Meet an impressive panel of UChicago alumni currently sitting on major corporate and nonprofit boards. Learn how to be recruited to join exactly the right board for you.
Event Details
The University of Chicago Women's Business Group is proud to host its Annual Meeting with an impressive panel of University of Chicago alumni—both women and men—who are currently sitting on CORPORATE BOARDS—from NYSE listed major companies to NASDAQ listed firms to privately held companies' advisory boards—and NONPROFIT BOARDS, from local to major national organizations.
These alumni will be available to talk one on one with you during the reception and plus you are highly likely to have one of these BOARD LEADERS SITTING AT YOUR DINNER TABLE. After dinner, the focus of the panel will discuss the latest findings and trends that are causing an escalating demand for more women on corporate boards. This demand is being driven by mounting evidence that greater gender diversity in boards is associated with higher returns on equity, higher price/book valuations, superior stock price performance, and higher dividend payout ratios.
This panel will ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ON CORPORATE AND NONPROFIT BOARD INVOLVEMENT...and any unanswered questions will be addressed via an email sent by UCWBG to all attendees. In this new environment, this event is designed to provide you with PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR WOMEN AND MEN who want to:
- Gain new insights on improving nonprofit and corporate boards.
- Be recruited to join a Board...and understand exactly what the differences are between NYSE, NASDAQ, private corporate advisory boards and the various nonprofit board options.
- Know how to leverage your background/profile/demographics to enhance your Board choices and experience.
Program
5:30 PM-6:00 PM: Registration and Cash Bar
6:00 PM-6:45 PM: Buffet dinner
6:45 PM-7:00 PM: UCWBG annual mtg
7:00 PM-8:00 PM: Panel discussion
8:00 PM-8:30 PM: Networking with dessert buffet and cash bar
Speaker Profiles
Kathy Graham (Moderator) '00, The HQ Companies
http://hqsearch.com
KATHY GRAHAM, MBA'00, is the founder of The HQ Companies, Inc., a group of four firms focused on positioning the right people in the right places to enhance corporate growth and career progression. She recently published a white paper, "More Women on Corporate Boards" that discovered two structural shifts in the composition of U.S. corporate Board of Directors, which was followed by career advice to professionals on how to position themselves for corporate Board involvement based upon these new dynamics.
Eileen Kamerick (Panelist) '93
EILEEN KAMERICK, MBA'93, JD'94, is a strategic executive known for driving growth and profitability (see full bio for details) and enhancing stakeholder value through quick complex problem-solving and expertly executed initiatives at public and private firms. She currently sits on one NYSE listed corporate Board (Legg Mason) and two NASDAQ listed corporate Boards (Associated Banc and Westell Technologies), plus three nonprofit Boards, including a large national nonprofit.
Maggie McCoy (Panelist) '83, Lumity
MAGGIE MCCOY, MBA'83, is Director of Financial Consulting Services at Lumity, a nonprofit capacity builder, where she brings her extensive financial management and technology experience to nonprofit Boards, senior management, and staff to enhance their governance, financial literacy, and organizational acumen. For several years, she also has been—and is currently—teaching Nonprofit Finance classes for the University of Illinois in their College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs. Before transitioning into the nonprofit sector, Maggie worked for most of her career at CNA Insurance Companies where she held a variety of financial, operations, and strategic planning roles including: Accident and Health Claims Educator; National Accounts Controller; VP and Regional Director for a 13-state region, VP, Strategic Planning; and Chief of Staff, Technology Divisions. Maggie serves on a number of nonprofit boards and will focus on the career benefits of nonprofit board membership.
Jesse H. Ruiz (Panelist)
Partner, DrinkerBiddle
JESSE H. RUIZ, JD'95 is a Partner in DrinkerBiddle's Corporate and Securities Group, serves as the Firm's Marketing Partner, and is a member of the Firm's Client Service Committee (see full bio for more background). Since 2006, Jesse has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Commonwealth Edison, an Exelon Company. In 2011, the Walmart Legal Department awarded Jesse its inaugural Walmart Legal Spark Award for "outstanding client and community service and dedication to diversity in the legal profession; the U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan appointed Jesse to the U.S. Department of Education Equity and Excellence Commission; and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel appointed Jesse the Vice President of the Chicago Board of Education. Jesse also sit on the Board of Directors for the following nonprofit organizations: Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Hispanic Lawyers Scholarship Fund of Illinois; Chicago Bar Foundation; Chicago Legal Clinic, Inc.; Illinois Association of School Boards; Metropolitan Planning Council; Museum of Science and Industry; National Museum of Mexican Art; and Rush University Medical Center.