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Advisory Council

The distinguished alumni and executives who serve on the Driehaus College of Business Dean's Advisory Council provide insights and ideas for the college to design its curricula and student services to prepare graduates for the real world of business.

Executive Committee

  • Denis E. Springer | Retired Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (Chair)
  • J-P Contreras* | Practice Director, IT Operations Management, Contender Solutions
  • John Digles  | Executive Vice President/Practice Chair, Midwest General Manager, MWWPR
  • Spero Droulias* | Senior Vice President & U.S. Chief Financial Officer, McDonald's USA, LLC
  • Kenton J. Klaus* | Retired Tax Partner, Deloitte; Senior Instructor, Driehaus College of Business
  • Malik T. Murray* | Senior Vice President, Institutional Marketing & Client Services, Ariel Investments
  • Brian Ruben* | Audit Partner, Deloitte
  • Thomas S. Weber* | Vice President, Internal Audit Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

Members

  • Peter C. Argianas, CPA* | Chairman, President and CEO, Gold Coast Bank
  • Todd Berger | CEO, Redwood Logistics
  • Kevin Boyle* | President and CEO, Schulze & Burch Biscuit Co.
  • Brian P. Campbell* | President, Campbell Industries, Inc.
  • Jeffrey R. Chicoine | Retired Managing Director, Mesirow Financial, Inc.
  • Sebastian Cualoping* | Retired President, Ampac International, Inc.
  • Michael de Anda* | Principal, de Anda Capital, LLC
  • Anne S. Drennan* | Former Senior Vice President, AllianceBernstein, L.P.
  • H.E. Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani | Chairman, Al Faisal Holding Co.
  • Berchmans J. Fernandez* | Managing Director, UNA Worldwide
  • Cary D. Flynn* | Retired Senior Vice President of Tax, Duke Energy
  • Tom Gimbel | Founder and CEO, LaSalle Network
  • Howard Goss*  | Retired Chairman of the Board, Transco Inc.
  • Arnold T. Grisham* | President and CEO, Tri-Valley Bank
  • Cory Gunderson* | Executive Vice President, Global Solutions, Protiviti
  • Roberto R. Herencia | CEO, BXM Holdings, Inc.
  • David Hinman | Senior Commercial Banker, Senior Vice President ,Fifth Third Bank
  • Paul Wm. Hoefert* | Senior Vice President and Head of Private Banking, First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.
  • Michael E. Hora | CEO, Hora Enterprises
  • James M. Jenness* | Retired Chairman and CEO, Kellogg Co.
  • Bevon Joseph* | Co-Founder and Executive Director, Greenwood Project
  • Rick H. Kash | Managing Partner, Ark Strategies Advisors
  • Dennis Kessler | Founder and President, Midwest Family Business Advisors
  • William P. Kusack, Jr.* | Retired Managing Director, JPMorgan Capital Corp.
  • Barbara L. Laughlin | Retired Chief Information Officer, First Union Corp.
  • Jim G. Logothetis* | Retired Southeast Area Senior Client Service Partner, Ernst & Young
  • Tom Loughlin | Area Vice President, North Central Region, Hilton Worldwide
  • James R. Maurer* | Partner, CohnReznick LLC
  • Vito Mitria* | Principal, Beacon Management Advisors, LLC
  • Fergal J. Mulchrone | Executive Chairman, Hugh Jordan & Co. Ltd.
  • Ron Nahser* | Director, Urban Sustainable Management Programs, DePaul University
  • Morris M. Oldham | Retired Partner, McGladrey LLP
  • Diane M. Pearse* | Retired CEO, Hickory Farms, LLC
  • Christopher Pieszko* | Owner, CJP Properties LLC
  • Sam Ramesh | President, Showatech Inc.
  • William Ramirez* | Adjunct Professor, Portland State University
  • Paul M. Rand* | Vice President for Communications, University of Chicago
  • Bill Rogalla* | EVP, Commercial McWhinney Real Estate Development
  • George L. Ruff* | Senior Principal, Trinity Hotel Investors LLC
  • Christian A. Saccameno* | Vice President, Segment Manager, US Bank
  • John Sassaris* | Group President, Commercial Banking, MB Financial Bank
  • Tom Skallas* | Partner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
  • Joseph Skender* | Chairman of the Board, Skender Construction
  • Robert J. Smith, Jr. | Owner, Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home
  • Stephen S. Stack | Retired President, SeamCraft, Inc.
  • William J. Tomazin, Jr.* | Partner, KPMG, LLP
  • Daniel C. Ustian* | Chairman, Zemco Enterprise
  • Monsignor Kenneth Velo | Senior Executive, Office of Catholic Collaboration, DePaul University
  • John J. Vitanovec* | Former Executive Vice President, Tribune Broadcasting Co.; Senior Professional Lecturer and Coordinator of Faculty and Curriculum, School of Accountancy & MIS, DePaul University
  • Michael P. Whelan | Partner, Assurance Services, EY
  • James Winikates* | Retired Partner, KPMG LLP
  • Ernest R. Wish*  |  Retired Executive Partner, Coopers & Lybrand

*DePaul University alumni