Leadership & Staff
Paul Vallas
Candidate to become mayor of Chicago in 2023; has a long history of positions in education and political roles.
Board Memberships
One Million Degrees
support for low-income students at community colleges
University of Illinois
One of the original 37 public land-grant institutions
Donors
Howard Tullman
CEO of tech incubator 1871; professor at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)
Michael A Pollard
attorney
Donations
Cinespace Chicago
Corporation, owner of Cinespace Chicago Film Studios
Sam Zell
Chairman, Equity Group Investments
Jim Koshland
Attorney, DLA Piper
Howard S Rich
Philadelphia real estate investor; Chairman, Americans for Limited Government (ALG)
Avy H Stein
Managing Partner, Willis Stein & Company
Andrew Brainerd
Retired Attorney, Chicago
Richard Driehaus
Founder Driehaus Capital Management
Hipolito Roldan
CEO, Hispanic Housing Development Corporation
Michael P Polsky
Founder, President, and CEO - Invenergy, LLC
Memberships
Democratic Party
The U.S. Democratic Party
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