Cohort, 2026, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, As a global human capital and compliance attorney, Andrew Cockroft delivers workforce solutions to companies worldwide across nearly every major industry. Widely regarded by his peers as a skilled advocate, he has been named to Be...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Housing & Transportation, Sector, Public Sector, Social Media, Kemena Brooks serves as Chief of Staff at the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA). In this role, she supports executive leadership in advancing agency-wide priorities and managing cross-departmental initiatives. Sh...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, Social Media, Sarah Boyle currently serves as the deputy director of strategic planning in the Office of the Superintendent at the Chicago Police Department. She is responsible for managing and implementing hig...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Law, Sector, Public Sector, Social Media, Vikas K. Didwania serves as complex litigation counsel at the Illinois Attorney General's Office. He helps lead Illinois's efforts to protect Illinoisians from federal overreach. Previously, Vikas served as a Senior Policy Adviser ...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Environment & Sustainability, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, As Ferrara’s sustainability manager, Vanessa Flores Andersen plays a central role in shaping the company’s sustainability vision and transforming it into action. She leads cross-functional initiatives ...

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, 2026, Industry, Food & Agriculture, Sector, Public Sector, Flavia Lorenzon is a social policy specialist currently working for the United Nations, where she supports countries and territories in strengthening social protection systems and building equitable, people-centered emergency prep...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Environment & Sustainability, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Joyce Coffee is an entrepreneur and the founder of Climate Resilience Consulting, which helps clients develop practical strategies to strengthen markets and communities through climate change adaptation. I...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, William Krehbiel is the founder and CEO of Topography Hospitality, LLC, and co-managing partner of Ballyfin Demesne, a luxury hotel in Ireland. He previously founded and led A Better Chicago, a venture philanthropy fund suppor...