Cohort, 2018, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Rodrigo Garcia was previously the chief investment officer and chief financial officer for the Illinois State Treasury under State Treasurer Michael Frerichs. In this executive post, Garcia directed the treasury’s combined $25 b...

Cohort, 2020, Industry, Education, Sector, Academia, In his previous role as vice chancellor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, TJ Augustine oversaw information technology, distance and adult education programs, corporate partnerships, and technology commercialization. Previously, Augustin...

Cohort, 2021, Industry, Education, Sector, Academia, As the senior advisor to the president, Kim H. Tran facilitates critical processes and manages an array of issues in areas across the university such as academic affairs, budget, external affairs, foundation development, human resources, and ri...

Cohort, 2021, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, S. Mayumi "Umi" Grigsby is the chief of policy for the City of Chicago. She's also the chair and a commissioner on the Cook County Human Rights Commission and serves on the board of Planned Parenthood of Illinois...

Cohort, 2022, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Josh Gordon-Blake was a founding member of Pangea Money Transfer and currently serves as the company's chief operating officer. In that capacity, he is responsible for setting corporate strategy and managing business operations, i...

Cohort, 2015, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Lisa G. Thomas has extensive experience in venture capital and private equity investing, governance, and operations in emerging markets. She is the founder and managing director of Samata Capital, a fund management company dedicat...

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Cohort, 2024, Industry, Healthcare, Sector, Non-profit, Arshia Wajid is a Healthcare Executive with nearly 20 years of experience contributing to transformational journeys for many healthcare organizations, including Northwestern Medicine, Franciscan Health, Rush University System, Advocate Healt...

December 9, 2014, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Stephanie Mercier, Timothy Eberly, Download Report (PDF), Foreign-born workers are on the land, in laboratories, and everywhere in between. Immigration reform will strengthen Midwest agriculture., Agriculture is an important part of the Midwestern econo...

Go behind the scenes of the Chicago Council Survey as it marks 50 years of bringing the voices of everyday Americans into the foreign policy conversation.