
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
Presenting Sponsor
Chairman's Circle
Advocates for Change
Corporate Citizens for Change
Leaders for Change
Adtalem Global Education
Barilla America, Inc.
Cabrera Capital Markets LLC
The Chicago Community Trust
Clayco, Inc.
Deloitte
Grant Thornton
Tiffany Hamel Johnson and Derrick Johnson
Sarah and Kip Kelley
KPMG LLP
Andrew J. McKenna
Mesirow Financial
Pritzker Private Capital
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
Robert R. McCormick Foundation
SDI Presence LLC
Shapiro + Raj
UChicago Office of Business Diversity/UChicago Medicine
Ulta Beauty
Walgreens
Weber Shandwick
Friends for Change
2020 Bridge Award Honoree

DG Macpherson
Chairman and CEO

The Bridge Award salutes a CEO supporting development of a vibrant and richly diverse business community. The award brings visibility to those who have managed change and inspired others to follow. Established in 2004, the award represents an important part of Chicago United’s advocacy work in fostering multiracial leadership at the highest levels of Corporate America. The 2020 Bridge Award honoree is DG Macpherson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Grainger, North America's leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products, with operations primarily in North America, Japan and Europe. Grainger is committed to having a diverse, experienced and vibrant board of directors and inclusive workforce. Grainger’s board is currently comprised of 11 directors of varying experiences and backgrounds, and is made up of 27% racially and ethnically diverse directors. Grainger’s U.S. workforce is comprised of 34.5% racially and ethnically diverse team members, overall, and 21.6% racially and ethnically diverse leaders.
CREATING A STRONGER AND MORE INCLUSIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT THROUGHOUT CHICAGO
Chicago United is creating an environment where racially diverse CEOs and executive level management can share common experiences to promote diversity and inclusion while delivering best practices for diversity practitioners, and building relationships among leaders who share common values.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chairman
Kip Kelley
Chief Executive Officer
US Affinity Aon Plc
Investment
Officer
Santino Bibbo
Managing Director, Investment Banking
Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC
Vice Chairman
John C. Robak
Chief Executive Officer
Greeley and Hansen
Secretary
Dr. Opella Ernest, M.D.
Senior Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer
HCSC Operations
Health Care Service Corporation
Treasurer
George Burciaga
Chief Executive Officer
IGNITE CITIES
BOARD MEMBERS
Percival Barretto-Ko
President
Astellas Pharma US
Maurice Grant
Principal
Grant Law, LLC
Darrel Hackett
President
BMO Wealth Management - U.S.
Linda Imonti
Managing Partner of the Chicago Office
KPMG LLP
Parrish Ivy
Principal
Deloitte Tax LLP
James P. Kolar
Central Market Managing Partner
PwC LLP
Nichole Owens
Vice President, Customer Channels
ComEd, An Exelon Company
Erika Patterson
Director in the Office of the Chairman
EY
Cristy Garcia-Thomas
Chief External Affairs Officer
Advocate Aurora Health Care
Karriem Shakoor
Senior Vice President - Chief Information Officer
UL
Gail and Jay Arrigo
Adela Cepeda
Cristina Foods, Inc.
Linda Darcy
Shantanoo Govilkar
Grant Law, LLC
IGNITE CITIES
PJH & Associates, Inc.
PMI Energy Solutions
Primera Engineers
Rudd Resources LLC
Fred Siegman
Andrés Tapia
UIC, Office of Public and Government Affairs