Meet the Executive Oversight Council
Charlie Catlett
The founding director of the Urban Center for Computation and Data, Senior Computer Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory and a Senior Fellow at the Computation Institute of the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory.
Carleton Nolan
Acting CIO and Commissioner of the City of Chicago's Department of Innovation and Technology and was previously the City's Chief Technology Officer.
Danielle DuMerer
Leads the technology team as Vice President of Technology at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium.
Don DeLoach
An entrepreneur, author, and board member, and a leading industry evangelist for the Internet of Things. Don is currently co-chairman of the Midwest IoT Council
Brenna Berman
Executive Director of City Tech, an urban infrastructure innovation organization that develops and demonstrates new technology in its core focus areas.
Glenn Eden
The leader of Weber Shandwick Chicago’s technology practice and co-leader of the office’s corporate practice.
Aaron Koch
The Chicago Area Director for The Trust for Public Land. He previously served as Chicago’s first Chief Resilience Officer under Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Lynn Osmond
President and CEO of the Chicago Architecture Foundation since 1996 and serves on the boards of Choose Chicago, the Magnificent Mile, and more.
Steven Philpott
Works with brands to create public/private New Media for Community Development innovations that provide benefits to both brands and distressed communities.
Dan Reed
The senior vice president of Academic Affairs at the University of Utah.
Ari Scharg
Partner at Edelson PC and Co-Chair of the firm’s Case Development and Investigations Group.
Elissa Tenny
The 15th executive and first woman to lead the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in its 150-year history.
Karen Weigert
Vice President for Business Strategy and regional Operations at Slipstream.