Cohort, 2015, Industry, Environment & Sustainability, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Kevin Johnson is an accomplished executive, entrepreneur, and investor in the clean energy and power generation industries with over 15 years of experience managing government relations, corporate developm...

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, 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...

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, At Fisher Phillips, Logan Booth advises clients on matters involving data privacy and cybersecurity, high-stakes investigations, compliance with federal and state employment statutes, and the development of robust workplace polici...

Cohort, 2018, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Before her time at Jenner & Block, Shoba Pillay was an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the northern district of Illinois—assigned to the national security and cybercrimes section. As a former fede...

Cohort, 2017, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Benjamin Hernandez is the founder and CEO of NuMat Technologies, a software-driven chemistry design company focused on solving generational challenges at the atomic level. Prior to NuMat, he worked at a global private equity f...