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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.

  • Deborah DeHaas

    CEO, Corporate Leadership Center

    Deb is responsible for overseeing the operations and management of Corporate Leadership Center and its two programs, CEO Perspectives and Leading Women Executives. Most recently, Deb was Vice Chairman and National Managing Partner, Center for Board Effectiveness, at Deloitte. She also has served as Deloitte’s...
    Deb is responsible for overseeing the operations and management of Corporate Leadership Center and its two programs, CEO Perspectives and Leading Women Executives. 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 director of Dover, as well as 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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  • 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 former 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...
    Sheila is a former 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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  • Michelle Warner

    Executive Director, CEO Perspectives

    Michelle is the Founder & Principal of MMW Advisors, a strategic advisory firm that she established in 2020. Previously, she worked at USG as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, where she was a member of the executive committee. Prior to that time, Michelle served at...
    Michelle is the Founder & Principal of MMW Advisors, a strategic advisory firm that she established in 2020. Previously, she worked at USG as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, where she was a member of the executive committee. Prior to that time, Michelle served at Motorola Solutions, Inc., for 18 years, culminating in her role as Corporate Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary. Michelle serves on the Board of Directors for MKS Instruments, Inc., and is a member of the President’s Council for the Museum of Science and Industry - Chicago and a Board of Advisors member at Denison University.
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  • Kenneth Porrello

    Program Advisor, CEO Perspectives

    Ken served as Executive Director of CEO Perspectives from 2017-2021, and continues to be involved with the program as an advisor and Fellow (Class of 2005). Previously, Ken served as a senior principal with Deloitte, where he led significant client transformation assignments across a variety of industry...
    Ken served as Executive Director of CEO Perspectives from 2017-2021, and continues to be involved with the program as an advisor and Fellow (Class of 2005). Previously, Ken served as a senior principal with Deloitte, where he 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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Advisory Board

  • Samuel Allen

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

  • Gregory Case

    President & CEO, Aon

  • John Garabedian

    Advisor, BCG

  • Kunal Kapoor

    CEO, Morningstar; CEO Perspectives Fellow, 2013

  • Jonas Prising

    Chairman & CEO, ManpowerGroup

  • John W. Rogers, Jr.

    Chairman, Co-CEO & CIO, Ariel Investments

  • Scott Santi

    Chairman & CEO, ITW; CEO Perspectives Fellow, 2007

  • James Stavridis

    Vice Chair, Global Affairs and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group; Admiral, U.S. Navy (retired); Supreme Allied Commander, NATO, 2009-2013

2023 Schedule

Module 1: Feb 15-17
Module 2: Mar 23-24
Module 3: Apr 27-28
Module 4: June 8-9
Module 5: Sep 14-15
Module 6: Oct 26-27

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