University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Karin (Dommermuth) O'Connor

Clinical Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Northwestern U

Executive Director, Heizer Center for Private Equity and Venture Capital

Jay Rosenstein

Peabody and Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker

UI Professor, Media and Cinema Studies

Kelvin Droegemeier

UI atmospheric sciences professor and special advisor to the chancellor

Former director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Ann McBrien

First woman to serve as VP/sales at Procter & Gamble

Started UIAA Comeback program, Illini Pride founding board member

Adrian Hochstadt

Deputy CEO

American Veterinary Medical Association

Chuck Reifsteck

Principal

Reifsteck Reid & Company Architects of Champaign

Adrienne Washington

Leadership coach and consultant, AA3 Solutions LLC

Former HR senior manager, Lockheed Martin

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Petros Ioannou

USC Professor of Electrical Engineering Systems

Director, Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies

Susan Tjarksen

Managing director

Cushman & Wakefield

Chris Myers

VP/Advanced Technology

John Deere

Robert McKirgan

Phoenix law partner

Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie

Leslie Erganian

Artist and author

Co-author, 2019 release 'NEW WEST: Innovating at the Intersection’

Andrea Heuson

Finance professor

U of Miami Business School

Dale Kempf

Abbvie distinguished research fellow

Director of Neglected Diseases Research

Ellen Fireman

Senior lecturer

Department of Statistics

Lynne Thieme

Software engineer

Trustee, Delta Gamma Foundation

Nancy Suchomski

Director of resource development

United Way of Champaign County

Larry Deutsch

Chief innovation officer

Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide

Karen Thole

Engineering professor, department head

Penn State

Lori Garrett

Professor of human anatomy, physiology

Parkland College

Dan Naiman

Professor of applied math, statistics

Johns Hopkins

John Locallo

Chicago law partner

Amari & Locallo

Jennifer Dillavou

UIAA president

UI associate vice chancellor

Maury Fertig

Co-founder, CIO

Relative Value Partners

Margaret Oakes

English professor

Furman University