Our Board is comprised of leaders from Chicago’s most prominent corporate, nonprofit, and philanthropic organizations.
These leaders provide invaluable resources—including pro bono teams and fellows, philanthropic support, access to new networks, and strategic counsel—that maximize the impact of our work.
We provide Board members with the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to address issues affecting our region.
Our Board members benefit from the opportunity to engage with other civic leaders who are working toward a more vibrant, equitable, and prosperous Chicago region for all.
Leadership
Deborah L. DeHaas*
Chair
Chief Executive Officer
Corporate Leadership Center
Jennifer Steans*
Vice Chair
President & CEO
Financial Investments Corporation
“The Board continues to be strongly committed to the organization and provides support in numerous ways. I am pleased to report that 100% of our Board personally invests in our mission, and many give a tremendous amount of time and energy to support committee work and pro bono projects through their companies.”
—Deborah L. DeHaas, Board Chair
Dorothy Abreu
Kodjo Akaah
Manager, Capacity Management
C.H. Robinson
Levoi Brown
Managing Director, Head of Business Banking Specialty Finance
BMO
Oliver Bevan
Partner
McKinsey & Company
Debra Bogo-Ernst
Partner
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Matthew C. Crowl
Partner
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
A. Steven Crown
General Partner
Henry Crown and Company
Gillian Darlow*
Chief Executive Officer
Polk Bros. Foundation
Aarti Dhupelia*
Executive Vice Chancellor-Chief Student Experience Officer
City Colleges of Chicago
Derek R.B. Douglas*+
President
The Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago
Polly Eldringhoff
Vice President for Operational Performance and Compliance
Peoples Gas
Michael Fassnacht*
President of the Chicagoland Region and Chief Growth Officer
Clayco
Danny Freeman
Senior Partner
West Monroe
Brent Gledhill
President and CEO
William Blair & Company
Graham C. Grady
Partner
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
David Hackett*
Partner
Baker McKenzie LLP
Members
Katie Jahnke Dale
Partner, Co-Managing Partner- Chicago Office
DLA Piper LLP
Kish Khemani
Partner
Kearney
John Kos
Managing Director
GTCR LLC
Amanda Kranz
Chicago Office Managing Director
Accenture
Anne Ladky*
Senior Advisor
Corporate Coalition of Chicago
Dr. Omar Lateef
President & CEO
Rush University System for Health
Paul C. Maranville
Managing Partner
Lantern Partners
John W. McCarter, Jr.
Chair, Board of Regents
Smithsonian Institution
Dorri McWhorter*
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executives’ Club of Chicago
Cindy S. Moelis
President
The Pritzker Traubert Foundation
David Narefsky*
Partner
Mayer Brown
Catherine Nelson
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
Health Care Service Corporation
Kedra Newsom Reeves*
Managing Director and Partner, Chicago
BCG
Michael O'Grady+
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Northern Trust Corporation
Vice Chair
Board of Directors of The Commercial Club of Chicago and The Civic Committee
Christopher A. O'Herlihy
President and Chief Executive Officer
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
James D. Pajakowski*
Executive Vice President, Strategy and Quality
Protiviti
Richard S. Price*
Executive Chairman
Mesirow Financial
Curtis Reed, Jr.*
Head of Government and Healthcare, Higher Education and Not-for-Profit Banking
JPMorgan Chase
David Reifman
Partner, Chair of Real Estate Group
Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres
Robert G. Reiter, Jr.
President
Chicago Federation of Labor
Jennifer F. Scanlon+
President and Chief Executive Officer
UL Inc.
Chair
Board of Directors of The Commercial Club of Chicago and The Civic Committee
Stacey Swearingen White
Dean
UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Administration
Doug Scott+
Senior Expert
McKinsey & Company
Mark Shadle
Chief Reputation Strategist & Global Managing Director, Corporate Affairs
Zeno Group
Meghan Shehorn*
Partner
Bain & Company
Robert Soles
Partner, Technology Audit and Assurance
KPMG LLP
Daniel E. Sullivan, Jr.
Head of Private & Personal Banking
CIBC US
Tina Tabacchi
Partner in Charge, Chicago
Jones Day
Noemie Tilghman*
Principal, US Oil, Gas, and Chemicals Consulting Leader & Chicago Office Consulting Managing Principal
Deloitte
Melissa Washington
Senior Vice President for Customer Operations and Chief Operating Officer
ComEd
Kelly R. Welsh
Former President
The Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago
Teresa Wilton Harmon
Managing Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Robert Wislow*
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Parkside Realty, Inc.
* Executive Committee Member
+ Ex-Officio Member
Honorary Members
Our Honorary Members bring a wealth of experience and dedication to Civic Consulting Alliance. These former Board members have served with distinction, offering invaluable insights and continued commitment to our mission. Through ongoing communication and engagement opportunities, they remain active partners in our organization’s success, lending their expertise and serving as ambassadors for Civic Consulting Alliance’s mission.
Paula Allen-Meares
Chancellor Emeritus
University of Illinois at Chicago
Bram Bluestein
Co-Founder
Bluestein Ventures
Jim Glerum
Former Vice Chairman
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
Larry J. Goodman, MD
Retired CEO of Rush University Medical Center and President Emeritus of Rush University
Phyllis Lockett
Founder & Senior Advisor
LEAP Innovations
Kenneth Porrello
Senior Advisor
Ownership Works
