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| Helene Gayle [More Info] President and CEO The Chicago Community Trust Helene D. Gayle has been president and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust, one of the nation’s oldest and largest community foundations, since October 2017. Under her leadership, the Trust has adopted a new strategic focus on closing the racial and ethnic wealth gap in the Chicago region. For almost a decade, she was president and CEO of CARE, a leading international humanitarian organization. An expert on global development, humanitarian and health issues, Dr. Gayle spent 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control, retiring at the rank of Rear Admiral and Assistant Surgeon General. She also led the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s programs on HIV/AIDS and other global health issues. She has authored numerous articles on global and domestic public health issues, poverty alleviation, gender equality, and social justice. Dr. Gayle was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. She earned a B.A. in psychology at Barnard College, an M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania and an M.P.H. at Johns Hopkins University. She has received 18 honorary degrees and holds faculty appointments at the University of Washington and Emory University. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Medicine and Council on Foreign Relations. She serves on public company and nonprofit boards, including The Coca-Cola Company, Colgate-Palmolive Company, Brookings Institution, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, New America, the ONE Campaign, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Economic Club of Chicago. | |
| Lori Malcolm [More Info] Chief Culture and Operations Officer United Way Worldwide Lori Malcolm serves as United Way Worldwide’s Chief Culture and Operations Officer. Her focus is to continue building a high-performing culture throughout the United Way network, which includes nearly 1,800 United Ways in more than 40 countries. Working with a diverse staff, Ms. Malcolm works to connect United Way’s unique culture with the network’s digital transformation, while keeping a focus on individuals and the communities United Way serves. Ms. Malcolm oversees recruiting and retention, organizational development and learning, conferencing and events, along with operations and the legal team. Before joining United Way Worldwide, Ms. Malcolm held senior roles in top organizations known for strong cultures of performance and execution. She led Recruitment Marketing and Diversity Recruiting at Walt Disney World; IT Recruitment and Organizational Effectiveness at Walmart; and served as the SVP of Human Resources and Talent at the franchised concept, Checkers and Rally’s Restaurants. Her approach builds upon a strong engineering background, including 10 years developing and selling technology solutions with IBM. Ms. Malcolm earned a Bachelor of Science in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University, and has served on numerous nonprofit boards and industry associations focused on her passion to help others live better, healthier lives. She and her husband, Phil, have four adult children who live in Japan, New York, Los Angeles and Miami. | |
| Tricia Raikes [More Info] Co-Founder Raikes Foundation Tricia Raikes is the co-founder of the Raikes Foundation with her husband, Jeff. The foundation works toward a just and inclusive society where all young people have the support they need to reach their full potential. The foundation also works to increase the effectiveness of philanthropic giving through its Impact-Driven Philanthropy Initiative. Based in Seattle, the Raikes Foundation focuses on creating a more equitable education system so that all students can thrive, preventing and ending youth homelessness nationwide, and helping individual donors and philanthropic organizations increase the impact of their giving. Tricia was recognized as a White House Champion of Change by President Barack Obama in 2009 for her work on youth homelessness. Tricia serves on the Stanford University Graduate School of Education Advisory Council, the Stanford University Undergraduate Cabinet and the Advisory Board of the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is also on the Advisory Boards for the Beecher’s Foundation and the Brotman Baty Institute for Personalized Medicine. Previously, she was a member of the Stanford University Task Force for Undergraduate Education and a board member of the Washington State University Foundation. She is also a former board member of the College Success Foundation in Washington State and Washington D.C. Together, she and Jeff co-chaired the United Way of King County’s 2006-07 Campaign. Tricia’s professional background includes leadership of Creative Services at Microsoft Corporation. She holds a BA in Communications from Washington State University. | |
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