Cohort, 2022, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Satya Pandey is the CTO of investment banking at William Blair, specializing in implementing AI and advanced software solutions to drive transformation. Before joining William Blair, he started a real estate tech com...

Cohort, 2022, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, Julien Rosan joined Global Affairs Canada in 2019 and serves as trade commissioner at the Consulate General of Canada in Chicago. In this role, he is responsible for trade and innovation initiatives to support Ca...

Cohort, 2018, Industry, Marketing, Communications, & Media, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Rebekah Raleigh leads creative and content for BioLife Plasma Centers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda., Before that, she was the creative director at Rotary International. In that role, she led crea...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Kevin Willer is a partner at Chicago Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital fund. He oversees all aspects of Chicago Ventures, including fund management, deal sourcing, investments, and working directly with portfolio companie...

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, 2015, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Ashish Lal is a partner at BDT & MSD Partners where he originates and executes investment and advisory opportunities and serves as Asia Pacific coverage lead. He's worked exclusively with founder-led and family-controlled companie...

Cohort, 2019, Industry, Education, Sector, Non-profit, Farah Eck is senior director of programs and policies of the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA), where she oversees UNA-USA’s national programs, chapter support, communications strategy, and member engagement. Eck brings with h...

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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...

Cohort, 2011, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, Evelyn J. Diaz is the former President of Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, a global anti-poverty and human rights organization based in Chicago that provides a comprehensive array of services to ne...