University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Timmy Knudsen

Chicago attorney

Katten Muchin Rosenman

Jordan Batt

CEO, co-founder

Endurance Direct, Northbrook

Lisa Wolf

Co-host

WGN Radio Theatre

Lyndsay Gant

Program director

Northwestern Medicine

June Panagakos Podagrosi

Founder, executive director

Child’s Play Touring Theatre

Jannelle Flaws

All-Big Ten soccer forward

Now playing in Germany

Kurt Kittner

Managing director

JLL of Chicago

Bill Heinz

Law partner

Jenner & Block

John Norkus

Managing director

Chicago consulting firm

Megan Abraham

Executive director

The Goldie Initiative

Patti Blagojevich

Financial advisor

Former Illinois first lady

Jaylin McClinton

Community organizer

Obama Foundation

Yvette Mayorga

Artist

Art Design Chicago

John Pletz

Technology reporter

Crain’s Chicago Business

Daisy Porter-Reynolds

Executive director

Aurora Public Library

Michael Strom

Staff attorney

Cook Co. circuit court

Chris Gersch

Founder/CEO

Verde Solutions LLC

Mike Lullo

Retired partner

Deloitte & Touche

Ruth Wuorenma

President

Neighborhood Capital Institute

Lily Katz

Staff writer

Android Authority

Emily Jaenson

Former general manager

Reno Aces

Lynn Solar

aka Marilyn Cosby

Singer, songwriter

Mary VanDeVelde

Traffic/news reporter

WGN Radio

Sharon Hwang

Chicago law partner

McAndrews, Held & Malloy