Cohort, 2023, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, Meredith Burlew is the director of grants at The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. Rotary is a global network of 1.4 million community leaders united in providing community service. Its foundation funds sus...

Cohort, 2020, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Jamia Jowers is currently the executive director of the What's Your Forté Foundation where she designs innovative programming to solve the most pressing challenges faced by Chicago's South and West s...

November 25, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Lama El Baz , Jordan Tama , Joshua Busby , and Jonathan Monten, Alex Brandon / AP, Download Data (ZIP), We investigate where the attitudes of foreign policy professionals and the American public align—and diverge�...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Private Sector, Maryiam Saifuddin is a strategy-oriented leader in healthcare analytics, passionate about using data to improve member experience and retention. At Centene, she leads a cross-functional team of analysts, data scien...

Cohort, 2010, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Private Sector, Shores earned his BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. A leader in Chicago civic and charitable affairs, he is an active member and past board chairman for the Chicago Youth C...

Cohort, 2018, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Academia, Tim Jones is an 11-year veteran of organizational leadership, community outreach, and project management, with extensive experience leading nonprofit enterprises. Jones’ tenure at Willow Chicago, a multicultural chu...

Cohort, 2010, Industry, Food & Agriculture, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Making Hunger a Priority in America, PAST EVENT VIDEO, Apr 8, All Past Events Featuring this Expert, Back to Emerging Leaders, Share Options, Share This Profile, Site Menu, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Search ...

Far-right National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen has joined the French presidential race. Her victory would spark a complete departure from French foreign policy under Macron.

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Cohort, 2011, Industry, Education, Sector, Public Sector, William Burns was elected alderman of Chicago's 4th Ward in 2011. He previously served as an Illinois Representative and vice president of Conlon Public Strategies. Before that, he worked for the Office of the Senate President, the Chicago...