
Mentors
The Baumhart Scholars mentorship program offers Scholars three critical advantages:
- Career exposure: Scholars imagine their future careers with guidance from their mentors.
- Leadership development: Scholars partner with their mentors to strengthen their leadership, communication, teamwork, and critical thinking skills.
- Values definition: Scholars deepen their values through immersion in real-world problem solving with their mentors.
Mentors are foremost leaders selected for their commitment to doing well and doing good. These world-class leaders commit to sharing their experiences, insight, and guidance with Scholars through one-on-one conversations and leadership development exercises.
Baumhart Scholars Mentors









Julie Brautigam
Sr. Global Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability Leader, Hollister Incorporated


Sr. Director of Corporate Responsibility, Stryker






Kevin Conlon
Founder and President, Conlon Public Strategies


Sr. Director of CSR, Sustainability, and Impact, Horizon


Former Executive Director, Year Up Chicago



Serial Entrepreneur, STATS







Sr. Director, Community Impact, KPMG

Founder, Jell Brand Strategy




Former Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer, Ernst & Young

Executive Director, Open Books





President, Final Touch Decorating Inc.

Founder & Chief Consultant, CiTTA Partnership




EVP, Campbell & Co.

VP, Community Impact, Wintrust






Anna Paulson
EVP, Director of Research & Executive Committee Member, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Chief Investment Officer, Metanoia Capital Management









Executive Director, Pillars Fund



Sr. Manager and Co-leader of Corporate Social Impact, Monitor Institute by Deloitte





President & CEO, Concordia Place



The Baumhart Scholars mentorship program offers Scholars three critical advantages:
- Career exposure: Scholars imagine their future careers with guidance from their mentors.
- Leadership development: Scholars partner with their mentors to strengthen their leadership, communication, teamwork, and critical thinking skills.
- Values definition: Scholars deepen their values through immersion in real-world problem solving with their mentors.
Mentors are foremost leaders selected for their commitment to doing well and doing good. These world-class leaders commit to sharing their experiences, insight, and guidance with Scholars through one-on-one conversations and leadership development exercises.