CEO Leadership Council

• John Canning, Jr., Chairman, Madison Dearborn Partners
• Michael Capatides, President and CEO, CIBC Bank USA
• 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
• John Davidson, CEO, The Options Clearing Corporation
• Michael Ericson, President and CEO, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
• John Ettelson, President and CEO, William Blair
• Charles Evans, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• Michael W. Frerichs, Illinois State Treasurer (Co-Chair)
• Dr. Helene D. Gayle, President and CEO, The Chicago Community Trust (Co-Chair)
• Roger Hochschild, President and COO, Discover
• Aaron Meder, CEO, Legal & General Investment Management America
• Richard S. Price, Chairman and CEO, Mesirow Financial
• Jim Reynolds, Chairman and CEO, Loop Capital
• John Rogers, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Ariel Investments  (Co-Chair)
• Craig Smith, Chief Investment Officer, EVP, PPM America, Inc.
• Edward Wehmer, President and CEO, Wintrust Financial Corporation

Steering Committee

• Yemi Akisanya, Director of Diversity & Inclusion, The Options Clearing Corporation
• Carla Dawson, Chief Human Resource Officer, The Options Clearing Corporation
• Jennifer Browning, SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer, Cboe Global Markets
• Matthew Bruce, Executive Director for Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance, The Chicago Community Trust (Treasurer)
• John H. Campbell, Senior Vice President, Central Region Managing Director – Wealth Planning & Insurance Strategies, U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management
• Marsha Cruzan, Regional President, U.S. Bank N.A.
• Carl Davis, VP, Manager, Corporate Recruitment, Mesirow Financial
• Melissa Donaldson, Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, and Training & Development, Wintrust Financial (Co-Chair)
• Bryan Echols, Senior Advisor, Illinois State Treasurer
• Fellicia Foster, Vice President & Head of Inclusion & Diversity, BMO Harris Bank
• Deborah Graham, Illinois State Treasurer’s Office
• Celeste Wright Harris, Vice President, Human Resources, Loop Capital
• Bridget Kaempfer, HR & Office Manager, Madison Dearborn Partners
• Sarah Helm, Senior Manager, Diversity & Inclusion, Discover
• La Toya Lewis, Vice President, Innovation, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Co-Chair)
• Abby Marfurt , Vice President, Human Resources, PPM America, Inc.
• Auyana S. Orr, Manager, Community Affairs, Ariel Investments, LLC
• BethAnne Panos, Head of HR, Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc.
• Allison Pittman, Associate Managing Director, CIBC
• Dave Quinn, Director, Recruiting and Human Resources, The CME Group
• Cedric D. Thurman, Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (Co-Chair)

Staff

• Dina Carr, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• Rahina Ousseini, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• Cyndi Bergstein, Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance
• Matt Bruce, Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance