Board of Advisors
Walter E. Massey, Ph.D., Co-Chair
President-Emeritus
Morehouse College
Arthur M. Sussman, Co-Chair
Vice President
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
David R. Mosena, Vice-Chair
President and CEO
Museum of Science and Industry
Frank Beal
Executive Director
Chicago Metropolis 2020
Michael J. Birck
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Tellabs, Inc.
Alison Chung
President
TeamWerks, Inc.
Maggie Daley
Chair of the Board of Directors
After School Matters
Mary Dempsey
Commissioner
Chicago Public Library
Michael DeSantiago
President and Co-Founder
Primera Engineers
Arne Duncan
United States Secretary of Education
Carol Forsyte
Corporate Vice President, Securities, Motorola, Inc.
David Greene
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
The University of Chicago
Donald R. Hopkins, M.D., M.P.H.
Vice President for Health Programs
The Carter Center
Chandra James
Director, Office of Math and Science
Chicago Public Schools
Tawa Jogunosimi
Assistant to Mayor for Education
City of Chicago
Sadhu Johnston
Former Chief Environmental Officer
City of Chicago
Paul H. Knappenberger, Ph.D.
President
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum
Christopher A. Koch, Ed.D.
State Superintendent
Illinois State Board of Education
Michael Lach
Officer, Department of High School Teaching and Learning
Chicago Public Schools
Donna LaPietra
Vice President
Kurtis Productions
Terry Mazany
President and CEO
The Chicago Community Trust
Meg McDonald
Executive Director
Office for Research Planning, Finance and Communications
Northwestern University
Glenn “Max” McGee
President
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
John Nichols
The Pritzker Organization
Chaka Patterson
Vice President, Investor Relations
Exelon Corporation
Elspeth Revere
Vice President, General Program
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Roche Schulfer
Chair
League of Chicago Theatres
Executive Director
Goodman Theatre
Nancy Searle
Searle Consultant to
Chicago Community Trust
Brian Spear, Ph.D.
Director, Scientific Affairs
Abbott Laboratories
John J. Tracy, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering Operations and Technology
The Boeing Company
Shawn VanDerziel
Vice President, Human Resources, IT and Library Department
The Field Museum