April 26, 2016, RESEARCH Report by Thomas Reardon, Download Report (PDF), Feeding cities presents a major opportunity to improve the plight of millions of small-scale farmers and rural residents trapped in subsistence agriculture and joblessness., Transforming Food Systems in an Urbanizing World,...

Cohort, 2010, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Piyush Chaudhari is the CEO at Salsify, after previously working at Aon Consulting, IBM, Motorola, and McKinsey and Company. He has been awarded two U.S. patents in the area of microelectronics. He earned his BS and MS in mech...

Cohort, 2010, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Private Sector, Shores earned his BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. A leader in Chicago civic and charitable affairs, he is an active member and past board chairman for the Chicago Youth C...

Cohort, 2011, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Joe McCluskey is currently a founder and principal at JTM Advisory, an information technology and services company. He brings experience from previous roles at E & R Industrial, a specialty brand of Grainger and Grainger. He h...

Failure to treat water as a strategic, valuable, and limited resource is a direct threat to the global economy; the health of our planet; and the well-being of both current and future generations of humanity.

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Cohort, 2014, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Nate Laurell is the former CEO of The Fresh Factory and current board chair, advising the company on all aspects related to continued growth and high-level strategic considerations. He previously founded New Frontier Holdings,...

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Housing & Transportation, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Kenneth Gilkes Jr. is the associate director for acquisitions at the Cook County Land Bank Authority where he spearheads strategic planning and policy execution to enhance operational efficiency in asset managemen...

Cohort, 2021, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Joi Freeman is the founder of Remnant Strategy consultancy where she works at the intersection of culture and commerce to help legacy and emerging businesses navigate the ever-evolving global terrain. As a strategist, youth cu...

Cohort, 2020, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Before joining Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, Brian Axelrad was chief investment officer at Beyond Capital Fund, a nonprofit social impact fund investing in social enterprises in India and East Africa. In this role, he oversaw investment decis...