Board of Directors

8 Hospitality

Carmen Rossi, Members

AAA Chicago

Molly Hart, Members

ABC 7 Chicago

John Idler, Members

Adtalem Global Education

Mary-Lynn Bender, Members

Advocate Aurora Health

Crystal Olsen, Members

Amazon

Sarah Glavin, Members

American Airlines, Incorporated

Rich Ashlin, Members

Aon

Kevin Johnson, Members

AQL Technologies

Mudessir Mohammed, Members

Ariel Investments, LLC

Malik Murray, Members

Ascension Healthcare

Cristal Gary, Members

AT&T Illinois

Eileen Mitchell, Members

Avison Young

Damla Gerhart, Members

Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

Thomas Walker, Jr., Members

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Sara DeCoste, Members

Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

David Ritter, Members

BDO USA, LLP

Stephen Ferrara, Members

Beam Suntory

Greg Hughes, Members

BlackRock

Neetika Singh, Members

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

Kevin Cassidy, Members

BMO Harris Bank

Steve Fansler, Members

BP America

Phil Cochrane, Members

Camelot Illinois

Keith Horton, Members

CBRE, Inc.

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CBS 2 Chicago

Jennifer Lyons, Members

Chicago Bears Football Club

Ted Phillips, Members

CIBC

Brian Greenblatt, Members

CIGNA Health Care

Lars Heemskerk, Members

Cinespace Chicago Film Studios

Ashley Rice, Members

Clayco, Incorporated

Otto Nichols, Members

CME Group

Richard Bodnum, Members

CNA Financial

Heather Davis, Members

Colliers International

Jim Carris, Members

Comcast Business

Matthew Summy, Members

Constellation

Scott Humbard , Members

Crain’s Chicago Business

Jim Kirk, Members

Creospan

Praj Shah, Members

Cresco Labs

Charles Bachtell, Members

DeVry University

Jeunet Davenport, Members

DLA Piper LLP (US)

Stephen Schwab, Members

Dykema

Ed Weil, Members

Edelman

Jennifer Thomas, Members

Ensono

Jeff Amsel, Members

Exelon Corporation

Terence Donnelly, Members

EY

Matthew Conway, Members

Fifth Third Bank

John Sassaris, Members

First Women’s Bank of Chicago

Kristie Paskvan, Members

Ford Motor Company

Anthony Reinhart, Members

Gallagher

Andrew Varland, Members

Gateway Foundation

Teresa Garate, PhD, Members

GMA Construction Group

Cornelius Griggs, Members

Google

Robert Biederman, Members

Goose Island Beer Company

Todd Ahsmann, Members

Grant Thornton LLP

Mark Sullivan, Members

Grubhub

Dave Tovar, Members

HERE Technologies

Jeffrey Rowen, Members

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Dan Boho, Members

Horizon Therapeutics

Keli Walbert, Members

House of Blues Chicago

Kristin Atlas, Members

Hyatt Regency Chicago

Patrick Donelly, Members

Illinois Finance Authority

Chris Meister, Members

Illinois Institute of Technology

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Ingredion Incorporated

Luz Najera, Members

Jasculca Terman Strategic Communications

James Terman, Members

JP Morgan Chase & Company

Tom Finnegan, Members

JP Morgan Chase & Company (Honorary)

Matthew Serafin, Members

Killerspin

Robert Blackwell, Members

KPMG LLP

Chet Riske, Members

Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises

Jay Stieber, Members

Lyft

Clayton Harris, Members

Macy’s

Matthew Sarosy, Members

Mayer Brown LLP

Joseph Seliga, Members

McDonald’s

Ashli Nelson, Members

Mesirow Financial

Erik Barefield, Members

Miami Corporation

John Rau, Members

Millennium Garages

Rick West, Members

Molson Coors Beverage Company

Adam Collins, Members

Morreale Communications

Kim Morreale, Members

Motorola Solutions

Monica Mueller, Members

Navy Pier

Marilynn Gardner, Members

Nixon Peabody LLP

David Brown, Members

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Scott Ziomek, Members

Novartis

Kurt Anderson, Members

Novo Nordisk, Inc.

Todd Hughes, Members

Old National Bank

Michael Jamieson, Members

Parkside Realty, Inc

Robert Wislow, Members

Peoples Gas

Torrence Hinton, Members

Plante Moran, PLLC

Kathy Downey, Members

PNC Bank – Illinois

Shane Print, Members

Protiviti, Incorporated

Tom Andreesen, Members

RSM US LLP

William Spizman, Members

S&C Electric Company

Gustavo Samulewski, Members

Salesforce

Tyler Prince, Members

SenecaGlobal, Inc.

Edward Szofer, Members

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Lawrence Eppley, Members

Siemens

Judy Martinez-Faye, Members

Signature Bank

Michael O’Rourke, Members

Skyway Concession Company

Kristi Lafleur, Members

Southwest Airlines

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Target Corporation

Michael Deyle, Members

Tech Elevator (Honorary)

Claribel Quintana, Members

The Boeing Company

Bea Billups, Members

The Chicago Cubs

Tom Ricketts, Members

The Huntington National Bank

Chris Sweetland, Members

U.S. Bank

Joan Heggen-McMahon, Members

Union Pacific Railroad Company

Lindsey Douglas, Members

United Airlines

Daniel Lynch, Members

United Healthcare of Illinois

Tom Kunst, Members

University of Chicago and University of Chicago Medical Center

Benjamin Gibson, Members

University of Illinois at Chicago

Michael Amiridis, Members

UPS

Jonathan Chowansky, Members

Verizon

Nia Mathis, Members

Versiti Blood Centers of Illinois

Amy Smith, Members

Walgreen Co.

Johanna Viteri, Members

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

Patrice DeCorrevont, Members

West Monroe Partners

Jodi Bednar, Members

Wight & Company

Patrick Cermak, Members

Wintrust

Susana Meza, Members

Zurich North America

Deirdre Manna, Members

Deirdre Manna
SVP and Head of Government and Industry Affairs