Cohort, 2010, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, For 15 years, Zach Egan was the fund manager of Columbia Acorn International (ACINX), which in 2012 received the Lipper award for best performance over 10 years among international small/mid-cap growth funds. From 2014 to 2018, he...

Cohort, 2017, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Private Sector, Now at Rivian, Rebecca Delaney was the youngest engineering team leader for the design firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill’s (SOM) sustainable engineering studio in Chicago. Delaney led multidisciplinary sustain...

Cohort, 2015, Industry, Healthcare, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Kuliva Wilburn holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from Drexel University, a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and is currently a doctoral candidate in the DrPH divisi...

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, 2014, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Emilia Lopez is the former vice president in the strategy group at CapitalOne, based in the McLean office. She worked to support CapitalOne's lines of business in critical strategic efforts. Before joining CapitalOne, Lopez was a ...

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...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Seth Kravitz is the former co-founder of Technori, a publication that celebrates entrepreneurship, and Bow Truss, a premium coffee roasting company. After falling in love with the Chicago entrepreneur community, Kravitz starte...

Cohort, 2021, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, S. Mayumi "Umi" Grigsby is the chief of policy for the City of Chicago. She's also the chair and a commissioner on the Cook County Human Rights Commission and serves on the board of Planned Parenthood of Illinois...

Cohort, 2013, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, Kaberi Banerjee-Murthy is a philanthropic leader committed to transforming philanthropy by shifting power to historically underserved communities. Her experience includes leading the education, arts & culture, and c...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Josh Milberg is a recognized leader in sustainability, smart grid technology, and electric vehicle strategy. As former regional vice president for Midwest operations at Willdan Energy Solutions, he built the region’s energy effi...