Cohort, 2021, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Kendra Stead has extensive experience in every phase of litigation and typically represents companies and professional services firms in commercial disputes, securities litigation, and professional liability actions. She counsels corporate clie...

Cohort, 2024, Industry, Food & Agriculture, Sector, Private Sector, Juan P Rossi (JP) is a vice president for the nutrition division at Archer Daniels Midland, based out of Chicago. He has over 20 years of combined international experience in the agricultural, food, and beverages industries with ...

Cohort, 2024, Industry, Education, Sector, Academia, Yasmeen Muhammad has passionately served Chicago Public Schools for over 17 years. She is the humble principal of Louis Nettelhorst Elementary School and is driven by the Masai greeting, "And how are the children?" She has an unwavering commitm...

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Housing & Transportation, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Ghanem Zureikat is a global senior product manager at UL Solutions and a leader in product safety and compliance. With over 18 years of experience, he has become a recognized authority in fire and life safety ...

Cohort, 2024, Industry, Marketing, Communications, & Media, Sector, Non-profit, Ben van Loon is an award-winning writer, researcher, and association leader from Chicago. By day he serves as managing director and editor-in-chief of AFIRE, an international trade association of institutional investo...

Cohort, 2021, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, S. Mayumi "Umi" Grigsby is the chief of policy for the City of Chicago. She's also the chair and a commissioner on the Cook County Human Rights Commission and serves on the board of Planned Parenthood of Illinois...

Cohort, 2024, Industry, Housing & Transportation, Sector, Private Sector, Mike Lombardo is principal, managing broker, and attorney for Blue Star Properties, which owns over one million square feet of office, entertainment, retail, and industrial properties in Chicago. Notable projects include Th...

Cohort, 2023, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Seth Anderson is a principal and corporate counsel at Kearney, based out of Chicago. His industry expertise is primarily focused on aerospace, transportation, defense, and industrial sectors with deep functional expertise in strategy, transform...

Cohort, 2023, Industry, Education, Sector, Academia, Christopher Graves is the principal at Jordan Elementary and was previously the principal of LaSalle Language Academy, a K-8th-grade magnet lottery school in Chicago Public Schools. With over a decade of experience as a school administrator, he...

Cohort, 2022, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Before her role at Databricks, Kate Besser was a manager on the business transformation team at LinkedIn with the responsibility of leading strategic initiatives that drive global sales and business performance by scaling tech...