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Yves Thill

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...

Ted Souder

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...

J. Jordan Shields

Cohort, 2010, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, J. Jordan Shields joined Juniper Advisory, a specialized investment banking firm that provides government-owned, non-profit, and faith-based hospitals strategic transaction support, in 2011, in part due to the work his class o...

Maggie Westdale

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Maggie Westdale is the business chief financial officer for Aon, where she is responsible for managing the financial results across functions, regions, and solution lines. Westdale joined Aon in 2009 and most recently served as ch...

Michael R. Jarecki

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Michael R. Jarecki is the principal and founding attorney of Jarecki Law Group, LLC, a Chicago-based full-service United States immigration law firm, and he’s a board member of the Federal Bar Association’s Immigration Law Sec...

Ryan Schomburg

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, In the financial services industry since 2013, Ryan Schomburg currently works for HSBC Asset Management where he assists corporate clients with their investment needs. Previously, he worked in corporate banking relat...

Diane Williams

Cohort, 2025, Industry, Education, Sector, Academia, Diane D. Williams is an adjunct faculty member and fellow at the China Center for Social Policy. She is completing her Ph.D. in social work focused on productive aging in older adult populations, specifically focusing on social integration and ...