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#177 – Wendell Dallas | Powering Illinois: Leadership, Strategy & the Future of Energy
Wendell Dallas serves as president and CEO of Nicor Gas, one of America’s leading natural gas distributors and the largest distribution company of Southern Company Gas. In this role, he is responsible for ensuring that natural gas reaches more than 2.3 million homes and businesses in over 650 northe...
#176 – Varvara Alva | What Great CFOs Actually Do: Leadership, Teams & the C-Suite
Varvara Alva is a finance, strategy, and operations executive with 25+ years of experience scaling high-growth technology companies and leading successful public and private exits. She is an active investor and advisor to Chicago-based startups, deeply involved in the local startup ecosystem through...
#175 – Tyrone Thomas | Inside the Mind of a General Counsel: Leadership, Risk & Decision-Making
Tyrone Thomas is the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Doral Renewables, a leading developer, owner, and operator of renewable energy assets across the United States, with a portfolio exceeding 13 GW and more than $2.5 billion in long-term power purchase agreements. Over his career, Ty...
#174 – Nick Moran | Why Outsider Founders Win and How New Stack Picks the Best Early-Stage Teams
Nick Moran is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and the Founder & General Partner of New Stack Ventures, a Chicago-based fund backing early-stage, often first-time founders building in emerging markets and overlooked categories. He’s also the creator and host of The Full Ratchet, one of the in...
#173 – Michael Roytman | How AI Is Changing Cyber Risk And What Most Companies Get Wrong
Michael Roytman is a cybersecurity data scientist and entrepreneur. Born in East Germany and raised between Ukraine and Russia, he immigrated to the U.S. and studied industrial engineering at UIUC and operations research at Georgia Tech. A lifelong builder, he founded TruckSpotting and Dharma Platfo...