Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Dr. Neelum Aggarwal, MD
Associate Professor of Neurological Sciences, Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center

Karim Ahamed
Partner, HPM Partners, LLC

Anne Barlow-Johnston
Civic Leader

John Barron
Publisher, Chicago Sun-Times

Jetta Bates-Vasilatos

Linda Boasmond
President, Cedar Concepts

Patrick Cermak
President & COO, Wight & Co.

Cheri Chappelle
Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Illinois Tool Works

Eileen Chin
Executive Vice President, R. M. Chin & Associates

Virginia Clarke
President & CEO, Talent Optimization Partners, LLC

Phil Engel
Civic Leader

Margarete Evanoff
Partner, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Annette M. Freund
Vice President, Corporate HR & Support, Navistar

Rich Gamble
Publisher, Chicago Magazine

Jim Hirsch
Executive Director, Chicago Sinfonietta

Steven Hunter
Partner, Quarles & Brady LLP

Gregory P. Jacobson
CEO, The Jacobson Group

Carl Jenkins
V.P./ Director of Community Investments, BMO Harris Bank

Betty Johnson
Civic Leader

Kevin Krakora
Senior Managing Director, Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC

Gordon C. Liao
Vice President, Baird Capital Partners

Oksana Malysheva
Principal, Hamilton White Group, LLC

Anthony E. Munroe, PhD
President, Malcolm X College

Dean R. Nelson
Senior Account Executive, Proctor & Gamble

Juan Rangel
United Neighborhood Organization

Nazneen Razi
EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, Jones Lang LaSalle

Maurice Smith
V.P. Corporate Transactions and Business Analysis, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

Stephanie Springs
Executive Director, Make A Wish Foundation

Kimberly Waller
Chief Operating Officer, Aon Cornerstone Innovative Solutions

Greta Weathersby
Senior Counsel Legal and Governance Services, Integrys Business Support

Mark Williams
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Anita Wilson
Vice President and Chief Employment Counsel, TreeHouse Foods