Cohort, 2020, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Jenna Anderson specializes in advising global industrial goods corporations on strategic issues and in developing cutting-edge marketing, sales, and pricing solutions. She actively worked on turning around global automotive co...

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...

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Cohort, 2013, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Private Sector, Christian Hagen has over two decades of consulting experience, specializing in leveraging digital technologies and analytics to optimize supply chains, revolutionize operations, and secure competitive advantages fo...

Cohort, 2013, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Adolfo Laurenti has extensive experience analyzing global financial markets and economic trends for a variety of industries and is a frequent speaker to diverse audiences in the United States and abroad. Before working at VISA, he...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Culture & the Arts, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, As executive director of provenance research, Jacques Schuhmacher oversees the study of the histories of ownership behind the Art Institute’s global collection. By tracing each object’s provenance, his team deepens ...

Cohort, 2024, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Kathleen Slingerland leads the regulatory affairs function at Farmless, an innovative company that brews planet-friendly proteins using microorganisms and renewable energy. Throughout her career, Slin...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Healthcare, Sector, Public Sector, Before joining the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Nirav Shah was in the global life sciences practice of the law firm Sidley Austin, LLP, and a lecturer in the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago, where he...