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Founder, IAS Advising LLC
Chicago, Illinois

Senior Advisor, The Boston Consulting Group
Director, Center for Higher Ambition Leadership
Chicago, Illinois

Senior Advisor, Publicis Groupe (current)
Chairman, Publicis North America (2013-2018)
Chairman and CEO, Publicis USA (2002-2013)
New York, New York

Former Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Northern Trust
Chicago, Illinois

Executive Chairman, Cresco Labs
Chairman, Ascertain
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Senior Partner Emeritus & Special Advisor, McKinsey & Company
Chicago, Illinois

Trustee & Executive Director, Bowe-Stewart Foundation
Former CEO, AmeriCorps
Chicago & Baltimore

Partner Capital Group
San Francisco, CA

Managing Partner, Cleveland Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
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Lynn Taliento
Lynn Taliento Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company Lynn is Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company, where she founded the firm’s first practice area dedicated to social impact work more than 20 years ago. Lynn works with leading philanthropists, nonprofits and...
April Virtual Information Session
April 4, 2023
We invite you to attend this information session for the University of Chicago’s Leadership & Society Initiative (LSI) via Zoom…
Derek Douglas
Derek Douglas President, Civic Committee and the Commercial Club of Chicago Derek Douglas is the President of the Civic Committee and the Commercial Club of Chicago. As President, Douglas works with the most senior executives from the business, education, cultural,...
Michael Strautmanis
Michael Strautmanis Executive Vice President, Civic Engagement As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, Michael Strautmanis leads teams driving civic engagement, community affairs, the My Brothers’ Keeper Alliance, and strategic partnerships for the Obama...
Aspen Institute to Partner with UChicago in Activating Experienced Leaders for Society
December 20, 2022
The Aspen Institute, a global nonprofit organization committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society, is joining the Leadership & Society Initiative (LSI) as a partner…
Terms & Conditions
2023-2024 Terms and Conditions for offers of admission to the Leadership & Society InitiativeGraham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies To accept an offer of admission, students must complete the online response form and remit a $2,500...
The Third Act: Reinventing Your Next Chapter
February 24, 2023
Join us on Friday, February 24, from 12:00pm to 1:00pm CT for a conversation with author Josh Sapan about his new book, The Third Act: Reinventing Your Next Chapter.
Anne Mulcahy Shares Insights on LSI
November 20, 2022
Anne Mulcahy sat down to tell us about her thoughts on the University of Chicago’s Leadership & Society Initiative…..
Symposium Explores Leadership Later in Life
October 29, 2022
On October 26, 2022, the Leadership & Society Symposium brought together 250 accomplished executives, creative minds, and brilliant scholars under one roof…..
Dinah Clottey Joins the Leadership & Society Initiative as the Program Manager
July 1, 2022
Dinah Clottey, a recent graduate of the University of Chicago, joins the Leadership & Society Initiative as Program Manager….