Mentors
The Baumhart Scholars mentorship program offers Scholars three critical advantages:
- Career exposure: Scholars imagine their future careers with guidance from their mentors.
- Leadership development: Scholars partner with their mentors to strengthen their leadership, communication, teamwork, and critical thinking skills.
- Values definition: Scholars deepen their values through immersion in real-world problem solving with their mentors.
Mentors are foremost leaders selected for their commitment to doing well and doing good. These world-class leaders commit to sharing their experiences, insight, and guidance with Scholars through one-on-one conversations and leadership development exercises.
Baumhart Scholars Mentors
Julie Brautigam
Sr. Global Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability Leader, Hollister Incorporated
Sr. Director of Corporate Responsibility, Stryker
Kevin Conlon
Founder and President, Conlon Public Strategies
Sr. Director of CSR, Sustainability, and Impact, Horizon
Former Executive Director, Year Up Chicago
Serial Entrepreneur, STATS
Sr. Director, Community Impact, KPMG
Founder, Jell Brand Strategy
Former Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer, Ernst & Young
Executive Director, Open Books
Karen Kerschke
Director of Corporate Governance and Sustainable Investment, Office of the Illinois State Treasurer
President, Final Touch Decorating Inc.
Founder & Chief Consultant, CiTTA Partnership
EVP, Campbell & Co.
VP, Community Impact, Wintrust
Anna Paulson
EVP, Director of Research & Executive Committee Member, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Chief Investment Officer, Metanoia Capital Management
Executive Director, Pillars Fund
Sr. Manager and Co-leader of Corporate Social Impact, Monitor Institute by Deloitte
President & CEO, Concordia Place
Fred Tan
Global Head of Social Impact, Hewlett Packard Enterprise | Deputy Director, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Foundation
