Advisors and Founders
Our Advisory Leaders
Advisory Board Members
Stephen Ban
Board member, faculty member, investor
Laura Coy
Partner Head of Philanthropy and Sustainability, William Blair
John Edelman
Managing Director, Global Engagement and CR, Edelman
Mark Ishaug
CEO, Thresholds
Kandace Lenti
Managing Director, Wintrust
Susanne Mathis-Alig
VP ESG Reporting / Head of Impact Investment, Mondelez International
Julia McGuire
Co-President, Campbell & Company
Dorri McWhorter
President and CEO, The Executives' Club of Chicago
William Towns
Adjunct Professor, Northwestern University, Kellogg
Maryann Waryjas
Corporate Board Director
Past Advisory Board Members
Brenda Asare
President and CEO, Alford Group
Wendy Duboe
Chairman, Institute for Nonviolence
Paul Fisher
Former President and CEO, CenterPoint Properties
Brian Hulseman-Abrams
Founder, Corporate Imaging Concepts
Leadership Circle
Jennifer Alter Warden
Senior Advisor to the CEO, Baird & Warner
Cliff Barber
CEO, Fillmore Linen Service
Daniel Cervantes
Vice President, Programs and Civic Engagement, Leadership Greater Chicago
Kevin Conlon
President, Conlon Public Strategies
Donald Cooke
Vice President, Alford Group
Evelyn Diaz
Former President, Heartland Alliance
Mike Evans
Founder, Fixer
Brian Fabes
Managing Director, Corporate Coalition of Chicago
Denitra Griffin, Ed.D.
CEO, Drink Some Water, LLC
Josh Hale
President and CEO, Big Shoulders Fund
Francia E. Harrington
Philanthropy Professional and Corporate Executive
Joe Higgins
Senior Director, External Affairs, Comcast
Peter Hoskow
Principal and Managing Director, CCS
Eric Lugo
Vice President, Development, TNT
Pat Lynch
President and CEO, Christian Brothers Services
Rosemary Matzl
Vice President of Community Affairs, ITW
Kate McAdams
Senior Philanthropy Advisor / Executive Director, JP Morgan Private Bank
Kim Michelson
Co-founder, The Honest Game
Marquis Miller
Senior Advisor, Obama Foundation
Dan Nielsen
Adjunct Professor, ESG Integration, Loyola University Chicago
Jill O'Donovan
Impact Advisor, YWCA USA
Terry Peterson
CEO, PTS
Britney Robbins
Founder and CEO, The Gray Matter Experience
Ashish Shah
CEO, Dina
Amy Silverstein
Private Equity Partner, e2p
Tim Stojka
CEO, Nexus3 Capital
J. Vincent Williams
Executive Director, Entrepreneurial Development and Leadership Institute