Lauren Patnaude is a Partner at BDT & MSD Partners, responsible for execution of both investments and advisory engagements. BDT & MSD Partners is a merchant bank with an advisory and investment platform built to...

Carolyn B. Goldhaber President Carolyn Goldhaber is the President of Segall Bryant & Hamill, overseeing the firm’s operations and personnel decisions. She was previously the firm’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining SBH, Ms. Goldhaber...

Rita Sola Cook is a Managing Director and President of Bank of America Chicago, as well as Division Executive for the Midwest, Mid Atlantic, and Mid South Divisions of Bank of America Private Bank. Drawing...

Natalie A. Brown is Chief Executive Officer of Mesirow and a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. As CEO, Natalie oversees firm-wide growth and profitability, the execution of strategic initiatives, and shareholder value creation,...

Anna May Trala is a Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer at GTCR, a leading private equity firm with assets under management exceeding $20 billion. Anna May leads the finance, treasury, portfolio valuation, portfolio on-boarding...

Suzanne Yoon is the Founder and ManagingPartner of Kinzie Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm that invests in lowermiddle market companies in the consumer,manufacturing and service industries. In 2017,she launched Kinzie as part of...

Geraldine is head of Investment Banking for the Midwest Region and a member of the Industrials Group within Investment Banking. She joined Goldman Sachs in 2000 as an analyst on the UK Advisory team in...

Ms. Browne is a Managing Director at GCM Grosvenor and Co-Head of the Elevate strategy and Sponsor Solutions Group. In addition, she works on various strategic investing initiatives across the firm. Prior to joining GCM...

Transforming Human Capital Chief Human Resources Officer with experience operating on global and regional levels covering the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific.  Drive the ability of companies to operate at their optimal level in rapidly...

Beth joined Oppenheimer in 2024 as Head of Public Finance. With over 30 years of industry expertise, she has completed $40 billion in transactions throughout her career. Ms. Coolidge most recently led UBS’s Midwest Public...