Gila J. Bronner is President and CEO of Bronner Group, LLC (BRONNER), a woman-owned, multi- disciplined professional services company that delivers comprehensive strategy, transformation and accountability consulting services to state and local governments, federal agencies,...

Catherine J. Tabaka is a seasoned global healthcare executive with over 30 years of experience leading transformation, repositioning product and service portfolios, and driving profitable growth for med-tech, hospital support services, and decentralized care management...

Jennifer Deason has spent the past 25 years pursuing her passion for driving innovation with high performance diverse teams. She is currently the CEO of Home Partners of America (Blackstone portfolio company), which owns 28K...

Anita Alvarez is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Disputes & Investigations in Chicago. A highly skilled trial lawyer, she specializes in leading complex internal investigations and advising clients in the areas of financial...

Maria Razumich-Zec is Regional Executive Vice President, USA and Managing Director, The Peninsula Chicago since May 2007. She oversees hotel operations for The Peninsula Hotels located in Chicago, New York and The Quail in Carmel,...

Dr. Suzet McKinney is President & CEO of Chicago Loop Alliance. She is a nationally recognized commercial real estate executive, medical executive, public health expert, thought leader, and strategic thinker. Her unique and varied skill...

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...

Sandra Cordova Micek is President & CEO of Window To The World Communications, Inc., parent organization of WTTW, Chicago’s PBS station and WFMT, Chicago’s classical music radio station. Micek is responsible for all strategic, financial,...

As CEO of Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, I lead by example, inspiring teams of dedicated youth workers and subject matter experts to foster meaningful relationships and create key partnerships that help...

In March 2010, Nivine Megahed, Ph.D., became the 11th president of National Louis University, bringing more than 20 years of experience in making higher education more accessible for students of all backgrounds to one of...