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Emerging Leaders Program November Information Session

PAST EVENT
Roundtable
Former Emerging Leaders joined this session to share insight on their experience in the program and answer questions from potential applicants.
Emerging Leaders class of 2020 laughing during a panel discussion
Nov
9
Speakers
Jennifer Petersen
Christopher Hale
Jon Quinn
Event Date

About this Event

Learn more about the Council's Emerging Leaders Program, selection criteria, and application and selection process for the Emerging Leaders Class of 2022.

Every year the Chicago Council on Global Affairs selects a class of approximately 20 participants with high potential from across Chicago's business, cultural, civic, and academic sectors and provides a robust expansive platform to deepen their fluency and exposure to global affairs and policy. Emerging Leaders will be chosen from corporate, non-profit, and government sectors and are highly accomplished in their careers and expected to rise to the top of their fields in the next five to 10 years. Between the ages of 30 to 40, they have a strong professional or personal interest in international affairs, a commitment to community engagement, and a thirst for knowledge. The Council will intentionally seek exceptional leaders who reflect the rich diversity of Chicago.

About the Speakers
Jennifer Petersen
Former Director, Emerging Leaders Program
Council expert Jennifer Petersen
Jennifer Petersen formerly served as the director of the Emerging Leaders Program at the Council.
Council expert Jennifer Petersen
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
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At Sidley Austin LLP, Chris Hale's legal practice focuses on the representation of public and private companies in corporate law matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and corporate governance issues. Through his work, he has gained considerable cross-border experience, including working with organizations in the UK, Switzerland, China, and Brazil.
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Senior Advisor, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA)
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As a senior advisor, Jon Quinn works with individual, family, institutional, and corporate donors on the strategy and implementation of their charitable giving. In his time at RPA he has supported donors' strategies around confronting climate change, worked with a number of foundations’ re-tooling strategy in post-bankruptcy Detroit, and managed a family foundation’s grantmaking focused on land conservation, among many other projects.
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