Cohort, 2017, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Before founding Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres, Patrick Croke was an attorney at Sidley Austin LLP where he has represented a wide variety of clients—including Fortune 100 companies, technology start-ups, venture capital and private equity fu...

Cohort, 2013, Industry, Marketing, Communications, & Media, Sector, Academia, Deb Fiddelke has led strategic communications and government relations for some of the world’s most influential organizations. She served in the White House under President George W. Bush as a legislative liaison to t...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Healthcare, Sector, Private Sector, Caralynn Collens previously served as executive director and COO of UI LABS, where she led the entire research and commercialization initiative, including the $320 million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. Before tha...

Cohort, 2013, Industry, Environment & Sustainability, Sector, Private Sector, Amy Francetic's career spans over 20 years of high-technology entrepreneurship, private equity, and research. She previously founded and led Energize Ventures, a $165 million venture fund that invests in digital energy ...

Cohort, 2023, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Nadav Klugman is a partner at White & Case LLP and formerly at Mayer Brown’s projects and infrastructure group. He has worked on a wide range of debt, equity, and tax monetization financings, restructurings, acquisitions, divestitures, and jo...

Cohort, 2020, Industry, Education, Sector, Academia, Social Media, Nina Wieda leads the Chicago Field Studies program at Northwestern University, guiding undergraduates from across disciplines as they explore career paths in fields such as law, business, and public service, while developing as pr...

Cohort, 2021, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Nelson Rosario is the founding partner at Rosario Tech Law, the executive director of the Illinois Blockchain Association, and general counsel at the Decentralized AI Society. He's also licensed to practice in the state of Illinoi...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Justin Rose serves clients primarily in the industrial goods and energy industries. In addition to supporting his clients on a host of strategic and operational issues, he has also co-authored various high-profile reports, inc...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, During his consulting career, Yves Thill has had the opportunity to work with numerous leading companies across various industries on a range of issues. More recently, he has been focused on supply management in the consumer g...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Private Sector, A veteran in the industry, Ted Souder is formerly the head of industry retail at Google, based in its Chicago office. In this role, he managed a team that oversaw the Google experience for some of the largest retai...