Cohort, 2022, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Joyce Merkel is a vice president in the foreign exchange trading department of US Bank, where she is responsible for driving the strategic growth of electronic platform trading for her company and mitigating the ever-changing risk...

Cohort, 2018, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, In his current role, Vamsi Bonthala leads all corporate efforts at Arbor Lodging Partners, including general corporate strategy, investor relations, strategic relationships, acquisitions, dispositions, and asset management. He...

Cohort, 2024, Industry, Housing & Transportation, Sector, Public Sector, Kelwin Harris is the chief civic engagement officer and deputy assessor with the Cook County Assessor’s Office, where he leads public participation and stakeholder outreach for the nearly two million property owners in Coo...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Nate Laurell is the former CEO of The Fresh Factory and current board chair, advising the company on all aspects related to continued growth and high-level strategic considerations. He previously founded New Frontier Holdings,...

Cohort, 2023, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Matt Meltzer is a co-founder and partner at Meltzer Hellrung, a business immigration law firm. In his capacity as an attorney, he advises corporate clients, ranging from individual entrepreneurs to large multinational corporations, on securing ...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Kevin Willer is a partner at Chicago Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital fund. He oversees all aspects of Chicago Ventures, including fund management, deal sourcing, investments, and working directly with portfolio companie...

Cohort, 2016, Industry, Marketing, Communications, & Media, Sector, Private Sector, With a unique multicultural upbringing and an extensive entrepreneurial background, John Trainor was previously a publisher and general manager of the Chicago Tribune's Hoy newspaper. In this role, he oversaw the ...

Cohort, 2017, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, As a director of customer intelligence and insights for Citi Retail Services, Hinsley Njila helps develop strategy and mitigation solutions for Credit Customer Lifecycle Management. Citi Retail Services delivers consumer and comme...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Paul Bauerschmidt serves as the head of technology for digital assets at Millennium Management, a global multi-strategy investment firm. Previously, he led new growth initiatives in OTC markets as executive director of OTC product...

Cohort, 2016, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Christian W. Fabian is a corporate lawyer who focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions. He has led merger and acquisition transactions involving Australia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Russia, Mongolia, Germany, Latin America, and ...