Dear Reader:
Reflecting on the past year of impact for Civic Consulting Alliance fills me with a great sense of pride as well as with excitement for all that lies ahead.
Civic Consulting Alliance drives impact through collaborative pro bono investments, bringing together leaders across all sectors to get big things done for Chicago. We’re committed to addressing Chicago’s greatest challenges, and engaging the right people and resources to generate solutions and create a more prosperous, equitable city. The incredible dedication of the individuals and organizations listed in this report make that happen. In the most recent year (July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019) they collectively invested more than $13 million to: build safer, communities; elevate our education system; and grow an economy that works for everyone.
We have many more opportunities to advance our mission than our current resources allow, and the need for our services continues to grow. As a result, working in collaboration with our staff, the Board undertook a strategic planning process last year, with the goal of increasing Civic Consulting Alliance’s impact.
We are extremely grateful to our Board members, staff, clients, pro bono, and philanthropic partners who provided candid feedback that shaped our planning. In listening to input from our stakeholders, it was clear that Civic Consulting Alliance enjoys a strong foundation of trust, respect, and goodwill, as well as a track record of achieving impact. We also heard a strong belief in our unique model for leveraging cross-sector collaboration and its ability to tackle complex challenges.
As we look to the future, Civic Consulting Alliance is committed to harnessing the energy that has been catalyzed by Chicago’s Mayoral transition and other important public and private sector efforts impacting the city and region. At the same time, we are committed to modeling a more inclusive approach to civic leadership. This includes a commitment to creating a vibrant organization in which individuals with diverse backgrounds experience a sense of belonging, have the opportunity to lead, and contribute to making our region a great place for everyone. We’re proud that dedicated efforts over the past two years have increased diversity of both our staff and Board, and we will continue to examine ways to achieve greater inclusion and equity within our organization and in everything that we do.
I am grateful for and inspired by all of our Board members, staff, clients, pro bono, and philanthropic partners, who work with every day to make the Chicago region a great place for everyone. I hope that you will read on and appreciate this incredible list of individuals.
Thank you for your invaluable contributions that continue to make our work possible.
Sincerely,
Deborah L. DeHaas, Chair
Civic Consulting Alliance
Our Board
Our Board is comprised of senior leaders from Chicago’s most prominent corporate, nonprofit, and philanthropic organizations provide invaluable resources - including pro bono project teams, “on loan” executives, philanthropic support, access to new networks, and counsel - that maximize the impact of our work. The following members served on our Board in FY2019 (July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019).
Deborah L. DeHaas* | Chair
Vice Chairman, Chief Inclusion Officer and National Managing Partner of the Center for Board Effectiveness, Deloitte
Paula Allen-Meares, PhD
Chancellor Emerita, University of Illinois
John Corbally Presidential Professor Emerita, Professor of Medicine
UIC Chicago College of Medicine
Larry A. Barden
Partner and Chairman of the Management Committee
Sidley Austin LLP
Frank V. Battle, Jr.*^
Retired Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Sally Blount^
Michael L. Nemmers Professor of Strategy
Kellogg School of Management
Bram Bluestein*
Managing Partner
Bluestein and Associates, LLC
James B. Coleman
Chicago Office Managing Director, Products Operating Group Managing Director
Accenture
Michael Collins*
Chief Financial Officer and Partner
Bain & Company
Michelle L. Collins
President
Cambium, LLC
Matthew C. Crowl
Partner
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
A. Steven Crown
General Partner
Henry Crown and Company
Gillian Darlow
Chief Executive Officer
Polk Bros. Foundation
Daniel Diermeier
Provost
The University of Chicago
Michael C. Evangelides
Principal
Deloitte
Charles L. Evans
President and Chief Executive Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Michael Fassnacht
CEO and President
FCB Chicago
John Garabedian*
Senior Partner and Managing Director
Boston Consulting Group
Sunil Garg
Solutions Lead, Energy
Uptake
Brent Gledhill
Managing Director, Global Head of Investment Banking
William Blair & Company
James T. Glerum, Jr.*^
Managing Director and Chairman, Regional Banking for North America
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Larry J. Goodman, MD*
Former Chief Executive Officer
Rush University Medical Center
Graham C. Grady
Partner
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
David Hackett*
Partner
Baker McKenzie
Jake Henry^
Director
McKinsey & Company
Linda Imonti
Principal, Advisory Services
KPMG LLP
Kish Khemani
Partner
A.T. Kearney
Tom Kilroy
Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company
Liam Krehbiel
Founder + Chair
A Better Chicago
Anne Ladky*
Former Executive Director
Women Employed
Bruce Lubin
Executive Managing Director & President of Illinois Commercial Banking
CIBC
Paul C. Maranville
Managing Partner
Lantern Partners
John W. McCarter, Jr.*
Chair, Board of Regents
Smithsonian Institution
Dorri McWhorter
Chief Executive Officer
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
Cindy S. Moelis
President
The Pritzker Traubert Family Foundation
Laurence Msall
President
Civic Federation
David Narefsky*
Partner
Mayer Brown LLP
Christopher A. O’Herlihy
Vice Chairman
Illinois Tool Works
James D. Pajakowski
Executive Vice President, Strategy and Quality
Protiviti
Anne R. Pramaggiore
President and Chief Executive Officer
ComEd
Curtis Reed, Jr.
Managing Director and Region Manager - Chicago
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Robert G. Reiter, Jr.
President
Chicago Federation of Labor
Sheli Z. Rosenberg^
Of Counsel
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
E. Scott Santi
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
Mark Shadle
Managing Director, Corporate Affairs
Zeno Group
Goli Sheikholeslami
Former President and CEO
Chicago Public Media/WBEZ
Maurice Smith
President
Health Care Service Corporation
K. Sujata^
Senior Advisor
pfc Social Impact Advisors
Tina Tabacchi
Partner in Charge, Chicago
Jones Day
William Von Hoene*
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Exelon Corporation
Frederick H. Waddell
Chairman
Northern Trust Corporation
Chairman
Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago
Kelly Welsh*
President
Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago
Robert Wislow*
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Parkside Realty, Inc.
*Executive Committee Member
^ Term ended in FY2019
(before June 30, 2019)
