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Scott Altman

NASA astronaut

Flew 4 shuttle missions

Steve Bachrach

Organic chemist

Monmouth science dean

Sanjay Banerjee

Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering

University of Texas

Mike Bass

Award-winning journalist

Former DI editor-in-chief

Jeanne Bliss

Business consultant

Ex-Microsoft exec

Deborah Briggs

FAA Distinguished Legacy Award

VP, Betsy Hotel of South Beach

Brad Oltmanns

Global board director

PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Craig Burkhardt

Law partner

Barnes & Thornburg

Anna Catalano

Former BP executive

Global marketing head

Mei-Mei Chan Kirk

Retired media executive

Started at USA Today

Kevin Conlon

President

Conlon & Dunn Public Strategies

Barbara Crowder

Retired judge

Madison County Circuit Court

Robert David

Dir. of corporate education

Cal-Berkeley

Ron Domanico

Senior VP & CFO

The Brink’s Company

Marc Farinella

Senior fellow

University of Chicago

Rochelle Funderburg

Shareholder

Meyer Capel

Dwight Garrels

Engineering project mgr.

Benham Breweries

Lori Goldstein

Employment lawyer

Based in Northfield

Julia Gouw

Retired banking COO

California’s East West Bank

Valli Herman

Veteran journalist

Formerly of LA Times

Tom Hogan

Kony CEO

Ex-Hewlett-Packard VP

Lois Hoyer

UI professor of pathology

Associate dean, College of Veterinary Medicine

Jeff Johnson

President, Hearst newspaper division

Former San Francisco Chronicle publisher

Kim Judson

Professor of marketing

Illinois State University

Andy Kessler

Inside View columnist

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