Our Leadership Council of executive- and partner-level business leaders bring their stature and considerable experience to bear on the challenges and opportunities on which we work. Council members review our current and developing project portfolio, gather insight from their colleagues and networks, recruit pro bono partners, and provide regular guidance on our work. The following members served on our Leadership Council in FY2019 (July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019).
Bill Abolt
Vice President, Energy
AECOM
Peter Bresler
Vice President, Digital Performance
AVIA
Kevin Brockenbrough
Vice President and Director of Account Planning
Burrell Communications
Randy Burt
Principal
A.T. Kearney, Inc.
Michael Chiappetta
Director, Chicago Market Development
Accenture
Jamie Cleghorn
Partner
Bain & Company
Anusha Dhasarathy
Partner
McKinsey & Company
Barbara Ford*
Partner
Phoenix Strategic Advisors
Brian Greenblatt
Managing Director
CIBC
Gareth Hayes
Partner
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants LLC
Adam Hecktman
Director, Civic Engagement
Microsoft Philanthropies
Katherine C. Jahnke Dale
Associate
DLA Piper
Akshay Kapur
Partner
McKinsey & Co.
Joanna Krupa
Senior Vice President
Zeno Group
Peggy McTigue
Senior Vice President
CBRE Group, Inc.
Josh Milberg
Vice President of Technology Strategy and Transformation
The Allstate Corporation
Kedra Newsom
Principal
Boston Consulting Group
Michelle Russell
Partner and Managing Director
Boston Consulting Group
Doug Scott*
President
A Better Chicago
Carmita Semaan
Founder & President
The Surge Institute
Meghan Shehorn
Partner
Bain & Company
Whitney Smith
Head of Regional Philanthropy for North America
Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Robert (Robb) Soles
Partner, Advisory, IT Audit & Assurance
KPMG LLP
Shelley Stern Grach^
Director of Civic Engagement
Microsoft Corporation
Mike Stringer
Executive Design Director
IDEO
Susana Vasquez
Associate Vice President
University of Chicago Office of Civic Engagement
Stephanie Wagner
Partner
Mayer Brown, LLP
Lawrence Wojcik
Partner
McDermott Will & Emery
Maria Wynne
Chief Executive Officer
Leadership Greater Chicago
* Co-chairs
** Former co-chairs
^ Term ended in FY2019
(before June 30, 2019)