Cohort, 2016, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Now with Kirkland & Ellis, Mark Schneider was previously an assistant United States attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and served as chief of appeals. A federal prosecutor based in Chicago, he's also served as deputy chief of financ...

Cohort, 2011, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Non-profit, Tony Davis serves as the president and managing partner of Linden Capital Partners and has more than fifteen years of principal investing and consulting experience. He is a member of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC...

Cohort, 2011, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Prior to his time at Equator Capital Partners, Paul Christensen was a faculty member of the finance department at Northwestern University and the president and COO of ShoreCap Management, an international private equity company ba...

Cohort, 2011, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, A Manhattan native who, since 2000, has been proud to call Chicago home, Levinson is civically active as a non-profit board member, volunteer mentor, and community-based religious educator. He’s a cum laude graduate of Princ...

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Rebecca Knight is an assistant general counsel with Aon's law and compliance team. She is a business-focused attorney with over 15 years of experience partnering with leaders to meet strategic objectives, mitigate risk, and drive ...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Culture & the Arts, Sector, Private Sector, Before becoming a consultant, Jason Palmquist was the executive director of  Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, having spent his early career in Washington, D.C., working for the Washington Ballet and the John F. Kennedy Center for t...

Cohort, 2010, Industry, Marketing, Communications, & Media, Sector, Private Sector, Tracey Yearwood joined enSanity Productions after previously working with the Chicago Urban League, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and various national cable news networks. She produced segments for th...

Cohort, 2011, Industry, Education, Sector, Academia, Melissa Zaikos co-founded Intrinsic Schools in 2013. Previously, as chief of elementary schools, Pershing Network for Chicago Public Schools, she oversaw the performance and management of over 100 autonomous schools within the school system. Sh...