Cohort, 2015, Industry, Education, Sector, Academia, Sarah Elizabeth Ippel is the founder and executive director of the Academy for Global Citizenship, a Chicago Public Elementary School on a global mission that serves 96% minority children and families. AGC is developing the next generation of c...

Cohort, 2011, Industry, Education, Sector, Academia, Before his role as President & CEO of Acero Schools, Richard Rodriguez worked for Res Publica Group and served as commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environment and deputy chief operations officer for the City of Chicago. He previousl...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Mark Hoyt is Popmenu’s first chief financial officer, bringing over 25 years of experience in leading financial performance for global SaaS companies and startups. He plays a key role in supporting Popmenu’s continued growth a...

Cohort, 2013, Industry, Housing & Transportation, Sector, Private Sector, Joseph Seliga practices in state and local government law with a focus on major infrastructure public-private partnership transactions. He's advised on the leases of the Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge and the Indiana Toll Road,...

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, In the financial services industry since 2013, Ryan Schomburg currently works for HSBC Asset Management where he assists corporate clients with their investment needs. Previously, he worked in corporate banking relat...

Cohort, 2017, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, Khadine Bennett is Associate Legislative Director with the ACLU of Illinois. She drafts, testifies, and lobbies on a wide variety of legislative issues. Bennett began her ACLU of Illinois career as a Legal Fellow wi...

Cohort, 2011, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Joe McCluskey is currently a founder and principal at JTM Advisory, an information technology and services company. He brings experience from previous roles at E & R Industrial, a specialty brand of Grainger and Grainger. He h...

Liz Orr grew up in Kansas City and, as a lifelong Jayhawk, attended the University of Kansas and earned degrees in international studies and French. She works for an association management company, designing and producing educational conferences and experiences for business and trade associations...

April 1, 2019, RESEARCH Report by Catherine Bertini, Caren Firouz/Reuters, Download Report (PDF), This report is a collection of perspectives from 20 authors that highlights the needs of rural girls and solutions to the challenges they face., Introduction, Girls Leading: From Rural Economies to G...