Cohort, 2017, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, In 2009, after visiting his hometown of Jerusalem, Kais Salhut started a software development outsourcing company in Ramallah, Palestine, to tap into the largely underutilized talent pool Palestinian universities produced each...

Cohort, 2016, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Ravin Gandhi is the founder of GMM Nonstick Coatings, a global manufacturer of nonstick coatings used in the cookware, bakeware, and electrical appliance industry. GMM supplies nonstick coatings to clients such as Calphalon, G...

Cohort, 2010, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Prior to joining Chicago Scenic Studios, Lisa McClung worked at Lismore International, W.M. Wrigley Jr. Company, and has over fifteen years of global marketing and product development experience throughout Africa, Europe, and ...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Melissa Kessler is a regulatory and scientific affairs professional with nearly 20 years of experience ensuring compliance for cosmetics, food, feed, supplements, and over-the-counter drugs. She works...

Cohort, 2011, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Private Sector, Before William Blair, Jim O'Connor worked at MVC Capital as managing director after nine years with Motorola, Inc. He was also a White House Fellow for the US Treasury Department, worked for the Committee on Ways a...

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, 2021, Industry, Healthcare, Sector, Private Sector, Manuel Chavez joined the firm William Blair & Company in 2010 and works in the healthcare group, focusing on pharmaceutical services and outsourced medical device manufacturing sectors. He's passionate about the healthcare industry and w...

Cohort, 2018, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Before joining the Diocese of Rockford, Ryan Blackney was an associate in the Commercial Litigation Practice Group and the Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group, and was a member of the Fraud and Internal Investigations Team at Freeborn ...

Cohort, 2020, Industry, Healthcare, Sector, Private Sector, Bobby Bacci is the founder and CEO of Prominence Advisors, a technology firm focused on helping the nation’s leading healthcare organizations do more with their data. He has led Prominence to support over 50 healthcare organizations, i...

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Education, Sector, Academia, Diane D. Williams is an adjunct faculty member and fellow at the China Center for Social Policy. She is completing her Ph.D. in social work focused on productive aging in older adult populations, specifically focusing on social integration and ...