Maria del Socorro Pesqueira was appointed President of Healthy Communities Foundation in May 2017. As an award-winning visionary leader, she is a sought-after speaker addressing local, national, and hemispheric audiences on a wide variety of...
Tonise Paul is retired Chairman of Energy BBDO and former Director of BBDO Worldwide. As CEO for 24 years, her unrelenting focus on “energizing people” by understanding what matters most to them led to three...
A longstanding proponent of Chicago’s tourism and hospitality industry, Lynn Osmond has taken the reins as President and CEO of Choose Chicago”?the first woman to helm the organization. Osmond previously served as President and CEO...
Laurie A. O’Shea is the Global Financial Markets Practice Leader of Korn Ferry’s Insurance Practice and the Board & CEO Services Practice and is based in the Chicago office. She is the former Co-Vice Chair...
After 30 years with Morningstar, Catherine retired in June 2018. As the firm’s first Strategy officer starting in 2012, she was responsible for driving firm value by designing and implementing a strategic planning process; working...
Chef Carrie Nahabedian started her career in cooking in the Ritz Carlton Hotel fine dining restaurant “The Dining Room” during high school in the northern suburbs of Chicago. From the first day, she walked into...
Linda K. Myers is a nationally recognized corporate attorney, representing private equity groups, major public and private companies, and commercial lending institutions. Until her retirement in 2022, Linda was a Share Partner at the international...
A driven, innovative, and empathetic leader, CEO Marsha McVicker founded LYLA (then known as Errand Solutions) during her MBA program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. At the heart of LYLA is the knowledge that humans...
Terri McNally is a visionary leader and the founder of Global Capital, a Chicago-based equipment financing firm celebrating 25 years of success in 2024. As a pioneer in the financial industry, she has built a...
