Cohort, 2018, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Non-profit, Rebecca Neale Hampson was previously the chief of staff and US director of the CEO Council for Sustainable Urbanization at the Paulson Institute. In this capacity, she was a senior advisor to the institute’s chair...

Cohort, 2020, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Jamia Jowers is currently the executive director of the What's Your Forté Foundation where she designs innovative programming to solve the most pressing challenges faced by Chicago's South and West s...

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November 25, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , Lama El Baz , Jordan Tama , Joshua Busby , and Jonathan Monten, Alex Brandon / AP, Download Data (ZIP), We investigate where the attitudes of foreign policy professionals and the American public align—and diverge�...

Each year, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs holds a Global Leadership Awards Dinner to honor distinguished individuals for their outstanding achievements in the realms of international relations, global thought leadership, and philanthropy. This prestigious fundraising event is a highlight o...

Far-right National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen has joined the French presidential race. Her victory would spark a complete departure from French foreign policy under Macron.

Cohort, 2021, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, Before joining Illinois' Department of Human Rights, Jason Rosensweig was assistant director for advocacy and international affairs at the American Jewish Committee (AJC), a global Jewish advocacy organization. H...

Cohort, 2020, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Before joining Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, Brian Axelrad was chief investment officer at Beyond Capital Fund, a nonprofit social impact fund investing in social enterprises in India and East Africa. In this role, he oversaw investment decis...