Cohort, 2011, Industry, Housing & Transportation, Sector, Non-profit, Anthony Simpkins is a leader in Chicago’s affordable housing community and has held multiple roles serving the City of Chicago. As Managing Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Housing, he administered housing and communi...

Cohort, 2020, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Mariam Huss is the founder of Axxum Consulting, a professional services firm supporting clients' needs on human capital, value creation, and talent placement. With over 20 years of experience in organizational de...

Cohort, 2017, Industry, Law, Sector, Academia, While at Northern Illinois University's College of Law, Morse Tan directed the international law certificate program. A US Supreme Court Fellowship finalist and a member of the US Supreme Court Bar, he previously worked at the University of Texas Law...

Cohort, 2013, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, L. Heather Mitchell has over a decade of leadership experience in operations, investor relations, fundraising, asset management, and investment strategy. At Capri, she manages pension fund client relationships for US commercial re...

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, 2025, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Non-profit, Shaska Chirinos is a senior responsible investment manager for the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). PRI is recognized as one of the world’s leading proponents of responsible investment, committed to integrat...

Dina Smeltz, Craig Kafura, Karl Friedhoff, Brendan Helm, and Alexander Hitch document the ups and downs of the public mood, sharing highlights of their 2020 research.