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
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
Rosemary Matzl
Vice President of Community Affairs,
ITW
Kate McAdams
Senior Philanthropy Advisor & Executive Director,
JP Morgan Private Bank
Kim Michelson
Co-founder,
The Honest Game
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
Tim Stojka
CEO, Agentis
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.