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—Alum; T—Illinois Tech Trustee)
Hazem Dawani (A, T), Chair
CEO and Co-Founder, GigaStar
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, and Global Chief Investment Officer, Calamos Investments
TC Chatterjee
CEO, Griffith Foods Group
Frank M. Clark III (A, T)
President and CEO, Encore Leadership Advisors
James H. Colon
Retired Vice President of Product Communications, North America, Toyota
Tony Culley-Foster
Founder and President, CFCO International
Dan Ephraim (A, T)
President, Modern Process Equipment Corporation
L. Rita Fiumara (A)
Senior Vice President, Investments, UBS Institutional Consulting Group
Alvin L. Gorman (T)
Chairman, Power Construction Company, LLC
Jon Gorman
Senior Vice President, Power Construction Company, LLC
Arlene Harris
CEO, Dyna, LLC
Lauren Hensel (A)
Founder, Canis Education
Former Founder, Launch Education Advisors
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 Co-Founder, Sovereign Infrastructure Group (SIG)
Douglas Lyons
Managing Principal, Pearlmark Real Estate
Christopher C. Melvin, Jr.
Founder, Melvin & Company LLC
Brigid Reidy (A)
Former Partner, Cresset Capital
Patricia Rios (A, T)
Director, Growth and Strategy TMT Priority Accounts, KPMG
Orrin Schmidt (A)
Vice President, Risk & Regulatory Reporting Applications, Risk Technology Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - SMBC Group
Vijay Singh
Founder, President, and CEO, Argus Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Tom Sosnoff
CEO, tastylive, Inc.
Alexander Tang
CFO, StrongHeart Energy Managements
Emeritus Board Membership
Rosemarie A. Mitchell
Retired CEO, ABS Associates, Inc.
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