Cohort, 2014, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Josh Milberg is a recognized leader in sustainability, smart grid technology, and electric vehicle strategy. As former regional vice president for Midwest operations at Willdan Energy Solutions, he built the region’s energy effi...

Cohort, 2017, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Previously, Mark Fastabend was the general manager for a foodservice equipment division within the Marmon Group. He has spent his career building businesses around innovative solutions that meet the needs of the global market,...

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, 2011, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Previous to joining EMPLOYERS, Barbara Higgins was the senior vice president of customer experience and retention at Allstate Insurance Company. Before that, she was vice president, customer experience at United Airlines, wher...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Law, Sector, Public Sector, Scott Fehlan has served the City of Chicago since 2004, advising on finance and economic development programs. Previously, he worked for Shefsky & Froelich, Universal Access Global Holdings, Kirkland & Ellis, and Sidley Austin Brown & Wood. He i...

Cohort, 2013, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Girish Rishi is the former CEO of Blue Yonder, where he launched a cloud-based portfolio powered by machine learning and edge intelligence to help companies better forecast supply and demand. Before that, he led Tyco Internati...

Cohort, 2015, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Alison Ranney is currently managing director at Russel Reynolds Associates, and formerly led the nonprofit and education practice in the Midwest for the global executive search firm. She recruits senior leaders to nonprofit or...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Lisa Pattis is president of Next Chapter Holdings, where she manages investments for the Pattis family and the Pattis Family Foundation, investing globally in a diversified range of assets. Previously, she was general counsel of Wintrust Financ...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Jason Schmitt is a global CEO with a track record of unlocking growth across Fortune 500 and private equity-backed companies in retail and consumer goods, most recently as interim CEO of a $100M Southern Californ...