Cohort, 2017, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Private Sector, Now at Rivian, Rebecca Delaney was the youngest engineering team leader for the design firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill’s (SOM) sustainable engineering studio in Chicago. Delaney led multidisciplinary sustain...

Cohort, 2016, Industry, Marketing, Communications, & Media, Sector, Private Sector, With a unique multicultural upbringing and an extensive entrepreneurial background, John Trainor was previously a publisher and general manager of the Chicago Tribune's Hoy newspaper. In this role, he oversaw the ...

Cohort, 2017, Industry, Education, Sector, Academia, Social Media, Luis Alfredo Narváez Gete, born and raised in Mexico City, is the former director of strategic projects for the Office of Language and Cultural Education at Chicago Public Schools. He worked to support the city's 70,000+ English ...

Cohort, 2017, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, In 2009, after visiting his hometown of Jerusalem, Kais Salhut started a software development outsourcing company in Ramallah, Palestine, to tap into the largely underutilized talent pool Palestinian universities produced each...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Ryan Ruskin serves as president and chief operating officer of the Ruskin Group, a 105-year-old family packaging company and industry leader in sustainability. He previously worked as a consultant with A.T. Kearney, focusing o...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Kamran Bajwa specializes in complex international legal matters, particularly in the Middle East and emerging markets. He has advised major international NGOs on intercultural dialogue across the US, Europe, and the Middle East. He's lived in D...

Cohort, 2011, Industry, Education, Sector, Public Sector, William Burns was elected alderman of Chicago's 4th Ward in 2011. He previously served as an Illinois Representative and vice president of Conlon Public Strategies. Before that, he worked for the Office of the Senate President, the Chicago...

Cohort, 2011, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Before joining Beacon Building Products, Prithvi Gandhi worked at Dover Corp., where he was responsible for corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic investments. Before that, he worked at Zebra Technologies and ...

Cohort, 2010, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Stephen Haggerty is currently a principal and founder at Bare Hill, an advisory platform focused on hospitality and wellness-related assets. He previously held roles at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Devotio Capital Management, Fri...