Cohort, 2011, Industry, Education, Sector, Non-profit, Before becoming a conference minister, Lillian Daniel was the senior minister of the First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, in Glen Ellyn. She is also the co-host of “30 Good Minutes” on Channel 11, the author of the 2006 b...

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Academia, Birju Shah is a clinical assistant professor of product and AI at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, where he teaches and mentors students and executives on how to design, develop, and deploy AI and ...

Cohort, 2020, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Ed Weaver is a senior manager at Grant Thornton’s international tax group, based in their Chicago office. He has over 13 years of experience advising multinational clients on international and domestic tax issues. Before joining Grant Thornto...

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, 2013, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Christopher Roth directs a nationwide federal real estate team representing the US General Services Administration (GSA) and has testified about the GSA’s national broker contracts before the US Congress. His decades of work...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Lila Leff cofounded and directed Illinois’ first federally funded School-to-Work Initiative, EDGE/UP, to help high-poverty students succeed in high school and effectively transition to postsecondary training and education. S...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Mark Hoyt is Popmenu’s first chief financial officer, bringing over 25 years of experience in leading financial performance for global SaaS companies and startups. He plays a key role in supporting Popmenu’s continued growth a...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Non-profit, At the University of Chicago, Eileen McCarthy, now retired, facilitated and oversaw university-wide global initiatives, including the development and management of university centers in China and India. Before this role, she serve...

Cohort, 2011, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, At Resolute Consulting, John McGovern focused on strategic communications in the public policy arena and provided expertise in navigating complex decision-making processes in Illinois and Washington, D.C. He previously worked for US Ho...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Law, Sector, Public Sector, Michael Scudder Jr. is a Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He earned his BBA as co-valedictorian from Saint Joseph's College and his JD magna cum laude from Northwestern University Pritzker School of La...