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—IIlinois Tech Trustee)
Rosemarie Mitchell (T), Chair
Retired CEO, ABS Associates, Inc.
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
Jennifer Didier
President, Directions Training Center
Rosa Ebling
Managing director; senior vice president, investments, Raymond James & Associates
Dan Ephraim (A)
President, Modern Process Equipment Corporation
Kurt Estes
Director, Sikich Investment Banking
Mark Fasciano
Co-founder/CEO, Sensona
Alvin L. Gorman (T)
Chairman, Power Construction Company, LLC
Jon Gorman
Senior vice president, Power Construction Company, LLC
Arlene Harris
CEO, Dyna, LLC
Donna Heidkamp (A)
Executive director, RJO Futures
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.
Jeffrey Karp, LEED AP (A, T)
Retired president and CEO, Power Construction Company, LLC
John K. Kerin Jr. (A)
Past chief executive officer and president, Chicago Stock Exchange
Lerry Knox (A)
CEO and managing member, Unplugged Capital, LLC
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