Cohort, 2012, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Lila Leff cofounded and directed Illinois’ first federally funded School-to-Work Initiative, EDGE/UP, to help high-poverty students succeed in high school and effectively transition to postsecondary training and education. S...

Cohort, 2011, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, At Resolute Consulting, John McGovern focused on strategic communications in the public policy arena and provided expertise in navigating complex decision-making processes in Illinois and Washington, D.C. He previously worked for US Ho...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Law, Sector, Public Sector, Michael Scudder Jr. is a Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He earned his BBA as co-valedictorian from Saint Joseph's College and his JD magna cum laude from Northwestern University Pritzker School of La...

Cohort, 2011, Industry, Education, Sector, Academia, Before his role as President & CEO of Acero Schools, Richard Rodriguez worked for Res Publica Group and served as commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environment and deputy chief operations officer for the City of Chicago. He previousl...

Cohort, 2015, Industry, Housing & Transportation, Sector, Private Sector, Now at Amazon Air, Mary Barnicle previously held the position of managing director of regulatory affairs at United Airlines. She advocated for the company’s interests before multiple government regulatory agencies, partic...

Cohort, 2013, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Private Sector, Before her role at the Chicago Quantum Exchange, Andrea Jett Fletcher managed the civic engagement, participatory democracy, and public policy initiatives of the McCormick Foundation. Previously, she worked with...

Cohort, 2013, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, Bridget Gainer is a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, where she chairs the pension committee and leads the reform of the county's foreclosure policy and treatment of women and mothers incarcerated...

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Before working at KittyHawk, Lincoln S. Ellis led Green Square's strategy and business development practices and headed the firm's Chicago branch, Green Square's first office outside of Memphis. Ellis created Columbia Universi...

Cohort, 2012, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Craig Bennett, now retired, was one of eight executive committee members responsible for managing the strategic direction of Recycled Energy Development, LLC, an independent power producer that acquires, develops, owns, and op...