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Leadership Council

Leadership Council

The Leadership Council is comprised of foremost leaders in social impact, enterprise, and responsibility who believe in and seek to advance the Baumhart Center’s mission of promoting social business in the service of a just, humane, and sustainable world. Members of the Leadership Council provide guidance on the Center’s strategies, as well as connect the Center’s initiatives with valued expertise, partners, and opportunities.

Jennifer Alter Warden

Senior Advisor to CEO,
Baird & Warner

Cliff Barber

Partner,
Chicago Rises Fund LLC

Daniel Cervantes

Senior VP, National Expansion and Strategic Initiatives, Skills for America’s Future

Kevin Conlon

Founder and President,
Conlon Public Strategies

Donald Cooke

SVP of Philanthropy,
Robert R. McCormick Foundation

Laura Coy

Partner and Head of Philanthropy Strategy and ESG Integration,
William Blair

Evelyn Diaz

Former President,
Heartland Alliance

John Edelman

Managing Director, Global Engagement and CR,
Edelman

Mike Evans

Founder,
Fixer

Brian Fabes

Managing Director,
Corporate Coalition of Chicago

Denitra Griffin, Ed.D.

President and Co-Owner,
AGB Investigative Services

Josh Hale

President & CEO,
Big Shoulders Fund

Francia E. Harrington

Philanthropy Professional and Corporate Executive

Joe Higgins

Director of External Affairs,
Comcast Corporation

Peter Hoskow

Principal & Managing Director,
CCS

Mark Ishaug

CEO,
Thresholds

Kandace Lenti

Managing Director,
Wintrust

Eric Lugo

Senior Advisor,
City Colleges of Chicago

Pat Lynch

Founder, President, and CEO, Chicago Equity Partners

Rosemary Matzl

Vice President of Community Affairs,
ITW

Kate McAdams

Senior Philanthropy Advisor & Executive Director,
JP Morgan Private Bank

Julia McGuire

Co-President,
Campbell & Company

Dorri McWhorter

CEO, YMCA Metropolitan Chicago

Kim Michelson

Co-founder,
The Honest Game

Marquis Miller

VP, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,
Obama Foundation

Dan Nielsen

Adjunct Professor, ESG Integration,
Loyola University Chicago

Jill O'Donovan

Impact Advisor, YWCA

Anna Paulson

EVP, Director of Research and Executive Committee Member,
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Terry Peterson

Vice President, Corporate and External Affairs,
Rush

Britney Robbins

Founder and CEO, The Gray Matter Experience

Ashish Shah

CEO,
Dina

Amy Silverstein

ESG Leader and Private Equity Partner,
e2p

Tim Stojka

CEO, Agentis

William Towns

Managing Director,
4S Bay Partners

Vincent Williams

Director of Operations,
Entrepreneurs Academy

The Leadership Council is comprised of foremost leaders in social impact, enterprise, and responsibility who believe in and seek to advance the Baumhart Center’s mission of promoting social business in the service of a just, humane, and sustainable world. Members of the Leadership Council provide guidance on the Center’s strategies, as well as connect the Center’s initiatives with valued expertise, partners, and opportunities.