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Private Sector Responsibility: Race, Equity, and Inclusion Part 2

PAST EVENT
Roundtable
Scott Santi of Illinois Tool Works, Jennifer Steans of Financial Investments Corporation, Jim Zallie of Ingredion, and Andrea Zopp of World Business Chicago share DEI steps their organizations have taken.
Samuel C. Scott III and Ivo Daalder shake hands
Oct
22
Speakers
Andrea Zopp
E. Scott Santi
Jennifer Steans
Jim Zallie
Event Date

About This Event

CEOs, heads of office, and other select C-suite executives from partner companies are invited to participate in a new series of exclusive roundtable discussions that will address the private sector’s role in combating racism. This three-part series will address the urgency and responsibility facing companies to expand on and build out diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. On October 22, Illinois Tool Works chairman and CEO Scott Santi, Financial Investments Corporation president and CEO Jennifer Steans, Ingredion president and CEO Jim Zallie, and World Business Chicago president and CEO Andrea Zopp will join us to share concrete steps their organizations have taken in the DEI space and give recommendations for companies to expand their own initiatives. Each program will include active participation and discussion with peer senior executives.

This series will be conducted alongside our Corporate Leadership Breakfast series. Cohosted by Council President Ivo H. Daalder and Samuel C. Scott III, these executives-only meetings provide an opportunity for business leaders to participate in timely, business-relevant global policy discussions and hear directly from the Council's bench of experts. They also provide a platform to showcase executive leadership in a room of peers, customers, service providers, and clients. From NAFTA to national security, immigration to climate change—insights from these discussions offer companies the competitive edge they need to thrive in an increasingly global economy.

About the Speakers
Andrea Zopp
President and CEO, World Business Chicago
Andrea Zopp is the President and CEO of World Business Chicago, where she leads the organization’s mission of inclusive economic growth, supporting businesses, and promoting Chicago as a leading global city. Most recently, she served as Deputy Mayor, Chief Neighborhood Development Officer for the City of Chicago.
E. Scott Santi
Chairman and CEO, Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Scott Santi is a member of the Council's Board of Directors. He joined ITW in 1983 and has spent his entire career with the company. He was elected Executive Vice President in 2004 and named Vice Chairman in 2008. He became the Company’s CEO in 2012 and was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2015.
Jennifer Steans
President & CEO, Financial Investments Corporation
Jennifer W. Steans is the President and CEO of Financial Investments Corporation (“FIC”), where she oversees private equity investments and the Steans family office operations. Prior to founding FIC in 1994, Ms. Steans served as Treasurer of Prime Graphics, Inc. and as a Senior Consultant, and then as a manager, for the Management Consulting arm of Deloitte & Touche, primarily in the finance and health care industries.
Jim Zallie
President & CEO, Ingredion
James P. (Jim) Zallie was appointed president and CEO of Ingredion in January 2018 and elected to the Board of Directors in September 2017. He previously served as executive vice president, global specialties and president of the Americas.