Nature Museum trustees shape our mission and purpose and set the strategic framework and long-term plan.
They are some of the Museum’s most generous supporters and articulate ambassadors. They play an integral role in supporting all Museum initiatives. The trustees are a diverse group of leaders from fields such as business, science, law, non-profit, and education.
Chair
Robert Frentzel
Executive Managing Director and President Commercial Banking
CIBC Bank USA
Vice Chair
Michelle Hawver
Civic Leader
Stacie Selinger
GCM Grosvenor
Secretary
Lisa Brown Tribbett
Civic Leader
Treasurer
Meredith Mendes
Civic Leader
Trustees
Dana Arnett
Founder and Chairman
VSA Partners
Michael G. Babbitt
Partner
Willkie Farr and Gallagher LLP
Nadalie Bosse
Vice President, North American Customer Service Centers
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Dr. Joel Brown
Dist. Professor of Biology, Emeritus
University of Illinois, Chicago
Senior Member, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa
Leslie Henner Burns
Independent Futures Trader
Gregory C. Case
President and CEO
Aon Corporation
Leslie A. Coolidge
Civic Leader
Dr. Tasha Green Cruzat
President
Children’s Advocates for Change
Peggy Mathy Diamond
Civic Leader
Joseph V. Dolan
Senior Vice President
PNC Financial Services Group
Charles Douglas, Jr.
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis
John Edelman
Managing Director, Global Engagement and Corporate Responsibility
Edelman
Meg George
Office Managing Partner
Akerman, LLP
Teresa George
Partner
McKinsey & Company
David Hackett*
Partner
Baker McKenzie LLC
Rich Hanson
Principal
Avison Young
Michelle Hawver
Civic Leader
Tanya Jaeger de Foras
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer Ingredion Inc.
Todd Jensen
Managing Director
KPMG LLP
Kaidi Johnson
Vice President- Legal, DEI and ESG
Motorola Solutions Inc.
Rock Khanna
Chief Strategy and
Transformation Officer
Citadel
Nicole N. Lacy
Civic Leader
Denise Lintz
VP, Enterprise Portfolio Management & Technology Shared Services
UScellular
Amy Lucas
Senior Human Resources Manager
ITW
Dr. James A. Montgomery
Associate Professor and Director
Environmental Science Program
DePaul University
Gail Moss
Civic Leader
Sheila Mulligan
General Manager, Corporate Advisory
Edelman
John Murphy
Vice Chairman
MB Real Estate
James C. Murray*
Partner
PJT Partners
Nicole Nocera
Civic Leader
Peggy Notebaert
Civic Leader
Erin Ohlms
Chief Investment Officer
Fernwood Management
Art Reliford, Sr.
Retired Educator
Joanne Rodriguez
Founder & CEO
Mycocycle, Inc.
Robert E. Sarazen
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs & Co.
M. Ben Settle
Managing Director
Guggenheim Partners
Christina Speh
Chief Compliance Officer
Wintrust Financial Corporation
Marianne Stanke
Managing Director
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Alison Taylor
Chief Sustainability Officer
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Dr. Nancy Tuchman
Founding Dean,
School of Environmental Sustainability
Loyola University
Joan H. Walker*
Civic Leader
Brian Walls
Founder
Alternative Investments Group at COEX
Susan D. Whiting*
Director, Kemper Corp.
Director, Alliant Energy
Richard J. Williams
Principal
Hlustik, Huizenga, Williams & Vander Woude, Ltd.
Colleen Zambole
Civic Leader
Jeffrey Zdenahlik
Associate Principal
Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Life Trustees
Frank M. Clark
Chairman and CEO (retired)
ComEd
Thomas Cox
VP & CFO (retired)
Illinois Bell
Benjamin F. Lenhardt, Jr.
Chairman (retired)
UBS Global Asset Management, (Americas) Inc.
Cathy Osborn
Civic Leader
Honorary Trustees
George M. Covington
Anne Thompson
*Past Board Chair
