Past Issues
Explore more stories about alumni, students, and faculty in the archives of Chicago Booth Magazine.
Spring 2025
Mining for the Future: Climate investor Lisa Pinsley, MBA ’09, and other Booth industry experts on the path to cleaner energy.
Spring 2025
Spring 2024
Savoring the Challenge: Portillo’s CEO Michael Osaloo, MBA ’96, reflects on the unconventional choices that took him from law to the restaurant industry.
Spring 2024
Spring 2023
Celebrating 125 Years of Ideas and Impact: Discover how the Booth community is pioneering business education and innovating around the world.
Spring 2023
Winter 2023
Reimagining Wealth: At investment bank UBS, Melinda Hightower, ’07, is using her independent drive and analytical acumen to forge new perspectives around wealth journeys and success.
Winter 2023
Spring 2022
Inspired to Innovate: Unwilling to let problems in their industries and communities go unsolved, alumni leaders such as entrepreneur Elizabeth Abunaw, MBA ’14, are pioneering creative solutions for a more inclusive and adaptable tomorrow.
Spring 2022
Winter 2022
Investing in Tomorrow: From the fight to expand access to education and mental health services, to the work of leading venture capitalist JP Gan, MBA ’99, our community is forging technologies and strategies that will cultivate a vibrant, resilient future.
Winter 2022
Spring 2021
Forging Ahead with Purpose: Bold, creative Booth alumni across the globe, including Open Water founder Nicole Doucet, MBA ’17—share the visions of innovation and inspiration that they’re exploring as we all move forward.
Spring 2021
Winter 2021
All Eyes on the Future: From across industries and around the globe, Booth alumni—including Baird’s chief risk officer, Rodney Jones-Tyson, MBA ’98—share the hard-fought lessons they’re bringing into 2021.
Winter 2021
Spring 2020
The Community Issue: We’ve gathered dozens of students, faculty, and alumni—including Pernod Ricard North American CEO Ann Mukherjee, MBA ’94—to reflect on leadership, resiliency, and the power of the Booth community.
Spring 2020
Winter 2020
Powering Whole-Person Care: Healthtech statup NowPow, led by Dr. Stacey Tessler Lindau, AM ’02, and Rachel Kohler, MBA ’89, is reimagining how patients access resources to stay well, far beyond the exam room.
Winter 2020
Spring 2019
Can Venture Capital Save the Planet? Braintree founder Bryan Johnson, MBA ’07 (XP-76), has a bold new mission: to fund scientific breakthroughs to tackle humanity’s biggest challenges.
Spring 2019
Winter 2019
Standing for Something Different: As Morningstar CEO, Kuna Kapoor, MBA ’04, is carrying forward a tradition of independence and investor advocacy.
Winter 2019
Spring 2018
Architect of Change: With an eye toward sustainability, USG’s Jennifer Scanlon, MBA ’92, is leading innovations that can address the building industry’s toughest challenges.
Spring 2018
Winter 2018
Expanding to Impact Investing: Jerry O’Brien, MBA ’94, CEO of O’Brien-Staley Partners, finds value in an impact investment strategy that delivers results—as well as measurable social impact.
Winter 2018
Spring 2017
Playing Big: Teamed with Booth colleagues and an NBA Hall of Famer, Yao Capital CEO David Han, MBA ’02, has his sports-focused private equity firm ahead of the game in China and around the world.
Spring 2017
Winter 2017
Close to the heart: Alumni such as Susan L. Axelrod, LAB ’70, MBA ’82, have transformed deeply personal life challenges into organizations working to help others and to improve the lives of those in need.
Winter 2017
Spring 2016
Fintech’s New Frontier: Robert Wardrop, MBA ’96 (EXP-1), eyes advances in alternative finance from a global perspective.
Spring 2016
Winter 2016
This is Not Your Father’s Data: Booth faculty and alumni such as Moon Javaid, MBA ’12, continue to drive game-changing innovations in pro sports.
Winter 2016