Gary F. Balling

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

The Nature Conservancy in Illinois engages in conserving land and water. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC (SBH) is a SEC-registered investment advisory firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1994 by Ralph Segall, Charles Bryant and Jonathan Hamill. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Corient Holdings, Inc., which is owned by CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX; OTC: CIXXF) in Canada. SBH provides professional portfolio management of domestic and international equity and fixed income portfolios, and alternative investments, to institutional and intermediary clients. SBH became a signatory of the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2017.

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte Development LLC provides legal and auditing services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Impact Engine (Impact) is a private Equity and venture capital firm founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

The American Alliance of Museums provides advocating services for museums. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The CEO of the American company is Laura Lott.

Muhammad Ali Museum & Education Center, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization which engages in providing multicultural center dedicated to the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali. It captures the inspiration derived from the story of Muhammad Ali's life and principles. The company founded by Muhammad Ali & Lonnie Ali and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

CHT Corp. operates restaurants and hotels. It engages in operating Charlie Trotter's Restaurants which offers seafood, wild game, vegetables and other fine items. The company was founded in 1987 by Charlie Trotter and is headquartered in Kenilworth, IL.

OfferFit, Inc. is an enterprise that offers an automated experimentation platform to help marketers accelerate testing and learning. The company is based in Boston, MA. The platform uses reinforcement learning, a type of machine learning, to help marketers deliver business value from their first-party data on existing customers. OfferFit works with top brands in various industries, including telecommunications, energy, retail, travel, and financial services. Some of its current customers include MetLife, Foxtel Group, and Brinks Home. OfferFit was founded in 2020 by Victor Kostyuk and George Khachatryan, and George Khachatryan has been the CEO since 2020.

Workplace Analytics LLC engages in the provision of data-driven insights and analysis services about corporate culture. The company was founded by Daniel Diermeier and Randy Stevenson in 2015 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Long Point Capital, Inc. (Long Point Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Ira Starr. The firm is headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Royal Oak, Michigan.

Part of Leadership Foundations, The International Women's Forum is a women's forum membership organization. The company is based in Washington. The American company was founded in 1974 by Maureen A. Kindel, Elinor Guggenheimer. Stephanie Mathews O'Keefe has been the CEO of the company since 2016. The International Women's Forum was acquired by Leadership Foundations on January 01, 2021.

The Economic Club of Chicago provides platform to discuss economic, business and social issues. The company was founded by Lucius Teter in 1927 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Advocate Aurora Health, Inc. operates hospitals. It specializes in clinical trials, scientific research, primary, women's health, neurological, health and outpatient care, orthopedics, pharmacy, cardiology, oncology, and pediatrics. The company is headquartered in Downers Grove, IL.

Public Communications, Inc. is a public relations agency. Jill L. Allread has been the CEO of the American company since 2014.

National Safety Council provides individual and family services. The firm focuses on the preventable injuries and deaths occur due to use of cell phone while driving, teen driving, workplace safety, prescription painkiller use, and safety in the community. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Itasca, IL.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

West Monroe Partners LLC engages in the provision of business and technology solutions. It offers advance analytics, customer experience, mergers and acquisitions, operation excellence and performance services. It also provides services to private equity, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, energy, banking and credit unions. The company was founded by Dean Fischer, Susan Stelter, and Kevin McCarty in 2002 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.