Cohort, 2015, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Linhard Stepf, a 10-plus-year veteran in foreign direct investments and economic development marketing, is currently the vice president of VISTRA. Previously, he was president of FrankfurtRhineMain Corp., where his responsibil...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, As a partner at A.T. Kearney and a former executive vice president of crisis, issues, and risk at Edelman, Jennifer Thompson develops strategy and mitigation solutions for corporate crisis and risk avoidance. Working with mult...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Private Sector, Ted Souder is the co-founder and CEO of Quoin.ai, an agentic diligence platform redefining how leaders access, synthesize, and apply intelligence in a rapidly changing global economy., Prior to co-founding Quoin.ai...

December 2, 2022, RESEARCH Report by Christopher Kindell and Laura Valdés, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Two case studies from Bogotá and Chicago demonstrate how cities embraced participatory governance frameworks in their COVID-19 pandemic responses., Among the many urban crises precipitated...

Engage in public programming, support events and creative experiences for Council audiences, work with data and metrics on audience and engagement, and collaborate on projects with team members.

Cohort, 2022, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Vidisha Suman is a partner with Kearney’s digital transformation practice in the Chicago office. She has over 15 years of industry and consulting experience in the digital space, serving leading companies as they navigate th...

Cohort, 2013, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Brendan Carroll is a senior partner at Victory Park Capital Advisors (VPC), which he co-founded in 2007. He is responsible for strategic initiatives and firm operations, as well as sourcing, evaluating, and executing investment op...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Public Sector, Social Media, Matthew Halek is a public servant and national security leader who served as a Special Advisor for Innovation in the Pentagon. Working at the intersection of defense, technology, and congressional poli...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Loukas Kozonis is an attorney, CPA, and civic leader bridging law, business, and public service. He is the founding partner of Kozonis Law, Ltd., a boutique law firm focused on real estate, corporate governance, ...

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Healthcare, Sector, Non-profit, As the executive director of Project C.U.R.E. Chicago, Katie Hanlon is working to make Project C.U.R.E. the world's largest distributor of donated medical supplies and equipment to under-resourced countries throughout the globe—a household...