Strategy Committee

Michael Carioscio

CIO
Oak Park and River Forest High School District

James Gillespie

Professor
University of Illinois Chicago

John Golden

Founder
LiveActive Foundation

Mark Hattas

CEO
Geneca

Mark Hattas co-founded Geneca in 1998 as a young, 26-year old entrepreneur. Today, as Geneca’s CEO, he is at the helm of one of the fastest growing IT services firms in the Chicago region.

Robert Kress

CIO Organization
Accenture

Bob Kress is the executive director of Business Operations in Accenture’s high performance IT organization, which directly supports the business goals of a $23.4 billion company with approximately 181

Laurel McGrath

Vice President
Celtic International

Kasey Mueller

Consultant
KCM Consulting Services, Inc

The president of KCM, Kasey Mueller has been in both the Human Resources and Organizational Development fields for over 25 years.

Stephen Speidel

Global CIO
Insight

Mr. Speidel has served as Chief Information Officer since November 2007. In February 2009, in conjunction with a corporate reorganization, Mr. Speidel was also appointed our Chief Operations Officer.

James Stoynoff

Chair, Partnership Development
SCORE-Chicago

Jim Vanek

Chief Technology Officer, 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 within UBS Global Asset Management. Mr.