Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors represents our chief governing body and is composed of community members nominated by current board members. Each member is required to contribute a minimum of $10,000 annually. The board meets four times per year.  Board committees include Executive, Program, Finance and Board Development. 

OFFICERS

 
Mark A. Kaufman, Chairman of Board - President, AthletiCo

 
Jack Downing, Vice President - Managing Partner, WorldBridge Partners

 
Michael C. Lynch, Vice President - Partner, Lantern Partners

 
Carolyn Tilden, Vice President - President, CataQuest Consulting LLP

 
Brian Wrubel, Vice President - Managing Director, Marquette Associates Inc.

 
Thomas C. Novosel, Treasurer, National Managing Partner, Construction, Real Estate and Hospitality Practices           

 
David M. Mattenson, Past Chairman of Board - Partner, Kanter, Mattenson, Morgan Gordon

Directors

 
Gary Abrahams - President, M. Grace & Company

David Alexander Senior Vice President, Media, Communications & Entertainment - GE Capital

Philip A. Alphonse - Principal, Sterling Capital Partners, LC

Jonathan Bauer - National Telecommunication Sector Leader, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Xerxes K. Bhote - Senior Vice President, TJM Investments, LLC

 
Robin Carter - Senior Sales Strategy Manager, PepsiCo

 
Julian Chu - Chief Marketing Officer, Enova Financial

 
John Compernolle - Senior Vice President, Bank of America

 
Eric J. Dahl - Vice President, Investments, UBS Financial Services Inc.

 
Raymond Dennis - Director, Global Strategic Sourcing, RR Donnelley

 
Brian J. Fahrney - Partner, Sidley Austin, LLP

 
John Fell - President, Advantage Packaging

Michael Hall - Regional Managing Partner - Midwest, Grant Thornton LLP

Kathy Herbert - Consultant and Small Business Investor

 
John B. Hirsch - Attorney at Law (Retired)

 
Oscar D. Johnson, Jr. - Managing Director & Senior Vice President, The Private Bank

 
Mark Landolt - President, The Marketing Store

 
Sandra L. Linn - Senior Vice President, Northern Trust

 
Michael C. Loehrke - Golub Capital Management

 
Jon I. Madorsky - Principal, RCP Advisors

A.J. Maestas - President, Navigate Marketing

 
Manoj Mahenthiran - Partner, Financial Due Diligence, PricewaterhouseCoopers

 
Joseph McCoy - Partner, Perkins Coie LLP

 
 
Tom Monson - Partner, Jenner & Block, LLP

 
 
Henry J. Nord - Retired

 
Michael J. Ross - Executive Director, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Lisa Sodeika - Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, HSBC North America

  
Dean J. Teglia - Managing Director, Chicago Accenture

 
William Waddell - Vice President, Smith Barney

Todd N. Wartchow -  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Wells Fargo Insurance Services

 
Greg Watson - Vice President, McDonald's Corporation

 
Andrew Watt -  District  Manager, Bard Electrophysiology

 
Art Mollenhauer -Chief Executive Officer, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago

Advisory Board 

 
Peter J. Birnbaum - President & Chief Executive Officer, Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund Inc.

Peter Borzak, Vice President -  Principal, Pine Tree Commerical Realty, L.L.C.

 
R Craig Breese - President, Honeywell Consumer Product Group

 
 
Leonard C. Goodman - Attorney

Joe McIntosh - Managing Director of Global Markets & Investment Banking, Merill Lynch & Co