Roger Thurow, senior fellow for the Center on Global Food and Agriculture, takes a minute to discuss how COVID-19 has affected food security.

With global and local markets disrupted by COVID-19, it is vital that the World Food Programme maintain its food assistance programmes, which offer a lifeline to 87 million vulnerable people around the world.

2020 Chicago Council Survey findings illuminate partisan divides in views on COVID-19, race, climate change, and national security.

September 25, 2018, RESEARCH Report by Karen Weigert, Download Report (PDF), An estimated 100 billion square meters of new construction is expected in countries without mandatory building energy codes. A consistent set of principles can frame the work needed to shape thriving, low-carbon cities.,...

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Cohort, 2026, Industry, Housing & Transportation, Sector, Public Sector, Social Media, Kemena Brooks serves as Chief of Staff at the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA). In this role, she supports executive leadership in advancing agency-wide priorities and managing cross-departmental initiatives. Sh...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, Amy Maglio is the founder and executive director of Women’s Global Education Project (WGEP), an organization recognized for its innovative women's empowerment approach by the Obama Foundation, IBM, and the UN Girl...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Environment & Sustainability, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Joyce Coffee is an entrepreneur and the founder of Climate Resilience Consulting, which helps clients develop practical strategies to strengthen markets and communities through climate change adaptation. I...

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...