The Stuart School of Business Board of Advisors offers vital perspectives on aligning the school’s research programs, educational goals, and professional and development activities with the needs of the business community. Board members are an invaluable resource in the efforts to strengthen the curricula, expand faculty linkages to the business community, enrich the student learning experience, develop financial resources, and assist with the advancement activities of Stuart.
(For reference: A—Alumnus; T—Illinois Tech Trustee)
Michael Palumbo (A, T), Chair
Founder and Chairman, MJP Capital
Kumar Abhijeet (A)
Vice President, Global Sales, Ocient
Parth D. Amin, CFA (A)
Founder and chairman, SLK Software Services Pvt. Ltd
Patrick Bourbon, CFA (A)
Founder, Bourbon Financial Management
John P. Calamos Sr. (A, T)
Founder, chairman, CEO, and co-CIO, Calamos Investments
Frank M. Clark III (A, T)
Managing partner, Centurion Enterprises Group
James H. Colon
Retired vice president of product communications, North America, Toyota
Tony Culley-Foster
Founder and president, CFCO International
Hazem Dawani (A)
CEO, Predata
Dan Ephraim (A, T)
President, Modern Process Equipment Corporation
Kurt Estes
Director, Sikich Investment Banking
Alvin L. Gorman (T)
Chairman, Power Construction Company, LLC
Jon Gorman
Senior vice president, Power Construction Company, LLC
Arlene Harris
CEO, Dyna, LLC
James Hill Jr. (T)
Retired partner, Mitchell & Titus LLP
Jim Holden
Founder and chairman, Holden International
Norbert O. Kaiser (A, T)
Retired chairman, KPIG, Inc.
John K. Kerin Jr. (A)
Past chief executive officer and president, Chicago Stock Exchange
Lerry Knox (A)
CEO and managing member, Unplugged Capital, LLC
Christopher C. Melvin, Jr.
Founder, Melvin & Company LLC
Rosemarie Mitchell (T)
Retired CEO, ABS Associates, Inc.
Patricia Turnbull
President and COO, Workplace IQX
Honorary Board Membership
Ellen Costello
President and CEO, Harris Financial Corp.
Terrence A. Duffy
Executive chairman, CME Group
James Reynolds Jr., CFA
Chairman and CEO, Loop Capital Markets