Arne Duncan

 

As managing partner at Emerson Collective, former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan returns to Chicago on a mission to improve the lives of young adults in his hometown. Through partnerships with local business leaders, community organizers, and nonprofit groups, Duncan aims to create job and life opportunities for disconnected youth between the ages of 17 and 24.

 

Prior to joining the Obama Administration, Duncan served as chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools. From 2001 to 2008, Duncan won praise for uniting the city’s stakeholders behind an education agenda that included opening 100 new schools; expanding after-school, summer learning, early childhood, and college access programs; dramatically boosting the caliber of teachers; and building public-private partnerships around a variety of education initiatives. Duncan graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1987, majoring in sociology. At Harvard he served as co-captain of the basketball team and was named a first team Academic All-American.

 

Emerson Collective is an organization dedicated to removing barriers to opportunity so people can live to their full potential. Established by Laurene Powell Jobs, Emerson Collective centers its work on education, immigration reform, the environment and other social justice initiatives.

 

Arne serves on the boards of: Ariel Capital Management, Aspen Institute, Communities in Schools, Lucas Museum, My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, National Association of Basketball Coaches, Pluralsight, Revolution Foods, Thrive-Chicago and Turn It In. He also serves as Co-chair of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics.

 

MEET THE HONOREES

Lori E. Lightfoot became the 56th Mayor of the City of Chicago On May 20, 2019,. Her campaign’s call for an ethical and responsive government and opportunities for all Chicagoans resonated in every ward of the city.

 

Mayor Lightfoot carries the watchwords of her campaign into office: Equity*Diversity & Inclusion *Transparency *Accountability *Transformation. Mayor Lightfoot came to City Hall following a career as a manager, advocate, and reform expert, with extensive experience working at the city and federal level to make government more accountable and accessible. Before taking office, she served as a senior equity partner in the Litigation and Conflict Resolution Group at Mayer Brown LLP. While at Mayer Brown, Mayor Lightfoot took on two critical tasks for the City of Chicago, chairing the Police Accountability Task Force, and serving as president of the Chicago Police Board.

 

Mayor Lightfoot held other key positions in City government, as the Interim First Deputy of the Chicago Department of Procurement Services and Chief of Staff and General Counsel of the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications.

Prior to that, Mayor Lightfoot was Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois criminal division, managing large-scale investigations involving criminal drug conspiracies, political corruption and bankruptcy fraud.

 

Mayor Lightfoot is the youngest of four children born to Elijah and Ann Lightfoot in Massillon, Ohio. With the exception of a one-year clerkship on the Michigan Supreme Court in Detroit, Mayor Lightfoot has lived in Chicago since 1986. She and her spouse, Amy Eshleman, live on the near northwest side with their daughter, Vivian.

 

She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Michigan and a JD from the University of Chicago Law School.

MEET THE 10th Anniversary gala chair

Honorable, Lori E. Lightfoot

Mayor City Of Chicago

Bobby D. Mattison

S.T.A.R. Barber College

GALA COMMITTEE

In Formation

 

Paul J. Adams III,

Providence St. Mel

 

Richard Boykin, Esq., Barnes & Thornburg

 

Dwayne Bryant,

Inner Vision International

 

Les Coney, Mesirow Financial

 

Matthew T. Dattilo, Esq.,

Simpson/ Dattilo, LLC

 

Bridget Gainer, 10th District

Cook County Commissioner

 

Tere Garate, Gateway Foundation

 

Terry Hendrickson, Old Republic

National Title Insurance Company

 

Stanley B. Stallworth, Esq.,

The Stallworth Legal Group

 

Tyronne Stoudemire,

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

 

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