Cohort, 2024, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Kathleen Slingerland leads the regulatory affairs function at Farmless, an innovative company that brews planet-friendly proteins using microorganisms and renewable energy. Throughout her career, Slin...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Marketing, Communications, & Media, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Jamie Waters works in strategic communications on global issues with local impact, from defending philanthropic freedom and adopting emerging technologies to fostering social inclusion and engaging with ...

Cohort, 2024, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Patrick Hanley is a businessman and community leader in Winnetka, Illinois. He manages Mason Rocque, a family office investing in Midwest businesses, and serves as a senior advisor at Piglet in Bed, a direct-to-consumer sustai...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Before his role as executive director, Brian Peckrill served as the fellows’ program director, where he was responsible for designing and implementing forward-thinking, ethics-focused experiences for top MBA studen...

Cohort, 2023, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Andrew Harrison is the head of US digital partnerships at BMO Financial Group and leader of WMNfintech, a national accelerator program run in collaboration with 1871. He has spent 15 years in finance and banking focusing on commer...

Cohort, 2013, Industry, Environment & Sustainability, Sector, Private Sector, Murali Kanakasabai is a leader in the derivatives industry, having designed and launched exchange-traded products in several industries. Previously, his work focused on inventing, designing, and developing new financial...

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Food & Agriculture, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Dion Dawson is the founder and chief dreamer of Dion’s Chicago Dream, a nonprofit social enterprise combating food insecurity through logistics and last-mile delivery in the United States Midwest region. His system pr...

Cohort, 2015, Industry, Education, Sector, Academia, Sarah Elizabeth Ippel is the founder and executive director of the Academy for Global Citizenship, a Chicago Public Elementary School on a global mission that serves 96% minority children and families. AGC is developing the next generation of c...

The unknown story of Zelensky’s powerful wartime leadership.

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, William Krehbiel is the founder and CEO of Topography Hospitality, LLC, and co-managing partner of Ballyfin Demesne, a luxury hotel in Ireland. He previously founded and led A Better Chicago, a venture philanthropy fund suppor...