Harris Council

The Harris Council is the lead advisory group to the Dean and school administrators and is comprised of accomplished professionals with substantial experience in the public, non-profit, and private sectors.

The Council's contributions range from providing advice and financial support to interacting with students and connecting the work of Harris Public Policy to the world.

Harris Council Members

The Council includes:

• Chair: Hilarie Koplow-McAdams
• Jay Bartlett
• Wei Cai
• Alice S. Cho
• Phil Clement
• Thomas Dunn
• M. Hill Hammock
• King Harris
• Joan W. Harris
• Fay Hartog-Levin
• Galen Hines-Pierce
• Ray Iwanowski
• Kathy Im
• Dennis Keller
• Jeffrey C. Neal
• Erika Poethig
• Anne Richard
• Stephen E. Sellick
• Smita Shah
• David Bolling Wells
• Paula Wolff
• Richard Wong

Jay Bartlett, MSESP '08

Senior Research Associate,
Resources for the Future

Jay Bartlett is a Senior Research Associate at Resources for the Future, an independent, nonprofit research institution in Washington, DC focused on environmental, natural resources, and energy economics. His recent work has been on renewables finance and risk, wholesale power market design, and policies for hydrogen and carbon capture technologies.

Previously, he worked in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the Solar Energy Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy. Bartlett had earlier positions in alternative energy equity research at UBS, mergers and acquisitions at a boutique advisory firm in New York and in biophysics research at Princeton. He earned an MS in environmental science and policy from the University of Chicago and his BA in chemistry from Princeton University.

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Wei Cai, AM '95 

Managing Director, Global Vice Chairman, IBD,
Goldman Sachs & Co.

Wei Cai is Global Vice Chairman of Investment Banking, and Co-head of China and Co-head of China investment banking at Goldman Sachs. Wei has 30 years of experience in the investment banking industry, having joined right after his MPP/MBA at the University of Chicago.  He spent his first 10 years working in New York City, then moved back to Asia in 2004.  Prior to his current position with Goldman Sachs, he was Vice Chairman of Asia Investment Banking and Co-head of China at UBS and Managing Director and Head of Asia General Industrials at Morgan Stanley.  Wei received his MPP and MBA degrees in 1995 from the University of Chicago.

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Alice S. Cho, AM'91

Senior Advisor,
Boston Consulting Group

Alice Cho is a senior advisor at Boston Consulting Group and serves on boards of public companies, including Globe Life and First Interstate BancSystem. Previously, Alice served as Company Advisor to Varo, the nation’s first digital fintech bank with over 2 million accounts and a mission to improve the financial health of consumers. Prior, Alice was a Managing Director at Promontory Financial Group and the head of its West Coast Practice. Earlier in her career, Alice served as Special Assistant to Vice Chair Alice M. Rivlin at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C.

Alice earned a B.A. in Economics from Whitman College and an A.M in Public Policy from the University of Chicago. She has published articles at the Brookings Institution and in American Banker and Western Independent Bankers. Alice is a co-founder of Allrise SF, an organization dedicated to promoting women’s leadership in financial services and technology and a founding member of Extraordinary Women on Boards. In addition, she is a member of the Council of Korean-Americans and has served on numerous nonprofit boards.

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Phil Clement, AM/MBA ’93 

President & CEO,
World Business Chicago

Philip B. Clement is a seasoned executive renowned for his global perspective and transformative leadership across diverse industries. With a career spanning entrepreneurial ventures to high-profile executive roles, Phil is recognized for his ability to drive growth, innovation, and inclusive change.

Today Phil Clement spearheads World Business Chicago's transformative board and team, propelling the city and region towards unprecedented economic vitality and global competitiveness. Under his stewardship, the agency champions equitable and inclusive economic development strategies, strategically aligned with Mayor Johnson's visionary growth agenda, positioning Chicago as the quintessential hub for business innovation and opportunity. Through strategic partnerships with economic leaders across the city and seven-county region, World Business Chicago harnesses the collective power of industry, startups, universities, and investors, forging pathways to prosperity that enrich the lives of working families and uplift Chicagoans for generations to come.

Prior to joining World Business Chicago, Clement held influential leadership positions at AON and Johnson Controls, where he played pivotal roles in shaping the strategic direction and success of these global organizations. As AON’s first-ever global chief marketing and communications officer, Phil was responsible for developing the company's global CRM systems, common sales processes, and a single global brand. While at Johnson Controls, he was responsible for all global activities related to conceptualizing and implementing market strategy and demand generation, including achieving marketing targets through in-depth market development, research, and planning.

Phil is deeply passionate about the environment, culture, and arts in Chicago. He serves on the board of the Chicago International Film Festival since 2018 and the Goodman Theatre since 2003, where he plays an integral role in supporting the vibrant cultural landscape of the city. He also sits on the board of the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy, where he has been a dedicated member for multiple terms.

Phil holds an M.B.A. with a concentration in Statistics and a Master of Public Policy Analysis from the University of Chicago, where he graduated with honors. He also earned a Multi-Disciplinary Certificate in Visual Anthropology, Cinema, and Journalism from the University of Southern California. Recognized for his outstanding contributions to the field of marketing, Clement has received numerous awards and accolades, including induction into the Marketing Hall of Fame, and being named a Top Executive Ally by the London Financial Times.

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Thomas Dunn, AB'81, MBA '86

Founding Partner,
New Holland Capital

Thomas Dunn is a founding partner and former CEO of New Holland Capital. Tom spent the early part of his career at Goldman Sachs Asset Management before moving to Lazard to lead their fixed income asset management division. Starting 2002, he helped build the hedge fund program at ABP, an outgrowth of the Dutch civil servants’ pension fund. This endeavor evolved into New Holland Capital a few years later. Tom is a Trustee of the University of Chicago, has served on the Urban Labs Advisory Council since 2016 and the College Dean’s Parent and Family Council (2007-2013).

Tom received his AB in English literature  (1981) and an MBA (1986) from the University of Chicago.

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M. Hill Hammock, MBA'70

Former Chair,
Board of Cook County Health & Hospital System

M. Hill Hammock has recently served as Chair of the Board of Cook County Health & Hospital System, the primary safety net health care institution in Chicago. He is the former Vice Chairman of LaSalle National Bank, where he was the Chief Operating Officer. After banking, Hill served as the Chief Administrative Officer for the Chicago Public Schools, and he also serves on the Boards of a number of not-for-profits in Chicago.

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King Harris

Chairman,
Harris Holdings, Inc.

King Harris is Chairman of Harris Holdings, Inc. and Board Chair of the Illinois Housing Development Authority. He currently Co-Chairs the Illinois Re-Entry Council and is a Senior Fellow at the Metropolitan Planning Council. He is an Emeriti Trustee of the University of Chicago. He graduated from Harvard College and spent two years in the Peace Corps as a community development worker in Lota, Chile. Subsequently, he got an MBA from the Harvard Business School and then spent 29 years at Pittway Corporation where he rose to be President & CEO.

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Joan W. Harris

Former Chair,
Irving Harris Foundation

Mrs. Harris is the former Chair of the Irving Harris Foundation Board (2016 – 2018). She served on the President's Commission for the National Endowment for the Arts. She currently serves as Trustee for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Julliard School and the Harris Theater for Music and Dance. In recognition of her leadership and contribution to the arts in Chicago and across the United States, in July 2014, she was awarded a National Medal of Arts from President Obama.

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Fay Hartog-Levin

Distinguished Fellow,
Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Fay Hartog-Levin is a distinguished fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. From 2009-2011 she was the 65th Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Prior to that, she was the Vice President of External Affairs at the Field Museum.

Read Fay Hartog-Levin's full profile here.

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Galen Hines-Pierce

Founder and Pricipal,
Minerva Fund

Galen Hines-Pierce is Founder and Principal of the Minerva Fund. The Minerva Fund supports democratic governance and public-sector innovation by investing alongside major foundations and research centers.

He is also a founding board member of the Recoding America Fund, a $120 million effort to improve government effectiveness and competitiveness at the federal and state levels. Galen sits on the board of the American Governance Institute, serves on the Non-Government Advisory Committee for the Center for Public Sector AI, is a member of the Loomis Innovation Council at the Stimson Center, and is an Advisory Board member of the Harris School’s Center for Effective Government. He is also a strategic advisor to the Digital Parliaments Project, which supports digital transformation for parliaments in Caribbean and African nations, and is a co-founder of the AI-Enabled Policymaking Project (AIPP), a collaboration between the RAND Corporation, the Stimson Center, and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.

In addition to his philanthropic roles, Galen is an independent researcher and has authored, coauthored or otherwise contributed to several papers exploring methods to center human values within AI systems in order to improve democratic decision-making.

Previously, Galen served at the U.S. Department of Labor. There, he helped run the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program and supported trade negotiations and related Congressional approvals. He twice received the Secretary of Labor’s Honor Award for Exceptional Achievement.

Galen is also passionate about storytelling and media, and he co-founded The Houston Television Lab, in partnership with Rice University and Richard Linklater’s Austin Film Society. The Lab works with leading TV production and development companies to highlight Texas’s diverse culture and stories.

Galen earned a Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago’s Harris School and a BA in International Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University. He is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. He lives in Texas with his wife and three children. In his free time, Galen enjoys reading and powerlifting.

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Ray Iwanowski, MBA'97 

Founding Principal,
SECOR Asset Management, LP

Ray is a Co-Founder of SECOR Asset Management, a global asset management firm that partners with clients across three business areas: quantitative investing, portfolio solutions and pension advisory. Ray served as Chief Investment Officer of SECOR’s quantitative businesses. Prior to founding SECOR, Ray was Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM). While at Goldman Sachs, Ray was named Managing Director in 1999 and Partner in 2004. Before GSAM, Ray worked at Salomon Brothers as head of the Fixed Income Derivatives Client Research Group and member of the Bond Portfolio Analysis Research Group. At Salomon, Ray authored a number of publications on fixed income asset allocation and fixed-income derivatives. He also worked in First Boston’s Fixed-Income Portfolio Strategies Group, specializing in asset-liability issues for banks and thrifts, as well as valuation of mortgage-backed securities and their derivatives. Ray has published articles in The Journal of Portfolio Management and The Journal of Fixed Income. He serves on the Board of Trustees at Good Shepherd Services, a New York based social services agency. In addition, Ray is a member of the advisory board of the Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Ray earned a B.S. and B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

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Kathy Im, MPP'97

Director of Journalism and Media,
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Kathy Im is the Director of Journalism and Media at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, one of the nation’s largest philanthropies. She manages a $25 million annual portfolio that is best known for supporting public media, nonprofit journalism, and documentary storytelling. During Kathy’s tenure, the program has deepened and expanded its investments in the creation, dissemination, and amplification of accurate, just, and inclusive news and narratives across three areas of media -- Professional Nonprofit Reporting, Nonfiction Multimedia Storytelling, and Participatory Civic Media -- with the goal of informing, engaging, and activating Americans to build a more equitable future.

Kathy is a recognized leader in philanthropy and media. She is a member of the Board of Jurors for the Peabody Awards, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and a former board member of Media Impact Funders, the Center for Asian American Media, and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy. She is the author of several editorials and essays about press freedom, media diversity, and the connection between media and democracy. Kathy earned her Master’s in Public Policy from the Harris School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago, and she earned her Bachelor’s in Government Studies from Smith College. Kathy lives in Chicago with her husband and their three children.

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Dennis Keller, MBA'68

Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Founder
Adtalem Global Education

Mr.  Keller is co-founder and retired chairman and CEO of Adtalem Global Education, and currently serves as director emeritus and Senior Advisor. Adtalem is a global provider of educational services. Mr. Keller serves as chairman of Mpala Wildlife Foundation and is a chair of the the National Board of the Smithsonian Institution.

Mr. Keller has been a director of Templeton, Kenly & Co., Precision Plastics of Indiana, Inc., NICOR, Inc., the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, and the Great Books Foundation; member of Princeton University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Leadership Council; vice chairman and trustee of the Chicago Zoological Society; and trustee of the Glenwood School for Boys, the George M. Pullman Education Foundation, and Princeton University.

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Hilarie Koplow-McAdams, AM'87

Venture Partner,
NEA

An enterprise software veteran, Hilarie spent the last three decades at growth-stage technology companies in operating and board roles. Most recently, Hilarie was President at New Relic, responsible for New Relic’s growth strategies as well as leading global sales, marketing, customer success, support, and business development. Prior to New Relic, Hilarie was at Salesforce, where she led the company’s worldwide sales teams and focused on growing the business globally. Hilarie joined Salesforce from Intuit where she was vice president of direct sales for small business and a member of the executive committee. Hilarie currently serves on the board of directors of Automation Anywhere, Beyond Identity, BloomReach, DataRobot, HackerOne, Knotch, Tableau Corporation and Zendesk Corporation. She is the Vice Chair of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. She previously served on the board of directors for Informatica Corporation.

Hilarie has a master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree from Mills College. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband Steve and their two daughters.

Read Hilarie Koplow-McAdams' full profile here.

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Jeffrey C. Neal

Founding Partner and Chairman,
Horizon Capital

Jeffery C. Neal is a founding partner and Chairman of the Investment Committee of Horizon Capital. Previously, he held a number of key leadership positions at Merrill Lynch including head of Midwestern investment banking practice, head of the global domestic corporate banking group, and the founder and head of the global corporate finance group.

Mr. Neal, a native of Peoria, Illinois, earned his B.A. in 1967 from Harvard College and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Read Jeffrey Neal's full profile here.

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Erika Poethig, MPP'96

Executive Vice President for Strategy and Planning,
the Civic Committee and Commercial Club of Chicago

Erika Poethig is the Executive Vice President for Strategy and Planning at The Civic Committee and Commercial Club of Chicago. In consultation with Civic Committee and Commercial Club members and senior executive leadership, she leads the development and execution of a comprehensive strategic framework and action plan for the Civic Committee and Commercial Club reflecting their distinctive roles in strengthening Chicago’s and Illinois’ economic future. Working with colleagues and key partners, she develops strategies and helps to advance initiatives on immediate and emerging issues and challenges – education, public safety, transportation, economic development, inclusive innovation, business diversity, and state/city finances – that bolster economic opportunity and social mobility in Chicago, in an effort to make our region a better place for everyone to live, work and do business.

From 2021 - 2023, Poethig was the Special Assistant to the President for Housing and Urban Policy in the White House Domestic Policy Council. In this capacity, she led interagency policy development on the housing and community and economic development components of President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda. Under her leadership, the Biden-Harris Administration created results-oriented action plans and new policies to prevent evictions and foreclosures, increase the supply of rental and for-sale housing, improve housing affordability for low- and moderate-income Americans, address racial and ethnic bias in the home appraisal process, reduce unsheltered homelessness and ensure federal infrastructure investments result in more equitable development.

Prior to joining the Biden-Harris administration she served as vice president and chief innovation officer at the Urban Institute, where she created and led the Research to Action Lab, an innovation hub serving decisionmakers and creative thinkers eager to effect social change.

Before joining Urban, Poethig was acting assistant secretary for policy, development, and research at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. During her tenure in the Obama administration, she was also deputy assistant secretary for policy development and was a leading architect of the White House Council for Strong Cities and Strong Communities. As associate director for housing at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, she developed grantmaking strategies focused on rental housing policy and research and research on how housing matters. In the 1990s, she was assistant commissioner for policy, resource, and program development at the City of Chicago’s Department of Housing and developed Mayor Richard Daley’s campaign to combat predatory lending, prevent foreclosures, and stabilize communities.

Earlier in her career, she was associate project director of the Metropolis Project of the Commercial Club of Chicago, which produced the Metropolis 2020 policy and action agenda to address major issues faced by metropolitan Chicago.

Poethig serves on the Harris Council, the Advisory Committee for the J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and the Low Income Investment Fund’s board of directors.

She was a Phi Beta Kappa member at the College of Wooster, a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Vienna, and has an MA with honors in public policy from the University of Chicago. In 2022, she received a Career Achievement Award from the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago.

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Anne C. Richard, AM ’84

Former Senior Adviser on Afghanistan Coordination /Distinguished Fellow,
Freedom House

Anne C. Richard joined Freedom House as a Distinguished Fellow and Afghanistan Coordination Lead in October 2021. Previously, she served as Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration in the Obama Administration (2012-2017).

Prior to joining the Obama Administration, Ms. Richard was the vice president of government relations and advocacy for the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Earlier in her career, she served in other senior positions at the State Department, at Peace Corps Headquarters and at the US Office of Management and Budget. As an International Affairs Fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations (1993-94), she was part of the team that created the International Crisis Group. She also was a fellow of the Robert Bosch Foundation in Germany and a Presidential Management Intern. 

Ms. Richard is a graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and has a Master’s degree in Public Policy Studies from the University of Chicago.  She has lived overseas in Austria, Germany and France and traveled extensively to crisis zones around the world.

Between 2017-2021, Ms. Richard taught or lectured at a number of universities, including the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service and its Institute for the Study of International Migration, Hamilton College, and Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania.

She has also been an advisor/activist on refugee issues to a wide range of efforts. She currently serves on the board of USA for IOM and on the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service’s President’s Council.

Read Ms. Richard's profile here.

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Stephen E. Sellick AM’93

Chairman,
Gnarus Advisors

Steve Sellick is the Founder and Chairman of Gnarus Advisors, an economics consulting firm providing analytic and expert services to clients facing complex challenges arising from uncertainty, potential litigation, or disputes. He draws on over 30 years of multidisciplinary experience & training in economics, public policy, litigation, risk management, business development, entrepreneurship, and business transformation as a trusted advisor on complex, high-stakes issues in risk management, governance, corporate litigation, and public policy.

Steve is a board member at AVIVO Wines, which is focused on crafting exquisite, affordable, regeneratively farmed wines, and the Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation, which provides support for park programs for underserved communities, seniors, and youth in Sonoma County, CA.  He is active with the San Francisco chapter of the Private Directors Association, serving Chairman of its Board Director Opportunities Committee and Director of the PDA Governance Lab.  He serves as a mentor to business founders with StartOUT and other organizations focused on promoting entrepreneurship in underrepresented communities. Steve is the President of the Harris Alumni Council.

Steve earned a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an A.M. from Harris.

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Smita N. Shah

Founder and CEO,
SPAAN Tech, Inc.
 

Smita N. Shah is Founder and CEO of SPAAN Tech, Inc., an engineering and project management firm with expertise in public and private infrastructure projects including transportation, aviation, and facilities. She has been recognized by Crain's Chicago Business as one of Chicago's 40 under 40, an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist, and received the U.S. Small Business Administration 8(a) Graduate of the Year Award. Additionally, she was selected National Community Leader of the Year by the American Consulting Engineers Council. 

Ms. Shah earned her Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University, where she is recognized and completed her Master of Science in civil and environmental engineering from M.I.T., where she wrote her thesis on the state of the nation’s infrastructure. She also holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Management Studies from Oxford University where she completed her thesis on the Culture and Leadership of Public Private Partnerships. She is a graduate of University of Chicago’s Lab School.

In recognition of her work in both building bridges between India and the United States as well as the Indian community and the community at large, she received the Congressionally recognized Ellis Island Medal of Honor honoring those “who changed the fabric of America.” Ms. Shah serves as the Chairman of the Delhi-Chicago Sister Cities Committee, and led a trade mission to India to promote economic, cultural and social exchanges between the cities. In this capacity, she also chaired several events connecting Indian officials and culture to the city, including events introducing the Vice President and Ambassador from India to members of the Chicago business community. 

Recognized by Crain’s Chicago Business in 2016 as one of the city’s 100 most-connected Chicagoans (19th) and in 2021 a Notable Nonprofit Leader, Ms. Shah dedicates herself to the community and serves on several civic boards and commissions. In January 2022, she was appointed by President Biden to the President’s Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. 

Some of her additional civic commitments include: member of the M.I.T. Corporation Development Council and Visiting Committee for Civil and Environmental Engineering; Chair of the President’s Council and member of Board of Trustees of the Museum of Science and Industry; Vice-Chairman of the Chicago Plan Commission; Vice Chairman of the Regents for Loyola University of Chicago; advisor to Lurie Children’s Hospital; and Board Member of After School Matters, YPO Chicago, Navy Pier, and the Environmental Law & Policy Center. She also serves as an independent director and member of the audit and finance committee for MacLean-Fogg Company.

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David Bolling Wells, MPP/MBA'98

Board Member & Advisor,
High Growth Tech Company

David Wells has focused the last 20+ years on helping consumer businesses grow and has recently shifted towards helping younger companies and the NGO and nonprofit world, particularly growth in the developing world.

He spent nearly 15 years at Netflix, with the last 8 as its CFO, departing in early 2019 and having served as VP of Financial Planning and Analysis prior to CFO.  Mr. Wells was an integral part of the team that presided over Netflix’s transition to a self-produced content streaming company from the DVD company of its early days, its expansion to 190 countries, raising $12B+ in capital, and growing to a $140B+ company along the way.

Prior to joining Netflix, Mr. Wells served in progressive roles at Deloitte Consulting for 6 years and in the non-profit world before getting his MBA.  Mr. Wells is a Director for public ad tech company, The Trade Desk (since 2016) and public direct-to-consumer healthcare HIMS (2020), and is Board Chairman and formerly Senior Independent Director for public fintech Wise.com (2019).  He also serves as an advisor to several growth stage private companies and a selection panelist for Endeavor.  He is on the Board of non-profit Innovations for Poverty Action which supports academic RCTs on anti-poverty research and is a mentor for YearUp.

Mr. Wells holds a joint MBA/MPP Magna Cum Laude from The University of Chicago and a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from the University of Virginia.

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Paula Wolff, AM'69, PhD'72

Policy Advisor,
Illinois Justice Project

Paula Wolff is Policy Advisor at the Illinois Justice Project, a civic organization developing and implementing policy initiatives and programs to reform the criminal legal system by addressing youth trauma and reducing youth and adult violence, crime and incarceration.
She has serves on numerous corporate and foundation boards.  Her civic engagement has included serving as board Chair of the Illinois Tollway and of the City Colleges of Chicago and is currently Vice President of the Chicago Police Board.

Paula received her Bachelor’s degree in government from Smith College and a M.A. and Ph D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago .

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Richard Wong

Partner,
Accel

Rich Wong joined Accel as a partner in 2006. Rich led Accel's investments and currently serves on the Boards of Atlassian (TEAM), UiPath (PATH), Checkr, Middesk, Instabug, Pyn, Process St, Dovetail, and Qwilt. Rich also served on the National Venture Capital Association Board of Directors.

Rich previously led Accel's investments in AirWatch (acquired by VMware), Angry Birds/Rovio (ROVIO.HE), MoPub (acquired by Twitter), AdMob (acquired by Google), Dealer.com (acquired by Cox), Osmo (acquired by BYJUs), Parature (acquired by Microsoft), ServiceChannel (acquired by Fortive), Sunrun (RUN), SwiftKey (acquired by Microsoft), and 3LM (acquired by Motorola).

In non-profit roles, Rich serves on multiple committees for the MIT Corporation including: the Visiting Committee for the Economics Department,  the Visiting Committee for the Political Science Department, the Corporation Development Committee and the Advisory Board for the Trust Center for Entrepreneurship.   Rich also serves on the Harris Council, the Advisory Board for University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy. 

Rich previously worked as an operator as EVP/GM of Products for mobile pioneer, Openwave Systems and CMO of Covad Communications. Rich started his career as a brand manager at Procter & Gamble and at McKinsey.

Rich grew up in Santa Rosa, California and has a Materials Science & Engineering degree and Masters in Management from MIT.

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