Melissa Bean is Vice Chairman for JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Chairman of the Midwest. As such, she serves as the senior executive across all lines of business and functional areas in the Midwest region. She partners closely with senior clients, community leaders, and JPMorgan Chase employees with a primary focus on client and talent […]
As president and board member of the Joyce Foundation, Ellen oversees the charitable distribution of $50 million annually from assets of $1 billion. Under her leadership, Joyce has gained national prominence with a grant portfolio rooted in the core belief that communities are stronger when they share benefits broadly. The Joyce Foundation funds the development […]
Margo Georgiadis joined Ancestry as President and CEO in May 2018 and also serves on the company’s Board of Directors. Bringing together science, technology and self-discovery, Ancestry’s market-leading products and services leverage data and distinct content across family history and consumer genomics to provide consumers with valuable insights into who they are and where they […]
Renée Crown is a founding member and former president of the Women’s Board of Northwestern University and is a life director of the Multiple Sclerosis Society and a past chairman of its Chicago board. She serves on the boards of WTTW/Channel 11 Public Television, the Bernardin Center at Catholic Theological Union, the Boys and Girls […]
Justice Anne M. Burke is a member of the Illinois Supreme Court’s First Judicial District. She was appointed to the Supreme Court on July 6, 2006 and was elected in 2008. Prior to joining the Supreme Court, Justice Burke was appointed to the Appellate Court in 1995 and was elected the following year to the […]
Susan Abrams was appointed CEO of Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in April 2014, with more than 25 years of nonprofit and business management experience. Under Susan’s leadership, the Museum is leading globally in Holocaust and museum education, including through the groundbreaking four-gallery permanent exhibition, the Take a Stand Center, which includes the interactive, […]
Debra A. Cafaro is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company and real estate investment trust that owns more than 1,200 healthcare, life science, and senior living properties in North America and the United Kingdom and serves as the premier capital provider to leading care providers and […]
Alice Walker, poet, activist, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, once said, “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” During the past year, thanks to the rise of the #MeToo movement and Time’s Up, the fight to end gender-based violence and harassment has taken center stage. More than ever women […]
On June 20, SHALVA, a Chicago organization that “supports Jewish women experiencing and healing from domestic abuse, through counseling, supportive services, and community education,” hosted their annual luncheon at The Standard Club. The event raised more than $195,000 to support victims of domestic violence and featured speaker Cara Brookins, a survivor of domestic abuse. […]
Celebrate Your Inner Bookworm this National Book Lovers’ Day
