Diane is the retired chief executive officer and president of Hickory Farms, LLC, aleading multi-channel retailer of food gifts and specialty foods. She held this role from March 2016 through January 2022. Under Diane’sleadership, the...

My parents and grandparents came to Chicago from Puerto Rico in the 1950s and 60s. Like so many other immigrant stories in this country, they worked tremendously hard to provide for our family. I was...

Gayla Brockman moved to Chicago in 2016 to become the third President and CEO of the Michael Reese Health Trust and hit the ground running. Within three years she turned a quiet, private foundation into...

Jeanne M. Gills is a partner and intellectual property lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. She also serves as vice chair of the firm’s national Intellectual Property...

Kristen Prinz is an employment lawyer, business counselor, and founder of The Prinz Law Firm. Ms. Prinz represents business owners, senior executives, lawyers, and physicians in matters ranging from employment agreements and non-competes to complex...

Jessica A. Garascia is Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at AAR (NYSE: AIR), a leading aviation services provider to commercial and government customers worldwide. Joining AAR in February of 2020, Garascia oversees litigation, compliance,...

Judge Kendall serves as the Chief Judge of the Northern District of Illinois. She was appointed to the federal bench in January 2006. She served six years on the Judicial Conference of the United States’...

Cindy Moelis is President of the Pritzker Traubert Foundation.  She oversees the Foundation’s strategic direction, including partnerships and investments. Throughout her career in government and philanthropy, Cindy has worked to promote social justice, youth development,...

In March 2020, Karen Tamley became the new President and CEO of Access Living, a Chicago-based service and advocacy non-profit organization for people with disabilities. In her new role, Karen has returned to her roots, having...

Ms. Browne is a Managing Director at GCM Grosvenor, where she works on various strategic investing initiatives across the firm. Prior to joining GCM Grosvenor, Ms. Browne worked at RedBird Capital Partners, where she focused...