University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Ed Thomson

Software engineer

Microsoft, UK

Ashley Llorens

Chief, Intelligent Systems Center

Johns Hopkins University

Steve Gray

CEO

Asteri Networks

Carey Radebaugh

Product manager

Google

Michelle Bassett

VP/digital media

Bassett & Bassett

Mark Pelczarski

Software developer

Obama for America, 2011-12

Michelle Lenzen

Researcher/writer

Humans at Heart

William Seemann

Software engineer

Pandora

Bob Purvy

Ret. software engineer

Google

Eric Klinker

CEO/co-founder

Resilio Inc.

Mitch Altman

Inventor, hacker

Cornfield Electronics CEO

Rick Cattell

Database systems whiz

7 patents, 5 books

Shivani Singh

Software engineer

Google

Kathleen Kayse

Chief media strategy/partnerships officer

Ad Council

Bill Hill

Asst. managing editor

MLB.com

Mark Zediker

Laser technology pioneer

CEO, NUBURU

Candi Butzow

Director, brand strategy

BuzzFeed

Paul Johnson

Executive VP/International

PGA Tour

DeVaris Brown

CEO

Floodgate Academy, Oakland

Mike Muhney

Software entrepreneur 

Co-founder, ACT!

Tony Zale

Software engineer

Google

Danielle DuMerer

VP of technology

Shedd Aquarium

Chris Konrad

CEO/founder

Design firm Konrad+King

Ping Fu

3D graphics expert

Geomagic cofounder