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21 Chicago Leaders to Participate in Two-Year Chicago Council Program

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June 26, 2013 CHICAGO -The Chicago Council on Global Affairs has identified 21 emerging leaders who will help Chicago compete and thrive in the global era. The sixth class of The Chicago Council’s Emerging Leaders Program includes leaders from, among others, the Boston Consulting Group, Credit Suisse Securities, Jones Lang LaSalle, the MacArthur Foundation, Northwestern University and United Airlines.

Chicago is one of the world's top cities because its thoughtful leaders understood how to transform it from an industrial powerhouse to an agile modern city deeply integrated in the global economy. A new generation is now rising to leadership in the city, and individuals selected to participate in The Chicago Council’s Emerging Leaders Program are drawn from the best and the brightest in the Chicagoland area.

The Emerging Leaders Class of 2015 will spend the first year of the two-year program examining key global issues that affect the world and Chicago’s global future. They will hear from experts on issues such as the global economy, foreign policy, energy and the environment. In the second year, they will work with Chicago Council staff to define, develop and produce a report on a pressing global challenge. Representatives of the group will present their recommendations at a public program at the end of the second year.

In addition to the most recent Emerging Leaders report, which offers an action plan for addressing urban food security, previous reports cover topics including the establishment of a venture philanthropy fundto increase the global competitiveness of Chicago’s students,immigration and Chicago’s experience and the privatization of infrastructure.

Each year, an independent selection committee identifies a new class of leaders from a competitive pool of nominated candidates to participate in the Emerging Leaders Program. Co-chaired by Chicago Council Vice Chairs John F. Manley and Shirley Welsh Ryan, the program was established in 2008. Support for the program is generously provided by Manley, the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.

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About The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Founded in 1922, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is one of the oldest and most prominent international affairs organizations in the United States. Independent and nonpartisan, The Chicago Council is committed to influencing the discourse on global issues through contributions to opinion and policy formation, leadership dialogue, and public learning. Long known for its studies of American public opinion on foreign policy, The Chicago Council has expanded its contributions to national and international discussions on issues such as the global economy, migration, agricultural development and food security, and energy and climate change. Through studies, task force reports, and special initiatives, The Chicago Council contributes fresh insights and authentic perspectives from Chicago and the Midwest to the formation of opinion and policy in the United States and abroad. Learn more at thechicagocouncil.org and follow @ChicagoCouncil for updates.		 Chicago Council Emerging Leaders
Class of 2015

Amer Abdullah, Cofounder, Cedars Mediterranean Kitchen

Ikbel Achour, Senior Research Scientist, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System

Amer Ahmad, City Comptroller and Director of Revenue, City of Chicago

Roseanna Ander, Executive Director, University of Chicago Crime Lab

Benjamin Bader, Executive Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle

Mary Barnicle, Managing Director, Regulatory Affairs, United Airlines

Brian T. Edwards, Director, Program in Middle East and North African Studies and Associate Professor of English, Comparative Literary Studies and American Studies, Northwestern University

Sarah Herda, Director, Graham Foundation

Sarah Elizabeth Ippel, Founder and Executive Director, Academy for Global Citizenship

Kevin Johnson, Senior Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions, Acciona Energy North America

Sean Knierim, Chief of Staff, MacArthur Foundation

Ashish Lal, Vice President, BDT & Company

Mark Palchak, Head of Event Trading, Infinium Capital Management

Alison P. Ranney, Midwest Lead, Nonprofit and Education Practice, Russell Reynolds Associates

Alexander Ross, Financial Adviser, Credit Suisse Securities USA

Ross Shelleman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Target Data 

CONTACT: Samantha Skinner
312.821.7507 Direct | sskinner@thechicagocouncil.org

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