Cohort, 2013, Industry, Education, Sector, Non-profit, John Lucas has two decades of experience in higher education and student mobility. At IES Abroad, a national study abroad provider, he oversees academic programs in 35 overseas locations. He has extensive experience in Spanish language educat...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Education, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Lauren Ostrowski is a global nonprofit leader with more than 20 years of experience in international programs, higher education administration, and organizational strategy. As Associate Vice President for Global Academic Adminis...

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, 2017, Industry, Law, Sector, Academia, While at Northern Illinois University's College of Law, Morse Tan directed the international law certificate program. A US Supreme Court Fellowship finalist and a member of the US Supreme Court Bar, he previously worked at the University of Texas Law...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Law, Sector, Public Sector, Scott Fehlan has served the City of Chicago since 2004, advising on finance and economic development programs. Previously, he worked for Shefsky & Froelich, Universal Access Global Holdings, Kirkland & Ellis, and Sidley Austin Brown & Wood. He i...

Cohort, 2010, Industry, Healthcare, Sector, Academia, Reza Yassari directs the spinal oncology unit at the Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, in addition to being a professor of neurosurgery and the director of the residency program. He earned his MD from the University of Vienna and his...

Cohort, 2021, Industry, Education, Sector, Academia, Meredith Stricker is also a senior fellow at The Soufan Center, a think tank focused on global security and emerging threats. She previously served as the founding executive director and led the organization’s research team and speaker series...

Cohort, 2018, Industry, Healthcare, Sector, Private Sector, Benjamin Levy is a gastroenterologist at Mount Sinai and Holy Cross Hospitals where he provides medical care and colonoscopy screenings for underserved patient populations in Chicago. Levy’s global interests extend to both public healt...

Cohort, 2020, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Private Sector, Appreccia D. Faulkner is the founder and CEO of Global Strategists Association, an international nonprofit striving to increase global engagement among the African Diaspora. The organization promotes diversity, ...

Cohort, 2024, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Academia, Julia Lane is responsible for developing and executing growth strategies across the University of Chicago’s science, engineering, and innovation landscape. This includes developing new institutes, building global and d...