Cohort, 2013, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Jamie Wildman became one of the youngest managing directors at William Blair, where he now leads business development efforts with private equity and venture capital firms. His earlier experience includes investment banking roles ...

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Environment & Sustainability, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Elizabeth Andrews has lived and worked across Africa, Asia, and Europe for the past 15 years representing award-winning newsrooms, startups, international nonprofits, and the United Nations. She received her m...

Cohort, 2016, Industry, Healthcare, Sector, Non-profit, Harley Jones is a mission-driven leader with 21 years of experience in non-profit and emergency management. As the director of domestic programs at Project HOPE, a global health NGO, he leads strategic partnerships and health initiatives wit...

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, 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, 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...