Cohort, 2024, Industry, Housing & Transportation, Sector, Public Sector, Kelwin Harris is the chief civic engagement officer and deputy assessor with the Cook County Assessor’s Office, where he leads public participation and stakeholder outreach for the nearly two million property owners in Coo...

Cohort, 2024, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Chad Tischer joined Fiducient Advisors in 2003. As a partner and senior consultant, he counsels wealthy families, nonprofit organizations, and financial advisory firms on their investment strategies. He provides investment sol...

Cohort, 2024, Industry, Food & Agriculture, Sector, Non-profit, With a decade of experience in the nonprofit sector, Christopher Swann's impactful journey at Feeding America began as an intern and ascended to the role of Senior Program Manager. His pivotal work with the MealConnect platform has n...

Cohort, 2024, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Patrick Hanley is a businessman and community leader in Winnetka, Illinois. He manages Mason Rocque, a family office investing in Midwest businesses, and serves as a senior advisor at Piglet in Bed, a direct-to-consumer sustai...

Cohort, 2024, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, Tina Kotrych is the senior investment officer at the Consulate General of Canada in Chicago. In this role, she leverages broad networks on both sides of the border to help Midwest-based firms navigate all aspects...

Cohort, 2024, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Lydia Stazen is a globally recognized leader and subject matter expert with two decades of experience across policy organizations, public-private partnerships, and university systems. She is widely reg...

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Johannes Favi is a committed community and human rights advocate. As deputy director of the Illinois Community for Displaced Immigrants (ICDI), he oversees strategic planning, fundraising, and developm...

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, Nathan Uldricks is a nationally recognized tech and operations executive and policymaker. He was elected to serve as the chair of Pine Township in his native Porter County, Indiana. He is deeply involved in servi...

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Michael R. Jarecki is the principal and founding attorney of Jarecki Law Group, LLC, a Chicago-based full-service United States immigration law firm, and he’s a board member of the Federal Bar Association’s Immigration Law Sec...