s...

Cohort, 2015, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Academia, Roseanna Ander serves as the founding executive director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab, which was launched in the spring of 2008 in partnership with the City of Chicago. In the years following, she was appoin...

Cohort, 2010, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Private Sector, Shores earned his BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. A leader in Chicago civic and charitable affairs, he is an active member and past board chairman for the Chicago Youth C...