Leadership Team
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.
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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...Read More -
Cheryl Francis
Co-Chairman, Corporate Leadership Center; Co-Founder,
CEO Perspectives and Leading Women ExecutivesCheryl 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...Read More -
Sheila Penrose
Co-Chairman, Corporate Leadership Center; Co-Founder,
CEO Perspectives and Leading Women ExecutivesSheila 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...Read More -
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...Read More -
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...Read More -
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,...Read More
Advisory Board
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Samuel Allen
Retired Chairman & CEO, John Deere;
CEO Perspectives Fellow, 2008 -
Gregory Case
President & CEO, Aon
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John Garabedian
Advisor, BCG
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Kunal Kapoor
CEO, Morningstar; CEO Perspectives Fellow, 2013
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Jonas Prising
Chairman & CEO, ManpowerGroup
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John W. Rogers, Jr.
Chairman, Co-CEO & CIO, Ariel Investments
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Scott Santi
Chairman & CEO, ITW; CEO Perspectives Fellow, 2007
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James Stavridis
Vice Chair, Global Affairs and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group; Admiral, U.S. Navy (retired); Supreme Allied Commander, NATO, 2009-2013