Alumni
We grow civic leaders.
At Civic Consulting Alliance, our work is about people collaborating to get big things done.
Our impact extends beyond our platforms—it is multiplied by the civic leaders who grow through working with us. Individuals in our partners’ pro bono teams and Civic Consulting Alliance’s staff work closely with high-level public and private sector officials to form a deep understanding of the most important issues of the day and develop plans to address them. Because of our unique scope and access, we are an incubator for Chicago’s next generation of civic leaders.
This is more than valuable experience—it often inspires a lifelong passion for service that impacts Chicago long past the end of an individual project. Civic Consulting Alliance alumni go on to get big things done across the public, private, and social sectors.
FEATURED ALUMNI:
Founder
Chandler Decision Services
Lincoln Chandler
Joined Civic Consulting as: Associate Principal
"Civic Consulting has given me opportunities to take what I’ve learned in the corporate world and academic life and use it to make the city better."
CEO
Polk Bros. Foundation
Gillian Darlow
Joined Civic Consulting as: Associate Principal
"You are having an impact on the place that you are living in, and you see it, you live it, and I think that can be regenerating and refreshing for people. It's an incredible learning experience."
Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and CFO
Society of Actuaries
Rose Fealy
Joined Civic Consulting as: Executive Fellow
"I was learning every day. I’d use my intuition based how something would work in the corporate world, and my prediction would not be right. The decision making and ways things get done are quite different in the public sector."
Chief Program Officer
Heartland Alliance
Don Laackman
Joined Civic Consulting as: Principal
"It’s inspirational. It’s a great place to wake up in the morning and come to work, because you know you’re going to do good things for the city and for Chicago citizens."
CEO
Skills for Chicagoland's Future
Marie Trzupek Lynch
Joined Civic Consulting as: Principal
"I enjoyed my time greatly at Civic Consulting. The experience reconfirmed my passion for data and analytics, a disciplined approach to solve problems, and passion for the issues in Chicago and Cook County."
Chief Administrative Officer
Chicago Transit Authority
Tom McKone
Joined Civic Consulting as: Associate Principal
"Get outside of just project level thinking and think about, 'How do I address an issue in a way that is really going to move the needle?'"
Vice President of Global Philanthropy
JPMorgan Chase
Owen Washburn
Joined Civic Consulting as: Consultant
"My time at Civic Consulting Alliance deepened my understanding of Chicago’s civic landscape, and strengthened my belief in the value of collaboration to drive social change.”