Cohort, 2015, Industry, Culture & the Arts, Sector, Non-profit, Since 2006, Sarah Herda has been director of the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. Founded in 1956, the Graham Foundation is the largest foundation in the United States committed to awarding project-based grant...

MAY 24, 2016, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is pleased to announce that Brian Hanson is joining the Council as its new Vice President for Studies. He will lead the Council’s expanding team of experts who provide insight on critical global issues.   Hanson comes to the Council from th...

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...

The United States is perceived as a greater threat around the world, is unable to convince its own public of what it has deemed a threat (China) and will struggle to enlist the help of allies.

Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Chief of Naval Operations joins the Council’s Ivo Daalder for a special episode of World Review.

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Lesley Carhart and Adam Segal join Brian Hanson to discuss international cyber space.

Cohort, 2015, Industry, Education, Sector, Academia, Brian T. Edwards is currently the dean of Tulane University's School of Liberal Arts, the largest of the university's nine schools, encompassing 35 departments and programs in the social sciences, humanities, fine and performing arts. Previousl...

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