Chicago Founders
In July of 2014, a group of people came together to form the Private Directors Association. This included business leaders, board members and professionals all interested in creating an organization that is focused on the advancement and development of Private Company Boards of Directors and Advisors. The Founders established the basis for a national organization supported by local affiliates.
| NAME |
TITLE |
COMPANY NAME |
| Claudia Allen |
Senior Advisor |
KPMG Board Leadership Center |
| Leslie Anderson |
Senior Vice President |
BMO Harris Bank |
| Daniel Bayston |
Managing Director |
Cognient Advisors, LLC |
| Laurie Benson |
Executive Director |
Nurses on Boards Coalition |
| David Bergonia |
Managing Partner |
North American Funds LLC |
| Randy Bridgeman |
Partner |
Perkins Coie LLP |
| Cindy Burrell |
President |
DIVERSITY in BOARDROOMS |
| Adela Cepeda |
Managing Director |
PFM Financial Advisors LLC |
| Phyllis Cochran |
Board Member |
Board Member |
| Ted Cornell |
Partner |
Seyfarth Shaw LLP |
| Venita Fields |
Partner |
Pelham S2K Managers LLC |
| William Finn |
Investor & Advisor |
Isovac Products |
| Joseph Ginsburg |
Managing Partner |
Levin Ginsburg |
| Bruce Goldstein |
Managing Director |
Sherman Advisors, LLC |
| M. Jay Heilbrunn |
President |
The Distributor Board, Inc. |
| Don Hempson |
Principal |
The Allen Group |
| Lorraine Herr |
District Sales & Operations Director |
Kohler Signature Stores by First Supply |
| Kenneth Hoganson, Jr. |
Managing Partner |
RBI Advisors, LLC |
| Tom Horne |
President |
The Full Picture |
| Maureen Hurd |
President |
Beal Associates LLC |
| Erik Kantz |
Counsel |
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP |
| Jared Kaplan |
CEO |
Delaware Place Advisory Services, LLC |
| Dennis Kessler |
President & Founder |
Midwest Family Business Advisors |
| Christopher Lee |
Board Director |
Matthews Asia Fund (MAF |
| JoAnn Lilek |
CFO & COO |
Board Member |
| Bob Lindeman |
Managing Director & Founder |
The Overture Group |
| Martha McGuire |
Executive Vice President |
First Bank of Highland Park |
| Daniel McHugh |
Senior Vice President |
PNC Financial Services Group |
| Bill McNitt |
Principal |
Thurston Group |
| Arthur Mertes |
Partner |
Tucker Ellis LLP |
| Jennifer Nichols |
Associate General Counsel |
Banner Apartments, LLC |
| Mona Pearl |
Founder & COO |
BAS, Inc. |
| Shep Pryor |
Managing Director |
Teamwork Technologies |
| Jerry Rixie |
Wealth Management Consultant |
The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank |
| Brian Ruddy |
Senior Vice President |
Bank of America N.A. |
| Morris Saunders |
Shareholder |
Levin Ginsburg |
| Jamie Weiner |
Co-Founder |
Inheriting Wisdom |
| Rebecca Wing |
COO, General Counsel & Corp Secretary |
LW Lands Inc. |
| Mark Zorko |
Principal |
Brentwood Advisory, LLC |