The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and our whole community are deeply saddened by the tragic and sudden death of civic and business leader James "Jim" S. Crown, son of former Council board chair Lester Crown and Renee Crown. We want to express the Council's deepest sympathies and condolences t...

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...

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, 2013, Industry, Housing & Transportation, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Justin P. Oberman provides strategic and financial consulting to companies in the aviation and transportation sectors, as well as homeland security and aerospace/defense, where he has fifteen years of experien...

Cohort, 2018, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Before joining the Diocese of Rockford, Ryan Blackney was an associate in the Commercial Litigation Practice Group and the Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group, and was a member of the Fraud and Internal Investigations Team at Freeborn ...

Cohort, 2021, Industry, Healthcare, Sector, Private Sector, Manuel Chavez joined the firm William Blair & Company in 2010 and works in the healthcare group, focusing on pharmaceutical services and outsourced medical device manufacturing sectors. He's passionate about the healthcare industry and w...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Jamie Jones works with students, alumni, and members of the community to apply business principles for positive societal and/or environmental impact. Before her time at Duke, she was at the Kellogg School of Management at Nort...

Cohort, 2011, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, As a scientist, clean energy entrepreneur, CEO, and now a member of Congress representing Chicago's western suburbs, Congressman Sean Casten has dedicated his life to combating climate change. In Congress, Casten...