Board of Directors

Business, civic, and philanthropic leaders dedicated to world-class public schools in Chicago

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Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors comprises business, civic, and philanthropic leaders dedicated to world-class public schools in Chicago. They lend their valuable intellect and influence to promote the singular goal of ensuring Chicago can reliably deliver the world-class public school education our city’s young people deserve. The success of our strategy depends largely on the commitments of these volunteer leaders.

Chair

Brent Gledhill
William Blair

Vice-Chair

Helen Zell
Zell Family Foundation

Secretary

Barbara Malott Kizziah
Malott Family Foundation

Treasurer

Jill M. Garling

Ellen S. Alberding

Gillian Darlow
Polk Bros. Foundation

John Dugenske
Allstate Insurance Company

Jim Frank
2Fi Investments

Sheri B. Hawkins
Northern Trust Asset Management

Christina Herzog
Crown Family Philanthropies

Stuart Lucas
Wealth Strategist Partners, LLC

Siddharth N. (Bobby) Mehta
TransUnion

Anthony (Tony) Miller

Auyana S. Orr
Ariel Investments, LLC

Lauren Patnaude
BDT & MSD Partners

Mark Rodriguez
The Lohengrin Foundation

Jesse Ruiz
The Vistria Group

Andrea Sáenz
The Chicago Community Trust

Penny Bender Sebring
University of Chicago

Eric S. Smith
BMO Harris Bank

David Vitale
DNP Select Income Fund, Inc.

D’Andre J. Weaver
Digital Promise

Directors Emeriti

Emeritus

Scott Smith
Former President of Tribune Publishing

Emeritus

The Honorable Penny Pritzker
Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce

Emeritus

The Honorable Bruce V. Rauner
Former Governor, State of Illinois

Emeritus

Timothy R. Schwertfeger
Nuveen Investments

Brian Simmons
Shorehill Capital

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