Regional Advisory Board
| Jon Van Gorp, Mayer Brown, Chair | Alejandro Longoria, Atlatl Financial Group |
| Daniel Anello, Kids First Chicago | Frank Pettaway, The Northern Trust |
| Peter Bowen, Bain & Company | John Roselli, New Harbor Capital Management |
| Brad Couri, CFI Partners | Jonathan Skinner, William Blair |
| Pat Eskew, Origami Risk | Ivy Walker, Purpose Workforce Solutions |
| Natasha Granholm, PwC | Harold Wilde, North Central Collge |
| John Higginson, Groupon |
Emerging Leaders Council
| Dex McAuley*, Morningstar, Chair | Erinn Lewis-Faupel, Mayer Brown |
| Logan Timmons*, BMO Harris Bank, Vice Chair | Andrew May, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP |
| Saul Andrade, United Airlines | Cynthia Panganiban, Ogilvy & Mather |
| Kelsey Berta, Plante Moran | Alex Peterson, ARCO/Murray |
| Samantha Booth, Mayer Brown | Brigette Rummel, Mayer Brown |
| Karen Croyle, Balmoral Advisors | Edwin Salazar, Simple Mills |
| Sarah Bucaro, McDonald's Corporation | Gus Springmann, RSM US LLP |
| Jessie Waller Burke*, Jones Lang LaSalle | Monica Steinberg, Mayer Brown |
| Azim Damani, MBA Candidate, Northwestern, Kellogg School of Management | Tyler Stephens, Facebook |
| Lauren Gabrio, Kenway Consulting | Therese Stoch, Lakeview Capital |
| Edgar Gonzalez*, Cboe Global Markets | Kweku Thompson, The Walsh Group |
| William Heard, Heard Capital | Solange Velazquez, William Blair |
| Dom Juozitis, Plante Moran | Victoria Vockeroth, McDonald's Corporation |
| John Linger, Carrier Direct | Milagra Ward, University of Chicago |
*Denotes a member of the Executive Board. To learn more about joining the Emerging Leaders Council, please contact Martha Khanna.
Regional Leadership Team
- Chris Broughton, Executive Director
- Blenda Chiu, Managing Director of Programs
- Martha Elder Khanna, Managing Director of Development and External Affairs
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