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Big Shoulders Fund is an independent charitable organization that serves its network of 75 schools, providing a quality, values-based education to nearly 20,000 Chicago children. Founded in 1986 by Chicago business and civic leaders, Big Shoulders Fund has raised $375 million to date, creating wider access to a network of schools for underserved, low-income students […]
Joshua HaleJoshua D. Hale is the President and CEO of Big Shoulders Fund which invests approximately $20-22 million annually to support 75 inner-city, Catholic schools serving nearly 20,000 students – 80 percent minority and 66 percent living in poverty. Annual investments are for scholarships and student enrichment, operational management, academic and professional development programs, leadership development, […]
Mukesh VasaniMukesh Vasani is the CEO and President of Aimtron. Born in Gujarat, India in 1964 Mr. Vasani came to the United States 22 years ago, with the American dream in mind of becoming a successful entrepreneur and business owner. With a degree in civil engineering, Vasani began his career in the US in the construction […]
Bau GravesBau Graves is Executive Director of the Old Town School of Folk Music, in Chicago, Illinois, the largest community school of the arts in the United States, and among the most active concert presenters in the Midwest. During his tenure, the School has continued its remarkable expansion, opening a new, $17 million, technologically-advanced, acoustically-engineered, LEED […]
Old Town School of Folk MusicMission: Old Town School of Folk Music teaches and celebrates music and cultural expressions rooted in the traditions of diverse American and global communities. Founded in 1957, the Old Town School provides a wide range of music, dance, theater, and visual arts courses to people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds with 650 class offerings, […]
Chicago Teachers’ Pension FundEstablished by the Illinois state legislature in 1895 as The Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago, CTPF is the administrator of a multi-employer defined benefit public employee retirement system providing retirement, survivor, and disability benefits for certain certified teachers and employees of the Chicago Public Schools. CTPF is administered in accordance with […]
Boodell & Domanskis, LLCBoodell & Domanskis, LLC is a client-focused law firm dedicated to providing individuals and businesses with responsive, pro-active, and cost effective legal solutions. We take pride in being trusted advisers partnering with our clients to help them achieve their personal and business goals. Our firm’s attorneys have excellent educations, have gained experience and training at […]
Tom SosnoffTom Sosnoff, a former trader, became one of Chicago’s well-known serial entrepreneurs in financial technology by building a breakthrough options-trading platform, which was later sold for $606 million. He then launched tastytrade, a website that produces eight hours of educational and other video programming for traders of all experience levels. Tom Sosnoff is the founder […]
Kristi RossKristi Ross is the co-CEO and President of tastytrade, the most-watched online financial network making finance fun and actionable. tastytrade recently launched a new brokerage firm, tastyworks. The collective offering focuses on empowering the do-it-yourself investor to engage more with their finances, through the unique combination of content, technology and fees. Ms. Ross also co-hosts […]
Poonam GuptaTechnology thought leader and advisor CEO, Iyka Enterprises, Inc. Founder and Chair, Government Technology Foundation, Inc. Founder and Chair, Indian American Business Council, Inc. Board member, Woodlawn Community Development Corporation Chief Technology Advisor: Diversity MBA Magazine Advisor, Meridian Global Research, Inc. II Concordia University. Poonam Gupta-Krishnan, Founder and CEO of Iyka Enterprises, has more than 20 years of […]