Carole is the Head of U.S. Deal Advisory & Strategy and Americas Regional Head of Deal Advisory at KPMG LLP. She leads the firm’s extensive network of consultants as they take clients through the M&A...

Balika is a Senior Partner and Americas leader of Kearney’s Strategic Operations Practice. She is a C-suite advisor on the End-to-End supply chain transformation agenda within consumer goods and retail industry and has deep subject...

Emily Groden is the founder of Evergreen, one of America’s fastest-growing frozen breakfast companies. Emily started Evergreen in 2020 because she wanted a better breakfast for her growing family. When searching for quick and easy...

Nida Ghaffar is a trusted real estate attorney and the Office Managing Partner for the Husch Blackwell LLP Chicago office. Nida focuses her practice on real estate acquisitions and dispositions, retail, industrial, and office leasing...

Nancy E. Paridy, JD, LLM President & Chief Administrative Officer Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Nancy Paridy, JD, LLM, is a healthcare executive who brings diverse experience and insights to her multifaceted role. Nancy serves as President...

Karen Brennan has been Chief Financial Officer of JLL since 2020. As CFO, she leads the company’s global finance organization and oversees all aspects of corporate finance, including financial planning, accounting, tax, treasury, and investor...

Susan V. Booth (Goodman Theatre Artistic Director) rejoined Goodman Theatre in the fall of 2022, having previously served as the theater’s director of new play development. In the intervening years, she was the Artistic Director...

Gretchen Crosby Sims is a Chicago-based executive with Hakluyt, a global strategic advisory firm. She joined the firm in 2021 to launch its Chicago office and co-lead its business in the Midwest, and advises corporate...

Dr. Rolla Sweis currently serves as the President and CEO of La Rabida Children’s Hospital. Prior to this role, Rolla was the Chief Operating Officer at Advocate Christ Medical Center. Before that, she held the...

Nadya Mason, Dean of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago and professor of physics, specializes in experimental studies of quantum materials, with a research focus on the electronic properties of...