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...

Cohort, 2020, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Ed Weaver is a senior manager at Grant Thornton’s international tax group, based in their Chicago office. He has over 13 years of experience advising multinational clients on international and domestic tax issues. Before joining Grant Thornto...

Cohort, 2024, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Juan Pablo Moreno is a partner of Mayer Brown’s Banking & Finance practice and the Latin American & Caribbean group. Born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, Moreno has an unparalleled working experience spanning more than 15 years, which inclu...

Cohort, 2022, Industry, Law, Sector, Public Sector, Esther Joy King began her legal career as an associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago and later had the opportunity to serve the State of Illinois in the office of entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology. Her entrepreneurial spirit also...

Cohort, 2018, Industry, Education, Sector, Academia, Social Media, Chad H. Thomas’s work as a principal and leader within the Chicago Public Schools has been recognized with numerous awards and accolades, including coverage in the Washington Post, Chicago Magazine, and the Chicago Sun-Times. As...

Cohort, 2013, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Girish Rishi is the former CEO of Blue Yonder, where he launched a cloud-based portfolio powered by machine learning and edge intelligence to help companies better forecast supply and demand. Before that, he led Tyco Internati...

Cohort, 2015, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Alison Ranney is currently managing director at Russel Reynolds Associates, and formerly led the nonprofit and education practice in the Midwest for the global executive search firm. She recruits senior leaders to nonprofit or...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Lisa Pattis is president of Next Chapter Holdings, where she manages investments for the Pattis family and the Pattis Family Foundation, investing globally in a diversified range of assets. Previously, she was general counsel of Wintrust Financ...

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, 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...