CEO Leadership Council

• James S. Austin, Managing Director and Midwest Regional Director, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
• John Canning, Jr., Chairman, Madison Dearborn Partners
• David Casper, President and CEO, BMO Harris Bank
• Susan Collins, Joan and Sanford Weill Dean, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy – University of Michigan (Advisor)
• Marsha Cruzan, Chicago Market President, U.S. Bank
• Craig S. Donohue, Executive Chairman & CEO, The Options Clearing Corporation
• Bryan Durkin, CEO, The CME Group
• John Ettelson, President and CEO, William Blair
• Charles Evans, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• Matthew Feldman, President and CEO, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago  (Co-Chair)
• Michael W. Frerichs, Illinois State Treasurer
• Dr. Helene D. Gayle, President and CEO, The Chicago Community Trust (Co-Chair)
• Darrell Hubbard, President and CEO, Urban Partnership Bank
• Roger Hochschild, President and COO, Discover
• Connie Lindsey, Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Diversity & Inclusion, The Northern Trust Company
• Richard S. Price, Chairman and CEO, Mesirow Financial
• Jim Reynolds, Chairman and CEO, Loop Capital
• Larry Richman, President and CEO, CIBC Bank USA
• John Rogers, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Ariel Investments  (Co-Chair)
• Edward Wehmer, President and CEO, Wintrust Financial Corporation

Steering Committee

• Matthew Bruce, Executive Director for Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance, The Chicago Community Trust (Treasurer)
• Sarah Helm, Discover
• Rodrigo Garcia, Deputy Treasurer & Chief Investment Officer, Illinois State Treasurer’s Office
• Deborah Graham, Illinois State Treasurer’s Office
• Tracy Raben, The Options Clearing Corporation
• Helena Haynes-Carter, U.S. Bank
• Melissa Donaldson, Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, and Training & Development, Wintrust Financial (Co-Chair)
• Auyana S. Orr, Manager, Community Affairs, Ariel Investments, LLC
• Allison Pittman, Associate Managing Director, CIBC
• Dave Quinn, Director, Recruiting and Human Resources, The CME Group
• Tracy Raben, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, The Options Clearing Corporation
• Steve Thomas, Senior Vice President, Mortgage Capital Markets, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
• Cedric Thurman, Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (Co-Chair)
• Kathryn Medina, Senior Vice President, People & Culture, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Co-Chair)
• Tricia Myers, US Head Inclusion & Diversity/ People & Culture, BMO Harris Bank
• Celeste Wright Harris, Vice President, Human Resources, Loop Capital

Staff

• Courtney Hollins, Senior Business Project Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• Yahaira Corona, Senior Business Project Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• Dina Carr, D&I Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• Toni Cornelius, FSP Project Manager