Leadership Team & Advisory Board

CEO Perspectives is offered through Corporate Leadership Center (CLC). CLC is the leadership development forum designed to cultivate dynamic business leaders. Combining real-world experiences with new perspectives and insights, CLC builds participants’ leadership skills so they can propel their companies – and their careers – to the next level.

CLC was founded in 2002 by Sheila Penrose and Cheryl Francis, successful businesswomen whose experience and insight in executive management, board governance, and business education roles prompted their decision to launch CLC. Sheila and Cheryl are actively engaged with program participants as advisors, strategists, and role models.

Cheryl Francis

Co-Chairman, Corporate Leadership Center; Co-Founder,
CEO Perspectives and Leading Women Executives

Cheryl is a director of three corporate boards: Aon plc, Morningstar, and HNI Corporation. She is a Cornell University Emeritus Trustee and Presidential Councillor, and a board member of the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago. Cheryl was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of R.R. Donnelley...
Cheryl is a director of three corporate boards: Aon plc, Morningstar, and HNI Corporation. She is a Cornell University Emeritus Trustee and Presidential Councillor, and a board member of the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago. Cheryl was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of R.R. Donnelley and Sons Co. from 1995-2000. She is a frequent lecturer and panelist in university and business settings on subjects ranging from corporate governance, strategy and leadership and the advancement of women.
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Sheila Penrose

Co-Chairman, Corporate Leadership Center; Co-Founder,
CEO Perspectives and Leading Women Executives

Sheila is a director of McDonald’s Corp and JLL Inc., where she served as Chairman of the Board from 2005-2020. She was the first woman on Northern Trust Corporation’s Management Committee, as President of Corporate and Institutional Services. Sheila is a founding member of the 30% Club in the US,...
Sheila is a director of McDonald’s Corp and JLL Inc., where she served as Chairman of the Board from 2005-2020. She was the first woman on Northern Trust Corporation’s Management Committee, as President of Corporate and Institutional Services. Sheila is a founding member of the 30% Club in the US, which advances women on corporate boards; she served as an advisor on Education, Gender and Work at the World Economic Forum (Davos), and on the Advisory Board of Catalyst, the leading research organization on women in corporate roles. A frequent speaker on leadership and corporate governance, Sheila is the recipient of several business awards.
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Deborah DeHaas

Incoming CEO; Advisor & Board Member
Corporate Leadership Center

Deb will be joining Corporate Leadership Center as CEO, effective November 2020, after retiring from Deloitte. Most recently, Deb was Vice Chairman and National Managing Partner, Center for Board Effectiveness, at Deloitte. She also has served as Deloitte’s Chief Inclusion Officer and as a member of...
Deb will be joining Corporate Leadership Center as CEO, effective November 2020, after retiring from Deloitte. Most recently, Deb was Vice Chairman and National Managing Partner, Center for Board Effectiveness, at Deloitte. She also has served as Deloitte’s Chief Inclusion Officer and as a member of the Deloitte U.S. Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Deb is a noted community leader, serving as a member of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago; trustee at Northwestern University and University of Denver; director of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Foundation; and chair of the Civic Consulting Alliance.
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Kenneth Porrello

Executive Director, CEO Perspectives

Prior to joining CEO Perspectives, Ken served as a senior principal with Deloitte. At Deloitte, Ken led significant client transformation assignments across a variety of industry sectors, including financial services and the public sector. Ken serves on the Board of Directors of SteelCloud, LLC, a leading...
Prior to joining CEO Perspectives, Ken served as a senior principal with Deloitte. At Deloitte, Ken led significant client transformation assignments across a variety of industry sectors, including financial services and the public sector. Ken serves on the Board of Directors of SteelCloud, LLC, a leading cybersecurity provider, and chairs the board of advisors for the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University. Ken is a graduate of McCormick and of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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Daniel Diermeier

Academic Advisor, CEO Perspectives

Daniel is as an Academic Advisor to the program, having served as the first Academic Director for CEO Perspectives in 2005. He is the 9th Chancellor of Vanderbilt University. Previously, he served as Provost of the University of Chicago. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,...
Daniel is as an Academic Advisor to the program, having served as the first Academic Director for CEO Perspectives in 2005. He is the 9th Chancellor of Vanderbilt University. Previously, he served as Provost of the University of Chicago. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Canadian Institute of Advanced Research (CIFAR). Prior to joining the University of Chicago, Daniel taught at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of CityBase, an urban technology company.
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Samuel Allen

Retired Chairman & CEO, John Deere;
CEO Perspectives Fellow, 2008
Gregory Case

President & CEO, Aon
Deborah DeHaas

Incoming CEO; Advisor and Board Member, Corporate Leadership Center
John Garabedian

Advisor, BCG
Kunal Kapoor

CEO, Morningstar; CEO Perspectives Fellow, 2013
Jonas Prising

Chairman & CEO, ManpowerGroup
John Rogers, Jr.

Chairman, Co-CEO & CIO, Ariel Investments
Scott Santi

Chairman & CEO, ITW; CEO Perspectives Fellow, 2007
James Stavridis

Operating Executive, The Carlyle Group; Admiral, U.S. Navy (retired); Supreme Allied Commander, NATO, 2009-2013

Leadership Team & Advisory Board

Leadership Team

Cheryl Francis

Sheila Penrose

Deborah DeHaas

Kenneth Porrello

Daniel Diermeier

Advisory Board

Samuel Allen

Gregory Case

Deborah DeHaas

John Garabedian

Kunal Kapoor

Jonas Prising

John Rogers, Jr.

Scott Santi

James Stavridis