| Adams, Ph.D., Carol | Secretary | Illinois Department of Human Services |
| Adduci, Catherine | Vice President & General Manager, Midwest Region Local Executive | Unisys Corporation |
| Balanoff, Tom | President | Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1 |
| Boyd, Peggi | Director of Human Resources | American Labelmark Company |
| Caron, Mary Ellen | Commissioner | Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services |
| Clawson, Nancy J. | Managing Director | UBS Securities LLC |
| Creticos, Peter | Executive Director/President | Institute for Work and the Economy |
| Duncan, Arne | CEO | Chicago Public Schools |
| Dunn, Almeda E. | Owner | Star Detective & Security Agency |
| Friedman, Al | President | Friedman Properties |
| Fuller, Dorothy | President | Apparel Industry Board, Inc. |
| Gallagher, Joyce | Commissioner | Chicago Department of Aging |
| Gannon, Dennis | President | Chicago Federation of Labor |
| Goldmeier, Harold | President | Sappano's Hi-Grade Decorating Center |
| Gordon, Marc J. | President & CEO | Illinois Hotel and Lodging Association |
| Hanson, Dave | Commissioner | Mayor's Office of Workforce Development |
| Healey, Lori | Chief of Staff | Office of the Mayor |
| Huffman, Craig | Managing Director | Ascendance Partners |
| Hughes, Ralph | Regional Vice President | Macy's |
| Isaacson, Jeffrey | First Vice President | Chicago & Northeast Illinois District Council of Carpenters |
| Kelly, Mary Anne | Vice President | Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council |
| Kilbury, Robert | Associate Director | Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Rehabilitation Services |
| Ladky, Anne | Executive Director | Women Employed |
| Lago, Jimmy M. | Chancellor | Archdiocese of Chicago |
| Livingston, Tom | Resident Vice President | CSX Corporation |
| Lyne, Sister Sheila | CEO | Mercy Hospital and Medical Center |
| Malone, Brian P. | Vice President of Human Resources and Development | The Chicago Stock Exchange |
| Manheimer, Dean | Senior Vice President of Human Resources | Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
| McKenna, Jr., Andrew J. | President | Schwarz |
| Miller, Cindy | Vice President | United Parcel Service |
| Newton, Mark | CEO | Swedish Covenant Hospital |
| O'Connor, Paul | Executive Director | World Business Chicago |
| Polman, Gregory | Director of Human Services and Public/Government Affairs | Chicago Lighthouse for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired |
| Riley, Mike | Center Director | Paul Simon Job Corps Center |
| Roper, Gerald | CEO | Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce |
| Salzman, Russell C. | CEO | Institute of Real Estate Management |
| Sanchez Crozier, Caroline | President | CSC Julex Learning |
| Sanchez, Lorenda T. | Executive Director | California Indian Man Power Consortium (CIMC) Chicago |
| Sewell, Irene M. | Vice President, Compensation and Benefits | Tribune Company |
| Shields, Gerald N. | Chairman and CEO | Graymills Corporation |
| Sledge, James P. | Director | Illinois Department of Employment Security |
| Stern Grach, Shelley | Citizenship & Innovation Director, Central Region | Microsoft Corporation |
| Vasudevan, Ph.D., Damayanti | Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion | R.R. Donnelley |
| Watson, Ph.D., Wayne | Chancellor and CEO | City Colleges of Chicago |
| Wilson, Dori | President | Dori Wilson & Associates |