Dixie Adams
LSI Fellow ’26. Former Managing Partner, IBM Consulting Americas
In addition to drawing on the vast internal resources of the University of Chicago, the Leadership and Society Initiative receives guidance and support from exceptional leaders who work at the forefront of a variety of industries and at the vanguard of societal impact. These top executives and thought leaders make up two committees of Initiative Advisors:
The Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee offers a strategic vision for the LSI leadership experience.
The Society Committee
The Society Committee provides insights on how Fellows can help address urgent societal issues.
The Advisory Committee
Beth Brooke
Board Director at The New York Times (NYSE:NYT), eHealth (EHTH), US Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and SHEEX
Michael Clinton
Best-selling Author and Longevity Expert
Kate Markin Coleman
Principal & Founder, IAS Advising LLC
Geoffrey Curtis
LSI Fellow ’24. Former Executive Vice President, Co-founder, Future Voices Collective, Author
Alice Davison
LSI Fellow ’25. Non-profit Board Member and Leader; Former Senior Vice President and Director, Capital Group
Derek Douglas
President, Civic Committee and the Commercial Club of Chicago
Dan Draper
CEO, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Vicki Escarra
Senior Advisor, The Boston Consulting Group
John Hass
LSI Fellow ’24. Former Chairman, President & CEO, Rosetta Stone
Susan Gianinno
Senior Advisor, Publicis Group
Rodney L. Goldstein
Co-Managing Partner, Wealth Strategist Partners
Christie Hefner
Corporate Board Director and Former Chairman & CEO
Suneel Kamlani
Chairman of the Board, MUFG Securities Americas Inc.
Connie L. Lindsey
Former Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Northern Trust
Tom Manning
Executive Chairman, Cresco Labs
Anne Mulcahy
Former Chair and CEO, Xerox Corporation
Jeffery S. Perry
Founder & CEO, Lead Mandates; Board Director; Retired EY Global Client Service Partner
Sunil Sanghvi
Senior Partner Emeritus & Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company
Eric Schurenberg
Former Editor-in-chief and CEO, Inc. and Fast Company
Michelle Seitz
Founder & CEO, MeydenVest Partners
Barbara Stewart
Former Chief Executive Officer, AmeriCorps
Liz Tinkham
LSI Fellow ’25. Former Senior Managing Director, Accenture;
Adjunct Professor, University of Washington
Gregory W. Wendt
Partner, Capital Groups
John Yerger
CEO,
Eden Park Illumination
Andrea Zopp
Managing Partner, Cleveland Avenue
The Society Committee
Jessica Droste Yagan
Partner & Chief Executive Officer, Impact Engine
Ricardo Estrada
President & CEO, Metropolitan Family Services
Jonathan F. Fanton
President Emeritus, American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Chris Gabrieli
Chairman, Massachusetts Board of Higher Education and Co-Founder & Senior Advisor, Empower Schools
Sampriti Ganguli
Founder, Ganguli AssociatesÂ
John Hewko
General Secretary and CEO, Rotary International
Maria Kim
President & CEO, REDF
Michael Klowden
Executive Vice Chairman, Milken Institute
Matt Knott
President & Chief Operating Officer, Builders Vision
Steven Koch
Managing Partner, Bowline Group, LLP
Walter E. Massey
Board Chair, Giant Magellan Telescope Organization & Former Chairman, Bank of America
Dorri McWhorter
President and CEO, The Executive’s Club of Chicago
Luis Miranda
Chairman of the Board & Co-Founder, Indian School of Public Policy
Diana Mendley Rauner
President of Start Early
Michael Strautmanis
Executive Vice President, Obama Foundation
Lynn Taliento
Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company
Rishad Tobaccowala
Senior Advisor, Publicis Group