Education
Paula Allen-Meares
Chancellor
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago
Age: 61
Business: Higher education
Professional: Institute of Medicine of the National Academies; New York Academy of Medicine; National Assn. of Social Workers
John L. Anderson
President
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
Age: 63
Business: Higher education
Budget (millions): $194.0
Professional: American Assn. for the Advancement of Science; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; National Academy of Engineering; Economic Club; Executives' Club
Civic: Partnership for New Communities; Commercial Club; Chicago Council on Science and Technology
Henry S. Bienen
Vice-chairman
Rasmussen College, Burr Ridge
Former president
Northwestern University
Age: 70
Business: Higher education
Professional: Assn. of American Universities; Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics; Argonne National Laboratory
Civic: Council on Foreign Relations; Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Steppenwolf Theatre
Donna M. Carroll
President
Dominican University, River Forest
Age: 55
Business: Higher education
Budget (millions): $58.0
Professional: Chicago Network; Economic Club; Council of Independent Colleges
Civic: Fordham University; Rush Oak Park Hospital
Warrick L. Carter
President
Columbia College Chicago, Chicago
Age: 67
Business: Higher education
Budget (millions): $237.5
Professional: Illinois Chamber of Commerce; Economic Club; New City Bank; Jikei Group; Executives' Club
Civic: Rotary International; International House of Blues Foundation; Interlochen Center for the Arts; New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts; Commercial Club
Sunil Chopra
Interim dean
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston
Age: 48
Business: Higher education
Budget (millions): $184.6*
Professional: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Civic: Pardada Pardadi Educational Society; Village of Kenilworth Planning Commission
* Kellogg
Judith A. Dwyer
President
St. Xavier University, Chicago
Age: 60
Business: Higher education
Budget (millions): $78.1
Professional: American Assn. of Colleges and Universities; Assn. of Catholic Colleges and Universities; Council of Independent Colleges; Fulbright Assn.; National Assn. of Independent Colleges and Universities
Civic: Catholic Theological Society of America; Chicago Council on Global Affairs; American Irish Historical Society
Jim Edgar
Distinguished fellow
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana
Age: 63
Business: Higher education
Budget (millions): $4,170.0
Professional: Alberto-Culver Co.; John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc.; Horizon Group Properties Inc.
Civic: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation; Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Advance Illinois
Michael J. Garanzini
President
Loyola University Chicago, Chicago
Age: 60
Business: Higher education
Budget (millions): $1,175.3
Professional: Loyola University Health System; Loyola University, New Orleans; Fairfield University; Fordham University; Archdiocese of Chicago Board of Catholic Schools
Civic: Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate; St. Gregory the Great High School; Loyola Academy; Flannery O'Connor-Andalusia Foundation; Chicago 2016
Sharon K. Hahs
President
Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago
Age: 61
Business: Higher education
Revenue (millions): $123.0
Budget (millions): $123.0
Civic: Sigma Xi; Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi; American Chemical Society; Illinois Academy of Science; South Carolina Academy of Science
Daniel M. Hamburger
President, CEO
DeVry Inc., Oakbrook Terrace
Age: 45
Business: For-profit higher education
Revenue (millions): $1,091.8
Professional: YPO-WPO; Economic Club; Chicago Club; Mayor's Council of Technology Advisors
Civic: Jewish United Federation
Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider
President
DePaul University, Chicago
Age: 47
Business: Higher education
Budget (millions): $485.0
Professional: Ascension Health; Assn. of Catholic Colleges and Universities; American Educational Research Assn.; Economic Club
Civic: Chicago History Museum; Chicago 2016; Illinois Reform Commission; Catholic Schools Board Ltd.; Commercial Club
Ron Huberman
CEO
Chicago Public Schools*, Chicago
Age: 37
Business: Public K-12 education
Civic: American Red Cross; Chicago House and Social Services Agency; Rush University Medical Center; Children's First Fund
* Fiscal year ends in June.
Alice W. Hunt
President
Chicago Theological Seminary, Chicago
Age: 50
Business: Higher education
Budget (millions): $5.0
Professional: American Academy of Religion
Dipak C. Jain
Former dean
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston
Age: 52
Business: Higher education
Professional: Deere and Co.; Northern Trust Corp.; Reliance Industries Limited
Anthony E. Jones
Chancellor
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Age: 65
Business: Higher education
Budget (millions): $89.1
Professional: Illinois St. Andrews Society; Illinois Arts Alliance; Blue Star Art Gallery
Dennis J. Keller
Director emeritus
DeVry Inc., Oakbrook Terrace
Age: 68
Business: For-profit higher education
Revenue (millions): $1,091.8
Professional: Nicor Inc.; Economic Club; African Wildlife Foundation
Civic: Civic Committee of the Commercial Club; Princeton University; University of Chicago; Chicago Zoological Society; Mpala Wildlife Foundation
Martin J. Koldyke
Chairman emeritus
Academy for Urban School Leadership, Chicago
Age: 77
Business: Non-profit teacher preparation
Civic: Golden Apple Foundation; Academy for Urban School Leadership; After School Matters; National Council on Teacher Quality; WTTW-TV/Channel 11
Elaine P. Maimon
President
Governors State University, University Park
Age: 65
Business: Higher education
Budget (millions): $97.5
Professional: American Council on Education; American Assn. of State Colleges and Universities; Liberal Education; Chicago Network
Civic: Will County Center for Economic Development
Sylvia Manning
President
Higher Learning Commission, Chicago
Age: 65
Business: Higher education
Professional: Noble Network of Charter Schools; Chicago Network
Civic: City of Chicago Green Ribbon Commission; Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Sister Mary Paul McCaughey
Superintendent, Catholic schools
Archdiocese of Chicago*, Chicago
Age: 60
Business: Private K-12 education
Professional: National Catholic Education Assn.; North Central Assn; Assn. for Supervision and Curriculum Development; Archdiocese of Chicago Board of Catholic Schools
Civic: Healthy Kids and Families Network
* Fiscal year ends in June.
Gary E. McCullough
President, CEO
Career Education Corp., Hoffman Estates
Age: 50
Business: For-profit higher education
Revenue (millions): $1,705.4
Professional: Executives' Club; Economic Club; Sherwin Williams Co.
Civic: Chicago 2016
Charles R. Middleton
President
Roosevelt University, Chicago
Age: 64
Business: Higher education
Professional: American Council on Education; National Assn. of Independent Colleges and Universities; Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities; American Historical Assn.; North America Conference on British Studies
Civic: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute; Center on Halsted; Rotary Club of Chicago
John N. Popoli
President, CEO
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, Lake Forest
Age: 59
Business: Higher education
Professional: American Assn. of Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities
Civic: Menttium 100 Program; Rotary International; Providence College Alumni Board
Wellington Reiter
President
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Age: 52
Business: Higher education
Budget (millions): $89.1
Professional: American Institute of Architects; Urban Land Institute; Lambda Alpha International; American Collegiate Schools of Architecture
Morton O. Schapiro
President
Northwestern University, Evanston
Age: 55
Business: Higher education
Budget (millions): $1,563.0
Edward A. Snyder
Dean
Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago
Age: 56
Business: Higher education
Budget (millions): $194.0*
Professional: Argonne National Laboratories; Career Education Corp.; World Business Chicago
Civic: Civic Consulting Alliance
* Booth
Howard A. Tullman
President, CEO
Flashpoint Academy of Media Arts & Sciences, Chicago
Chairman, CEO
Experiencia Inc.
Age: 64
Business: Education in digital arts and entertainment technologies
Revenue (millions): $9.0*
Professional: Mayor's Council of Technology Advisors; Cobalt Group; Experiencia Inc.; Passage Events; High Tower Advisors LLC
Civic: Paws Chicago; WTTW-TV/Channel 11; Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Endowment Committee; Northwestern University Block Museum of Art
* Flashpoint Academy of Media Arts and Sciences
David J. Vitale
Chairman
Academy for Urban School Leadership, Chicago
Age: 63
Business: Public K-12 education
Revenue (millions): $18.2
Professional: Economic Club; Ariel Investments LLC; UAL Corp.; ISO New England Inc.; Wheels Inc.
Civic: Museum of Science and Industry; Art Institute; Illinois Institute of Technology; Academy for Urban School Leadership; Chicago Public Education Fund
Wayne D. Watson
President
Chicago State University, Chicago
Age: 64
Business: Higher education
Budget (millions): $116.0
Professional: American Assn. of Community Colleges; National Assn. for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education; Northwestern University
Civic: Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture; Chicago Botanic Garden; DuSable Museum of African American History
B. Joseph White
President
University of Illinois System, Urbana-Champaign
Age: 62
Business: Higher education
Professional: Gordon Food Service Inc.; Equity Residential; Kelly Services Inc.; Argonne National Laboratory
Civic: Civic Committee of the Commercial Club; American Council on Education
Ray Whittington
Dean, College of Commerce and Kellstadt Graduate School of Business
DePaul University, Chicago
Age: 61
Business: Higher education
Budget (millions): $40.0*
Professional: Illinois CPA Society; Institute of Internal Auditors Foundation; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Institute of Management Accountants; Executives' Club
Civic: University Club
* Kellstadt
Robert J. Zimmer
President
University of Chicago, Chicago
Age: 61
Business: Higher education
Budget (millions): $2,823.0
Professional: Argonne National Laboratory; Fermi Research Alliance LLC; Consortium on Financing Higher Education
Civic: Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Council on Competitiveness