LGC is the Greater Chicago Regionโs premier civic leadership development incubator, delivering the knowledge and network to lead bold, transformative change.
๐ฐ Crain's Chicago Business recently recognized 72 Fellows โ committed, cross-sector civic changemakers from our first Signature Fellows Class of 1985 to our current class and The Daniel Burnham Fellowship โ as Who's Who 2026: bit.ly/4r9KpyN
๐ We are proud to celebrate our 2025 Signature Fellows in today's 40 Under 40 issue of @crainschicago. With the knowledge and network to drive bold, transformative change, they are prepared to lead a complex world. ๐ (Pg. 17): bit.ly/42yBhsU#LeadGreat
This year's LGC Leadership Series with WNBA Chicago Sky Principal Owner, Michael Alter, Co-Owner & Operating Chairman, Nadia Rawlinson and John Rogers Jr., Founder, Chairman & Co-CEO, Ariel Investments (#LGCFellow since 1985) ๐๏ธbit.ly/3VEqdGR
Please join us in congratulating the following 18 Fellows for being named Chicago United 2025 Business Leaders of Color. 2025 BLC Announcement video: bit.ly/46Tfrmc#LeadGreat
๐ We are thrilled to launch the 2025-26 LGC Leadership Series with WNBA Chicago Sky Principal Owner, Michael Alter, Co-Owner & Operating Chairman, Nadia Rawlinson and John Rogers Jr., Founder, Chairman & Co-CEO, Ariel Investments (#LGCFellow since 1985)๐๏ธbit.ly/3VEqdGR
This summer, the 2025 Cohort of The Daniel Burnham Fellowship completed our six-session strategic accelerator designed to impact the region's workforce & create economic strength. Today, we celebrated these 28 leaders in @CrainsChicago. #LeadGreat
The LGC Class of 2026 is arriving for the first session of their Opening Retreat of the Signature Fellows Program. With the city as a classroom, they will be immersed in major socioeconomic issues facing the Greater Chicago Region over the next 10 months. #LeadGreat
๐ Announcing the LGC Class of 2026! We are thrilled to welcome 45 accomplished, diverse, civic-minded leaders into the LGC Signature Fellows Program.๐ฐ
bit.ly/2Xsw6ad#LeadGreat#LGCChicago
๐ฐ Congrats to the 3 Fellows recognized on @crainschicago 2025 Notable Leaders in Finance list: bit.ly/4nN1RaD
๐น Manuel Flores (LGC Fellow since 2009)
๐น Garrett Johnson (LGC Fellow since 2024)
๐ธ Maggie McGuire OโBrien (Daniel Burnham Fellow)
#LeadGreat
Please join us in congratulating LGC Board Member Stacey Bolton and the 16 LGC Signature Fellows and Daniel Burnham Fellows named to the @Crainschicago 2025 Notable Leaders in Philanthropy list! ๐ฐ: bit.ly/3ZI2bgi#LeadGreat#Activate
ALT Four by four square collage featuring headshots of the following honorees:
๐ธ Daniel O. Ash (Daniel Burnham Fellow)
๐น Vaughn Bryant (LGC Fellow since 2016)
๐น Kirstin Chernawsky (LGC Fellow since 2019)
๐น Sol Flores (LGC Fellow since 2011)
๐ธ Mark Ishaug (Daniel Burnham Fellow )
๐น Ignacio Lopez (LGC Fellow since 2020)
๐น Kate Maehr (LGC Fellow since 2005)
๐น Grace Chan McKibben (LGC Fellow since 2005)
๐ธ Cindy Moelis (Daniel Burnham Fellow and LGC Board Member) -President, Pritzker Traubert Foundation
๐น Jose Muรฑoz (LGC Fellow since 2023)
๐น Paula Robinson (LGC Fellow since 1992)
๐ธ Smita N. Shah (Daniel Burnham Fellow)
๐น Melanie Sillas (LGC Fellow since 2025)
๐น Jennifer W. Steans (LGC Fellow since 1997)
๐น Elizabeth Swanson (LGC Fellow since 2006)
Last chance to join us! On Thursday, May 15, don't miss Daring to Lead: Inspiring Change and Innovation โ the season finale of our 2024-25 LGC Leadership Series โ featuring a panel of courageous cross-sector leaders. REGISTER TODAY: bit.ly/4jDWK9C#LeadGreat#Activate
๐ฐ @crainschicago recently published its 2025 Notable Litigators and Trial Attorneys list, and we are proud to announce eight Fellows were recognized among the accomplished attorneys shaping Chicago's legal landscape: bit.ly/4jOt6iC#LeadGreat#LGCeverywhere
ALT This collage features the LGC blue diamond and eight headshots of the Fellows recognized on this list, including:
๐น Sergio Acosta (LGC Fellow since 1999) - Partner, Akerman
๐น Michael Andolina (LGC Fellow since 2015) - Partner, White & Case
๐น Gary Feinerma (LGC Fellow since 2002) - Partner, Latham & Watkins
๐น Annie Kastanek (LGC Fellow since 2024) - Partner, Jenner & Block
๐น Samuel Mendenhall (LGC Fellow since 1999) - Partner, Winston & Strawn
๐น Britt Miller (LGC Fellow since 2017) - Partner, Mayer Brown
๐น Natalie Spears (LGC Fellow since 2003) - Partner, Dentons
๐น Wade Thomson (LGC Fellow since 2017) - Partner, Jenner & Block
Fellows: we're just ONE WEEK away from the season finale of our 2024-25 LGC Leadership Series on Thursday, May 15! Register TODAY: bit.ly/4jDWK9C
Join us to explore the challenges & opportunities of leading w/ courage & integrity in a divisive climate. #LeadGreat
In an era marked by increasing polarization & division, the role of civic leadership is more critical now than ever before. FELLOWS: join us on 5/15 & explore cross-sector perspectives during our Leadership Series finale: bit.ly/4jDWK9C#LeadGreat
Fellows: join us for the season finale of our 2024-25 LGC Leadership Series, Daring to Lead: Inspiring Change and Innovation, on Thursday, May 15! Register TODAY: bit.ly/4jDWK9C#LeadGreat
Last week, I was honored to receive the Civic Catalyst Award alongside my incredible colleagues for our work on the Scaling Community Violence Intervention for a Safer Chicago (SC2) initiative. Thank you @LGCChicago! Read more here > metropolitanpeaceinitiativesโฆ
๐ Over 600 LGC Fellows & friends came together for Celebrate Leaders! Thank you to all who invest in the future of civic leadership. #LeadGreat
๐ฌ Our honorees: bit.ly/4jKbUul
๐ท Event photos: bit.ly/4jH81X2
๐ Support LGC: bit.ly/42Q2zv7
๐ฃ Fellows: don't miss out on the opportunity to join us in person on Tuesday, April 22, at 8AM for the next session of our 2024-25 LGC Leadership Series, Investing in Closing the Racial Wealth Gap: bit.ly/4hKo4Si#LeadGreat#Activate