Regional Board
| Jon Van Gorp, Mayer Brown, Chair | Dezra Jackson, Mayo Clinic |
| Daniel Anello, Kids First Chicago | Alejandro Longoria, Atlatl Financial Group |
| Peter Bowen, Bain & Company | Roxanne Martino, OceanM19 |
| Brad Couri, CFI Partners | Frank Pettaway, The Northern Trust |
| Pat Eskew, IBM | Jonathan Skinner, William Blair |
| Natasha Granholm, PwC | Ivy Walker, Purpose Workforce Solutions |
| Scott Humphrey | Harold Wilde, North Central College |
Emerging Leaders Council
| Jessie Waller Burke*, Jones Lang LaSalle, Chair | Daniel Noon, Northwestern University |
| Edgar Gonzalez*, Cboe Global Markets, Vice Chair | Cynthia Panganiban, Ogilvy & Mather |
| Mike Amez, William Blair | Brigette Rummel, Mayer Brown |
| Saul Andrade, United Airlines | Gus Springmann, Alpha IR Group |
| Kelsey Berta, Plante Moran | Monica Steinberg, Mayer Brown |
| Samantha Booth, Mayer Brown | Tyler Stephens, Facebook |
| Thomas Emery, Grosvenor Capital Management | Therese Stoch, Lakeview Capital |
| Whitney Gretz, McDonald’s Corporation | Thomas Teflissi, ARCO/Murray |
| William Heard, Heard Capital | Kweku Thompson, The Walsh Group |
| Dom Juozitis, Plante Moran | Logan Timmons*, BMO Harris Bank |
| John Linger, Carrier Direct | Solange Velazquez, William Blair |
| Erinn Lewis-Faupel, Mayer Brown | Milagra Ward, University of Chicago |
| Shane Maloney*, The Vistria Group | Clay Wolff, Kenway Consulting |
| Andrew May, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP | |
| Dex McAuley*, Morningstar |
*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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