University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Ravin Gandhi

CEO/co-founder

GMM Nonstick Coatings

Jimmy Journell

4th-round MLB draft pick

1999 All-American

Dan Petrella

Business source editor

Chicago Tribune

Mike Springer

Chief, executive relations

Philips Healthcare

Alan Poeppel

VP/senior associate

Langan Engineering

Ted Chien

President/CEO

Sullivan, Cotter & Associates

Jill Smart

UI trustee

President, NAHR

David Boduch

Senior financial analyst

Boeing

Katie Thompson

Amazon VP

Associate general counsel

Tianyi Zhu

Co-founder/partner

SmartHealth Ventures

Anna Catalano

Former BP executive

Global marketing head

Tom Koch-Weser

Former manager, advance information

Houston Astros

Malden Nesheim

Nutrition prof. emeritus

Cornell University

Roger Hacker

Corporate comm. director

San Francisco 49ers

Tony Kim

Project manager

NASA

Kathleen Kayse

Chief media strategy/partnerships officer

Ad Council

David Schwartz

Table games analytics

MGM Resorts

Dan Carrigan

President

Nasdaq Futures Exchange

Molly Nagle

Segment producer

ABC News

Frank Sinton

COO

A. Smith & Co.

Tony Baylis

Director, diversity/inclusion

Livermore National Lab

Chris Tutor

Kellogg Co. VP

Strategy/Bus. Development

Lorren Cotton

Actress

Stacy in TV's 'That Guy'

Jerry Miner

Detection lead

Monsanto