Cohort, 2020, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Mariam Huss is the founder of Axxum Consulting, a professional services firm supporting clients' needs on human capital, value creation, and talent placement. With over 20 years of experience in organizational de...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, As a partner at A.T. Kearney and a former executive vice president of crisis, issues, and risk at Edelman, Jennifer Thompson develops strategy and mitigation solutions for corporate crisis and risk avoidance. Working with mult...

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 ...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Josh Milberg is a recognized leader in sustainability, smart grid technology, and electric vehicle strategy. As former regional vice president for Midwest operations at Willdan Energy Solutions, he built the region’s energy effi...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Private Sector, Joshua (J.P.) Fairbank is a co-founder of Nymirum and has sat at the intersection of entrepreneurship and investments for two decades, and is an adjunct assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the University of ...

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...