Top CEO and Founders in Greater Chicago Area

Morris Lasky

Chairman of the Board

Greater Chicago Area

Chairman of the Board

Co-founder and Producer

Chairman and co-founder

CEO and Founder

Senior Vice President

Vice President of Operations

Recommendations: 13

Acquisitions

Analysis

Hotels

Hospitality

Trade Shows

Organizational Development

Profit Maximization

Hospitality Industry

Douglas Johnson

President

Greater Chicago Area

President

Development Team Ambasssador

Chief Operating Officer

Senior Account Executive

Chief Operating Officer/Vice President Sales

Executive Sales

Business Unit Manager

Director Sales Operations

Vice President Medical Device Operations

CEO and Founder

Senior Product Manager|Corporate Finance|Financial Manager|Cost Engineering

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (MBA)

University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (BA)

Recommendations: 9

Creative Problem Solving

Entrepreneurship

Start-ups

Brand Development

Building Relationships

Sales Management

Marketing Strategy

Strategic Planning

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W. Stuart Jones

Head of IP Core

Greater Chicago Area

Head of IP Core

Head of Customer Insight & Experience, Business Solutions North America

Board Advisor and Technical Consultant

Head of Sales, Americas for Subscriber Data Management

Vice President & General Manager, Americas

Director, Product Management

CEO and Founder

Delivery & Release Manager, Principal Staff Engineer, Intellectual Property/Patent Committee Member

Senior Staff Engineer and Patent Committee Chairman

various engineering positions

Purdue University

Recommendations: 8

Start-ups

Sales

Business Development

Wireless

Leadership

Telecommunications

Mobile Devices

Product Development

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Tim Krauskopf

CEO

Greater Chicago Area

CEO

VP Engineering and Supply Chain

Principal

CEO and Founder

CFO

Vice President, Core Solutions

CEO

President

Head of Information Technology

CTO and VP of Research and Development

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Northwestern University

Recommendations: 6

Start-ups

Entrepreneurship

Management

Mobile Applications

Logistics

Software Development

Transportation

Sales

Michelle Mekky

CEO and Founder

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder

Official Member of Forbes Agency Council

Senior Strategist and Director of New Business Development

Senior Vice President/Director of Chicago Office

President

Northwestern University

Niles West High School

Recommendations: 5

Media Relations Training

Public Relations

Media Relations

Publicity

Crisis Communications

Television

Press Releases

Marketing

Larry Pyrz

Owner

Greater Chicago Area

Owner

CEO and Founder

Territory Sales Manager

VP of Sales and Marketing

Territory Sales Manager

Sales Manager

Regional Sales Manager

Sales Engineer

DePaul University

Naval Air Technical Training Command

GTE Service Corp

Recommendations: 5

Telecommunications

Ethernet

Wireless

SDH

DWDM

VoIP

Strategic Partnerships

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Clair Callan

President

Greater Chicago Area

President

CEO and Founder

President Elect

Past President

Chair, Outstanding Young Artists Luncheon

Board member

Senior Fellow

Chair, Celtic Irish Cosmos Program

Vice President, Science, Quality & Public Health

Vice President, Medical & Regulatory Affairs, and Advance Research

President

Medical Director

American College of Physician Executives

University of Phoenix

University College Dublin

Holy Child Killiney

Recommendations: 4

Program Management

Pharmaceutical Industry

Customer Satisfaction

Regulations

Logistics

Volunteering

Medicine

Training

Therese Kienast

CEO and Founder

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder

Master Certified Coach

Executive Coach and Founder of Radical Leadership

Recommendations: 4

Leadership Development

Executive Coaching

Coaching

Public Speaking

Work Life Balance

Emotional Intelligence

Experiential Learning

MBTI

Yelena Edelstein

Principal

Greater Chicago Area

Principal

Strategy & Business Architecture Consultant, CEO and Founder

Intern

Business & Technology Architecture and Strategy Consultant, Owner

Technology Architect

Software Designer and Developer

Kellogg School of Management

Recommendations: 3

Architecture

Business Architecture

Start-ups

Technology Architecture

Integration

Strategy

Business Strategy

IT Strategy

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Barbara Lattimore, MS

Independent Consultant/SAM Project/NAEYC Accreditation Project

Greater Chicago Area

Independent Consultant/SAM Project/NAEYC Accreditation Project

CEO and Founder

Education Manager/Assistant Director

Program Director

Adjunct Professor

Director of Direct Services

Walden University

Roosevelt University

Erikson Institute

De Paul University

Recommendations: 3

Program Development

Non-profits

Program Evaluation

Social Services

Staff Development

Teaching

Program Management

Workshop Facilitation

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Scott Hoesman

CEO and Founder

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder

President

Principal, Diversity & Inclusion

Vice President

VP Strategic Planning and Development

Indiana University Bloomington

Recommendations: 3

Leadership Development

Strategic Planning

Coaching

Employee Engagement

Organizational Development

Team Building

Public Speaking

Executive Coaching

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Anthony Duran

Interaction Designer

Greater Chicago Area

Interaction Designer

Product Manager

Content Strategist

UX Designer

Farley Center Assistant

CEO and Founder

Engineering Intern

Research Intern

Northwestern University

University High School

Recommendations: 2

Matlab

Solidworks

Biomedical Engineering

Biomechanics

Mechanical Testing

Bioengineering

Biomaterials

Pro Engineer

Yash Pandhi

CEO and Founder

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder

Sr. Director, eBusiness

CIO/Director IT

Purdue University - Krannert School of Management

Tennessee Technological University

University of Mumbai

Recommendations: 2

Strategy

Competitive Analysis

IT Strategy

Enterprise Architecture

Business Process Improvement

Business Process Management

Business Process Design

Business Analysis

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Elizabeth Peterson

UX Design Immersive Program

Greater Chicago Area

UX Design Immersive Program

CTO

CEO and Founder

Vice President, Executive Consultant Enterprises at Vantiv

Business Account Executive

Assistant Vice President, Merchant Processing

National Relationship Manager

Business Account Executive First Data

General Assembly

Wilson College

Recommendations: 2

E-commerce

Product Management

Start-ups

Venture Capital

Financial Technology

FinTech

User-centered Design

Enterprise Software

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Marie Mensah

CEO and Founder

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder

CEO & Founder

Purchases Group Manager

Global Supplier Diversity Manager

Senior Purchases Manager

Purchases Manager

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Cornell University

Recommendations: 2

Project Management

Negotiation

Strategic Sourcing

Supplier Diversity

Purchasing

Supplier Relationship Management

Economic Analysis

Strategic Planning

Rhea Campbell

CEO and Founder

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder

Global Brokerage Services

Eurodollar Futures Trader

National Sales Manager

Southern New Hampshire University

Georgian College

Recommendations: 2

Brokerage

Contract Negotiation

Negotiation

New Business Development

Marketing Strategy

Strategic Planning

Property Management

Budget

Ardre Orie

Author

Greater Chicago Area

Author

Executive Director/Producer

Author

CEO and Founder

Editor-In-Chief

Founder and Executive Director

President

Florida State University

Nova Southeastern University

Recommendations: 2

Business Etiquette

Leadership Development

Brand Development

Educational Leadership

Public Speaking

Image Management

New Business Development

Social Entrepreneurship

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Raymond Western

Regional Sales Manager, Midwest & Canada

Greater Chicago Area

Regional Sales Manager, Midwest & Canada

Executive Director Global Education

CEO and Founder

National Director of Education

Regional Training Manager

Director of Education/Cosmetics

Director of Education

Regional Training Manager

Hope College

Recommendations: 1

Cosmetics

Retail

Strategic Planning

Beauty

Sales Management

Beauty Industry

Marketing Communications

Trend Analysis

Tad Piron

CEO and Founder of BULLDOG LEADS and Bulldog360

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder of BULLDOG LEADS and Bulldog360

Partner and Vice President of Sales

Sales Executive and SVP

North Central College

University of Chicago

Recommendations: 1

Lead Generation

Email Marketing

New Business Development

Customer Acquisition

Direct Marketing

Direct Mail

Telemarketing

Marketing

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Alex Woo

CEO and Founder

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder

Vice President, Innovation & Application

Innovation Director, R&D

Vice President, Technical Director

Director, Manager, R&D

Vice President, R&D, Research Director

Section Manager, R&D

Principal Scientist, Program Manager

Associate Scientist, R&D

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Recommendations: 1

Ingredients

Food Industry

Food Science

Flavors

R&D

Food

Product Development

P&L Management

Therese Rowley, Ph.D.

CEO and Founder

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder

Author

Founder and Intuitive Business Consultant

President

Founder

Partner

Internal Consultant

Adjunct Faculty

Partner

Management Consultant

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

The Union Institute and University

University of Denver

Recommendations: 1

Skilled Intuitive

Change Management...

Speaker

Strategic Planning

Leadership Development

Executive Coaching

Coaching

Marketing Strategy

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Sònia Mascarell

CEO and Founder

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder

Project Coordinator

Education for Sustanaible Development Consultancy

Técnica de Educació - Departamento de Sensibilización y Mobilización Social de la sede de Cataluña

Internship

Project Coordinator

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

IBEI - Instituto Barcelona de Estudios Internacionales

Universitat de Barcelona

Recommendations: 1

Spanish

English

International Relations

Sustainable Development

Social Media

Program Evaluation

Proposal Writing

Policy Analysis

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Rajinder Singh Bedi

CEO and Founder

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder

Managing Director International Office of Trade and Investment

Punjab University, Chandigarh. India

Recommendations: 0

Investments

International Trade

Trading

Entrepreneurship

Analysis

Business Strategy

Venture Capital

International Business

Omar Martinez

World Class Pastry Chef

Greater Chicago Area

World Class Pastry Chef

CEO and Founder at Dessert Concepts LLC

Executive Pastry Chef

The Fairmont Hotel Chicago

Assistant Corporate Pastry Chef

Pastry Chef / Bakery Supervisor

Assistant Pastry Chef

Johnson & Wales University

The French Pastry School

Herald Washington College

The French Pastry School

Recommendations: 0

MANAGEMENT SKILLS ...

Catering

Restaurants

Menu Development

Pastry

Food & Beverage

Culinary Skills

Recipes

Chris Krause

CEO and Founder

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder

Vanderbilt University

North Chicago HS

Recommendations: 0

Athleadership

Surfing

Guitar

Operant Conditioning

Sports

Social Media

Athletics

Martial Arts

Andrew Borgstrom

CEO

Greater Chicago Area

CEO

CEO and Founder

Board Member

CEO

CEO of North America

Chairman and CEO

Vice President

VP of Technology Mgt Services

Harvard Business School

London Business School

American Management Association

Southern Methodist University - Cox School of Business

Taylor University

Recommendations: 0

Turnarounds

Sell Side M&A

Buy-Side M&A

Corporate Governance

Marketing

Sales

Service Delivery

Mergers

Kimberly PhD

CEO and Founder, BrandMeter® Architect

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder, BrandMeter® Architect

Adjunct Faculty, MS Predictive Analytics Program

Lecturer

Senior Sales Engineer Architect IV

Senior IT Analytics Architect II, Office of the CIO

Market Manager Cloud and Smarter Infrastructure Analytics

Advanced Analytics Manager

Advanced Healthcare Analytics Manager

Associate Director of Analytics

Advanced Analytics Manager

Strategic Marketing Analytics Manager

Senior Operations and Analytics Analyst

Purdue

University of Illinois at Chicago

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Jagiellonian University

Recommendations: 0

Analytics

Predictive Modeling

CHAID

Decision Trees

Segmentation

Customer Insight

Brand Loyalty

Entrepreneur

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Elrick Williams

Managing Director

Greater Chicago Area

Managing Director

President and CEO

Partner

Member/Trader

CEO and Founder

Harvard Business School

Williams College

Recommendations: 0

Management

Strategy

Strategic Planning

Business Development

Financial Modeling

Financial Analysis

Entrepreneurship

Finance

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William Zemlak

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Greater Chicago Area

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Managing Director

CEO and Founder

Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder

University of Manitoba

Recommendations: 0

Start-ups

Finance

Management

Management Consulting

Strategic Partnerships

Strategic Planning

New Business Development

Insurance

w****[email protected]

Brett Rawitz

Associate

Greater Chicago Area

Associate

Associate General Counsel --Litigation and Employment

Partner

Managing Counsel

CEO and Founder

Special Counsel, Employee Relations and Compliance Lead

USC Gould School of Law

University of Pennsylvania

Recommendations: 0

Employment Law

Litigation

Corporate Governance

Commercial Litigation

Intellectual Property

Privacy Law

Corporate Law

Mediation

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Julie Rodriguez

CEO and Founder

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder

Registered Representative

Mathematics and Science Coach

7th grade Mathematics/ESL Instructor

Mathematics Instructor

University of Illinois at Chicago

Northwestern University

Marian Catholic High School

Recommendations: 0

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Charles Cohon

CEO and President

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and President

CEO and Founder

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Northwestern University

Recommendations: 0

Lean Manufacturing

Sales

Business Strategy

CRM

Entrepreneurship

New Business Development

Sales Management

Product Development

Adam Olalde

Partner

Greater Chicago Area

Partner

CEO and Founder

VP Chicago

Account Executive

Sales Representative

Miami University

Recommendations: 0

Business Planning

Customer Relations

Sales Management

Entrepreneurship

Sales

Leadership

Social Media Marketing

Cold Calling

Firas Isa

Paralegal

Greater Chicago Area

Paralegal

CEO and Founder

Executive Assistant and Manager

Paralegal/Legal Assistant

Manager

Assistant Manager

The John Marshall Law School

St. Xavier University Chicago

Loyola University of Chicago

Morgan Park Academy

Recommendations: 0

Computer Literate

Microsoft Office

Restaurant Management

Small Business

Team Leadership

Public Speaking

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Mike Kosek

Systems Engineer

Greater Chicago Area

Systems Engineer

Enterprise Db2 Database Administrator

Systems Engineer (Cybersecurity)

Enterprise Systems Programmer

Data Center Operator

CEO and Founder

Genius

Back of House Specialist

Specialist

Produce Clerk

Lumber Sales Associate

Stock Clerk

Lewis University

Recommendations: 0

Dan DO

Emergency Medicine Physician

Greater Chicago Area

Emergency Medicine Physician

CEO and Founder

Midwestern University (IL)

Recommendations: 0

Sean Kemp, CSCS, Pn1

CEO

Greater Chicago Area

CEO

CEO and Founder

Financial Representative

Valparaiso University

Recommendations: 0

PowerPoint

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Public Speaking

XML

Teamwork

Social Media

s****[email protected]

Mary Gardner

CEO and Founder

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder

Director, Technology Assessment

McMaster University

Recommendations: 0

Healthcare

Strategic Planning

Technology Transfer

Nita Talwar

Parent Facilitator

Greater Chicago Area

Parent Facilitator

Founder and Fundraising

Parent Coach; CEO and Founder

Materials Manager

Design and Product Development Manger - Textiles

Product Development Group Manager

Product Development Manager - Textiles

Merchandiser

Parent Coaching Institute - Seattle Pacific University

Kent State University

Recommendations: 0

Parent Education

Parent Coaching

Product Development

Textiles

Child Development

Coaching

Leadership Development

Early Childhood Education

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Ronald Eggert

CEO and Founder

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder

Customer Service Technician

Maintenance Mechanic

Waubonsee Community College

Recommendations: 0

Customer Satisfaction

Wireless

VoIP

Customer Retention

Managed Services

Direct Sales

Call Centers

Team Leadership

Joe Skaggs

CEO and Founder

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder

Board Member, Vice President and Secretary

VP, Marketing and Customer Relations

Vice President Sales and Operations

Asst. VP Operations

Marshall University

Recommendations: 0

Marketing

Business Development

Customer Service

Team Leadership

Retail

Operations Management

Leadership

Sales

j****[email protected]

Rob Parisella, MBA

CEO and Founder

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder

Independent Consultant

Business/Financial Analyst

Practice Administrator

Business Analyst

Senior Consultant

Analyst

Middle Office E-Commerce Analyst

Practice Management Consultant

Analyst

Administrative Intern

Assistant Caddy Master/Tournament Coordinator/Pro Shop Staff

Saint Xavier University

Recommendations: 0

Hospitals

Healthcare

Practice Management

Healthcare Management

Healthcare Consulting

Healthcare Information Technology

Cross-functional Team Leadership

HIPAA

Gail Kopin RDH COM R.ND

Business & Sales Development - Health Consultant

Greater Chicago Area

Business & Sales Development - Health Consultant

Direct Sales Field Leader in Health Organic Supplement Company

Doctor, CEO and Founder

CEO/ Orofacial Myologist/Licensed Dental Hygieniest

Clayton College of Natural Studies

Harper College

Recommendations: 0

Alternative Medicine

Prevention

Holistic Health

Health Education

Healing

Chronic Illness

Naturopathy

Wellbeing

d****[email protected]

Terrence XL Pharos

CEO and Founder

Greater Chicago Area

CEO and Founder

Axelson Center - North Park University

North Park University

Recommendations: 0