Cohort, 2015, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Mark Palchak started his career growing proprietary trading groups in Chicago at Infinium Capital Management. In time, he assumed leadership of Infinium in a distressed situation, immediately taking the company through a succe...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Culture & the Arts, Sector, Non-profit, Jeff McCarter is the founder and executive director of Free Spirit Media, which he created in order to share his experience as a media professional (cameraman, editor, and Emmy Award-winning producer) with youth from under-resourced ...

Cohort, 2020, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Private Sector, Social Media, Shima Rayej is the co-founder and chief product officer at Safe Rate, an AI-native mortgage technology firm helping borrowers navigate the complex process of shopping for a mortgage loan. Before Safe ...

Cohort, 2018, Industry, Education, Sector, Non-profit, Kristin Ziemke is an urban school educator and the author of Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K-6 Classroom. Since establishing her own consulting company in 2011, Ziemke has worked with schools around the world to develop learni...

Cohort, 2023, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Matt Meltzer is a co-founder and partner at Meltzer Hellrung, a business immigration law firm. In his capacity as an attorney, he advises corporate clients, ranging from individual entrepreneurs to large multinational corporations, on securing ...

Cohort, 2022, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, Beth Windisch is a national security practitioner and researcher focused on preventing violence through strengthening human networks. Windisch began her career with the US Department of Homeland Security in 2008 ...

Cohort, 2018, Industry, Marketing, Communications, & Media, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Rebekah Raleigh leads creative and content for BioLife Plasma Centers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda., Before that, she was the creative director at Rotary International. In that role, she led crea...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Kevin Willer is a partner at Chicago Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital fund. He oversees all aspects of Chicago Ventures, including fund management, deal sourcing, investments, and working directly with portfolio companie...

Cohort, 2024, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Chad Tischer joined Fiducient Advisors in 2003. As a partner and senior consultant, he counsels wealthy families, nonprofit organizations, and financial advisory firms on their investment strategies. He provides investment sol...

Cohort, 2024, Industry, Food & Agriculture, Sector, Non-profit, With a decade of experience in the nonprofit sector, Christopher Swann's impactful journey at Feeding America began as an intern and ascended to the role of Senior Program Manager. His pivotal work with the MealConnect platform has n...