Recent Event Speakers

Ratnakar Lavu
CTO
Redbox
Ratnakar is the Chief Technology Officer at Redbox. He oversees technology innovation and implementation. He is responsible for technology...
read full biography

Peter Logothetis
VP and Divisional CIO
Allstate
Peter is Sr. VP and the Head of Technology Services at QBE the Americas. Peter joined the company in 2006.
read full biography

Jean Luber
VP and CIO
Schwarz Paper Company
Jean A. Luber is Chief Information Office and Vice President at Schwarz Supply Source. She has over 25 years of information systems and...
read full biography

Mike Malee
VP of Business Technology
Rasmussen College
Micheal Malee is Vice President of Business Technology for Rasmussen, Inc.
read full biography

Susan Malisch
VP & CIO IT and Services
Loyola University Chicago
Susan Malisch currently serves as Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Loyola University Chicago. In this capacity, Susan is...
read full biography

Ron Markham
CIO
SPSS
Ron is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at SPSS Inc., a leading worldwide provider of Predictive Analytics software and...
read full biography

Dieter Marlovics
CIO
Gelber Group- LLC
Mr. Marlovics joined Gelber Group,LLC. Here, he built Gelber Group’s electronic trading division from the ground up. He drove...
read full biography

Brian Marshall
Partner
Alliance for Strategic Advantage
Brian Marshall is a managing partner at ASA, The Alliance for Strategic Advantage. He has more than 25 years of experience in producing...
read full biography

Jhon Marte
Director IT
Chicago Tribune
Jhon has been working for the Tribune since 1997. Since then, Jhon has progressed to various technical and management positions. With 20...
read full biography

Ron Mathis
Director, Information Technologies
Juno Lighting Group
Ron Mathis is Director of Information Technology for Juno Lighting Group headquartered in Des Plaines, Il. Juno Lighting is a market...
read full biography

Jim Maza
Chief Technology Officer
Officite
Jim joined Officite in January of 2012 as Chief Technology Officer responsible for overseeing all aspects of technology, web development,...
read full biography

Megan McCann
CEO
McCann Partners
read full biography

Steven N Miller
Principal and Co-Founder
Origin Ventures
Steven N. Miller is a principal and co-founder of Origin Ventures.
read full biography

Patrick Moroney
Chief Information Officer
Central States Funds
Mr. Moroney has been a business leader and I.T.
read full biography

Mark Morris
Director of Information Technology, CIO
Ball Horticultural Company
Mark Morris, Director of Information Technology, CIO Ball Horticultural Company Ball Horticultural Company is a privately owned company...
read full biography

Chris Murray
Senior Associate and Partner
Systems Research Inc. (SRI)
Chris Murray, is a Senior Associate and Partner with the Search Firm Systems Research Inc. (SRI) and SRI Technologies.
read full biography

Peter Nagle
Chief Information Officer, Information Technology
Mesirow Financial
Peter Nagle is Mesirow Financials chief information officer and a managing director. He leads the firm’s Information Technology...
read full biography

Tiger Nigamatzyanov
Siegel Construction Inc
Tiger Nigamatzyanov was born and raised in Russia.
read full biography

Michael O'Connell
Director, IT Planning and Compliance
Integrys Energy Group
Michael O’Connell is currently Director of IT Planning and Compliance at Integrys Business Services.
read full biography

Barbara O'Malley
SVP Worldwide Operations and Technology
Northern Trust
Barbara K. O’Malley is a Senior Vice President at The Northern Trust Company, Chicago. She is a Director of Business Applications in...
read full biography

Chuck Oler
Former SVP & CIO
Tuthill Corp.
Chuck Oler is Senior VP and CIO of Tuthill Corporation, a $500M “lean” manufacturer of industrial equipment headquartered in Burr Ridge,...
read full biography

Ray Oral
SVP & Chief Information Officer
CNA
Ray is senior vice president and chief information officer responsible for CNA’s Global Information Technology. He leads CNA’s efforts to...
read full biography

Michael Ouska
CIO
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
Mike Ouska is Chief Information Officer for Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, an organization with over 2000 employees providing...
read full biography

Dan Paganelis
Senior Manager of Technical Analysis
redbox
Dan Paganelis is a Senior Manager: Technical Strategy and Analysis for Redbox. In his current role, Dan is responsible for Technology...
read full biography

Richard Palumbo
Director of Business Applications
Accenture
Rich Palumbo leads the Corporate Services application portfolio within Accenture’s CIO Organization, which includes Facilities and Services...
read full biography

Dave Patzwald
CEO
i.c.health
David Patzwald is the CEO of i.c.health, a LC3 company formed in 2011 by Dave and Wolfgang Anderle.
read full biography

Guy Pearson
IPG GIS Network Engineering
Interpublic
Guy Pearson is the Manager of Global Network Engineering for The Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG). IPG is a Fortune 500 global provider...
read full biography

Coley Perry
Co-Founder
GetMeTheRightJob.com
Coley Perry is a 15 year veteran of the B2B sales and marketing grind.
read full biography

John Phillips
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Briggs Medical Services Company
John Phillips is an information technology executive with over 25 years of professional experience at publicly traded and privately held...
read full biography

Joe Phillips
CIO
Integrys Energy Group
Joe Phillips is Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Integrys Energy Group.
read full biography

Michael Polyack
Managing Director
JPMorgan Chase
Mike Polyack is currently a Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase responsible for driving cross-line of business technology initiatives and...
read full biography

Edward Prentice, III
President
Centrax Corporation
Edward Prentice III is the President of Centrax Corporation, (www.centrax.com) which is a custom E-Learning solutions company.
read full biography

Lance Pressl
President
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Lance Pressl became President of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Foundation in December 2004. Pressl is charged with developing and...
read full biography

Oliver G Prince, Jr.
Partner and Chief Administrative Officer
Morris & Gunter Associates, LLC
Oliver is an accomplished senior executive with a strong record of success in building effective organizations, leading transformational...
read full biography

Richard Proszowski
CIO
Pactiv
Richard Proszowski is Vice President Information Technologies and Chief Information Officer for Pactiv Corporation. Pactiv is a leader in...
read full biography

Jane Prugh
Managing Director
Corporate Strategic Resourcing, Inc.
As managing director, Jane has over 20 years of executive level Fortune 500 experience. Her client-focused strategic business needs...
read full biography

Allison Radecki
Senior Director, IS Global Supply Chain
Mondelēz International
read full biography

J. Bradley Reese, Ph.D.
CIO
Roosevelt University
J. Bradley Reese is Vice President for Technology and Chief Information Officer for Roosevelt University.
read full biography

Hyo Rhee
Sr. Manager
Pepsi
read full biography

Dan Roberts
Founder
SideStax
Dan is the founder of SideStax, a Chicago-based startup company, and author of The Innovator’s Sourcebook. At SideStax, Dan is...
read full biography

Ian Robertson
Global CIO
Novartis
Ian Robertson is the Senior Director of Global Supply Chain Sustainability for Chicago’s Wm Wrigley Jr Co. In this role Ian is responsible...
read full biography

Kevin Rooney
CIO/CSO
American Access Casualty Company
Kevin D. Rooney is Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Information Officer for American Access Casualty Company (Access), a high-growth non-...
read full biography

Gene Rosenthal
Managing Partner
The Alliance for Strategic Advantage
Gene Rosendale is a managing partner at ASA, The Alliance for Strategic Advantage.
read full biography

David Rowe
CTO
Echo Global Logistics
David Rowe has served as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Section 16 Officer of Echo Global Logistics, Inc. since September 2007....
read full biography

Avelo Roy
Co-Founder
eMotion
Roy & Suda co-founded eMotion Group Inc, an IIT-based start-up dedicated to developing and using technology to foster real-world ...
read full biography

Orlando Saez
Senior Director Data Solutions
Winstar Communications
Orlando Saez is a product, market and operations management leader focused on technologies early-growth and mid-market companies. Mr. Saez...
read full biography

Kevin Sapp
SVP
Mesirow Financial
Kevin joined Mesirow Financial in 2001 as the manager of the Technology Resource Center. In 2004, Kevin was promoted to Vice President of...
read full biography

Bruce Schinelli
VP CIO
TTX
Bruce Schinelli joined TTX as the Vice President Information Technology and Chief Information Officer on September 26, 2006. The...
read full biography

Darren Schwartz
CEO
SureSpeak
Darren Schwartz founded SureSpeak in 2000. The development of the SureSpeak originated from his personal and professional communication...
read full biography

Jeff Schwarz
Jeff Schwarz is President at CrossRealms, Inc. a technology solutions company that works with professional service firms and mid size...
read full biography

Yvonne Scott
SVP & CIO
Crowe Horwath LLP
Yvonne Scott is Chief Information Officer for Crowe Horwath, LLP.
read full biography

Irv Shapiro
CEO
Ifbyphone
Irv’s entrepreneurial experience includes founding Metamor Technologies in 1985. Under Irv’s leadership, Metamor was named an...
read full biography

Stephen J. Sinclair
Chief Technology Officer
Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC
Steve, who served as senior technology manager of Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC since 2003, is the firm’s Chief Technology ...
read full biography

Keith Smith
Director of Information Technology
Metropolitan Water Recliamation District of Chicago
Keith D. Smith, Director of Metro Water Reclamation District of Chicago, has a proven commitment to excellence in the field of ...
read full biography

Jeri Smith
Owner
Galmont Consulting
Jeri Smith is the president and founder of Galmont Consulting and a longtime sales,technology and management executive. After studying the...
read full biography

Aron Solomon
Vision Holder and Co-founder
SVbstance
An educator and entrepreneur who has never accepted the status quo, Aron Solomon has over a quarter century of experience in the business...
read full biography

Marc Sotkiewicz
Partner
Accenture
Marc Sotkiewicz is a Senior Executive in the Talent & Organization Performance global service line, which includes workforce and HR...
read full biography

Jack Staehler
GVP of IT
Orbitz Worldwide
Jack Staehler leads software development and operations for Orbitz Worldwide global technology organization. He has more than 20 years of...
read full biography

Jim Stoynoff
Founder and President
Synthesis Solutions, LLC
Jim is the founder and president of Synthesis Solutions, LLC www.Synthesis.Biz a multi-disciplinary management-advisory firm that that...
read full biography

Paul Stubitsch
CIO
Wilbert Plastic Services
CIO at Large and most recently the Corporate Director of Information Technology at Wilbert Plastics Services, a multi-location contract...
read full biography

Ed Suda
Co-Founder
eMotion
Roy & Suda co-founded eMotion Group Inc, an IIT-based start-up dedicated to developing and using technology to foster real-world ...
read full biography

Marc Talluto
CEO
Fruition Partners
Marc Talluto is the CEO of Fruition Partners, an IT consulting and education firm that helps IT departments transform to be more effective...
read full biography

Karenann Terrell
CVP & CIO
Baxter International
Karenann Terrell has been the Chief Information Officer of Baxter International Inc. in Deerfield IL since April 2006. She has...
read full biography

Guy Thier
CIO
Bally Total Fitness
Guy Thier is the Chief Information Officer at Bally Total Fitness.
read full biography

John Thomas
President
More Direct
John Thomas joined MoreDirect, a $500M Value Added Reseller, as president in December, 2007. John has more than two decades of experience...
read full biography

Walt Tracey
SVP & Chief Information Officer
SmithBucklin
Walt serves as Chief Information Officer for SmithBucklin, implementing strategic and operational business systems designed to achieve both...
read full biography

Ergin Uskup
CIO (retired)
Soarant
Ergin Uskup is the retired President of United Stationers Technology Services LLP and the retired Senior Vice President of Information...
read full biography

Sarp Uzkan
Managing Director,Technology Service Delivery
Tribune Company
Sarp Uzkan holds the Managing Director of Technology Service Delivery role at the Tribune Company.
read full biography

Lac Van Tan
CIO
Rush University Medical Center
read full biography

James Vanek
CTO, Alternative and Quantitative Investments
UBS Global Asset Management
James (Jim) Vanek is the Chief Technology Officer for UBS Alternative and Quantitative Investments (A&Q), the hedge fund platform...
read full biography

Dan Verdeyen
Sr. Director , IT Applications
CDW
Dan Verdeyen is Sr. Director of Business Systems Development.
read full biography

Donald Versen
CTO
CIMCO Communications
Donald Versen joined CIMCO Communications in June of 2009. In his role as Chief Technology Officer, Mr.
read full biography

Kendra Von Esh
Chief Information Officer
Veolia Water
Kendra Von Esh, Vice President of Information Technology for Veolia Transportation, is a results-driven global executive who effectively...
read full biography

Susan Wallace
Vice President, Information Services
LTD Commodities, LLC
Susan (Sue) Wallace is the Vice-President of Information Services at LTD Commodities LLC., a privately-owned catalog and on-line retailer...
read full biography

Greg Wass
CIO
Cook County Government
Greg Wass is the Chief Information Officer for Cook County.
read full biography

Latest Twitter

Our Blog

The i.c.stars DNA
skastrul's picture
June 18, 2013
skastrul
Before founding i.c.stars with Leslie Beller, I spent over 10 years as a teacher. I was fortunate to be able to work with kids and teachers in many different communities, whether they were rural, inner-city, or suburban. The Resiliency ...

read more
Thank Goodness for Gartner Day!
Amanda Hogan's picture
June 18, 2013
Amanda Hogan
Today our interns had the special opportunity to work with Gartner analyst, Brain Blau, for our annual “Thank Goodness for Gartner Day!”.

read more

A Measurable Impact

Initial placement rate:
95%
Industry retention rate:
81%
College attendance rate:
44%
Alumni actively engaged in their communities:
70%
Average 12-month earnings before program:
$9,000
Average 12-month earnings after program:
$31,000