Cohort, 2010, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Sean Ryan has over ten years of consulting experience with U.S. and European clients. He specializes in growth-related issues in consumer products and healthcare and leads the North America practice area. He has published arti...

Cohort, 2017, Industry, Healthcare, Sector, Private Sector, Shawn Zhou is a strategy consultant with a passion for addressing global healthcare needs. In his previous role at Deloitte Consulting, Zhou led projects for multi-national life sciences companies on their R&D, business development, and ...

Cohort, 2016, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, In her previous role as executive director of Heartland Alliance International (HAI) and a vice president of Heartland Alliance, Elizabeth Powley oversaw HAI’s work in a dozen countries, which aims to secure the r...

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, 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 ...

About Us, Meet the Team, News, Climate, Conflicts & Crises, Culture, Justice, Money, Tech & Innovation, Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Europe, Middle East, Newsletter, Videos, Search, Donate, Christina Colón, Director, Editorial and Digital Content, Christina Colón joined the Chicag...

Cohort, 2016, Industry, Housing & Transportation, Sector, Private Sector, Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido is currently the founder and principal at FGP Atelier. Previously, in his 15 years at the international architectural firm JAHN, he designed and built projects on four continents. He shared the des...

October 1, 2025