Regional Advisory Board

Jon Van Gorp, Mayer Brown, Chair Alejandro Longoria, Atlatl Financial Group
Daniel Anello, Kids First Chicago Sinead Mullen, Bain & Company
Peter Bowen, Bain & Company Frank Pettaway, The Northern Trust
Eric Brandt, Allstate Jabari Porter, CFI Partners
Brad Couri, CFI Partners John Roselli, New Harbor Capital Management 
Pat Eskew, Origami Risk Jonathan Skinner, William Blair
Natasha Granholm, PwC Ivy Walker, Purpose Workforce Solutions
John Higginson, Groupon Harold Wilde, North Central Collge

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 Betty Nguyen, Relativity
Kelsey Berta, Plante Moran Cynthia Panganiban, Ogilvy & Mather
Samantha Booth, Mayer Brown Alex Peterson, ARCO/Murray
Karen Croyle, Balmoral Advisors Brigette Rummel, Mayer Brown
Sarah Bucaro, McDonald's Corporation Edwin Salazar, Simple Mills
Jessie Waller Burke*, Jones Lang LaSalle Gus Springmann, RSM US LLP
Azim Damani, MBA Candidate, Northwestern, Kellogg School of Management Monica Steinberg, Mayer Brown
Lauren Gabrio, Kenway Consulting Tyler Stephens, Facebook
Edgar Gonzalez*, Cboe Global Markets Therese Stoch, Lakeview Capital
William Heard, Heard Capital Kweku Thompson, The Walsh Group
Dom Juozitis, Plante Moran Solange Velazquez, William Blair
John Linger, Carrier Direct Victoria Vockeroth, McDonald's Corporation
  Milagra Ward, University of Chicago 

*Denotes a member of the Executive Board. To learn more about joining the Emerging Leaders Council, please contact Jenna Monell.

Regional Leadership Team

  • Will Hobart, Executive Director
  • Blenda Chiu, Managing Director of Programs
  • Monica Grant Cohen, Managing Director of Development