Leadership Greater Chicago Announces Three New Board Members
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Leadership Greater Chicago Announces Three New Board Members
CHICAGO (February 24, 2025) – Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC), the region's premier civic leadership development organization, recently announced the election of three senior executives to the Board of Directors: Stacey Bolton, Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Asset Servicing, The Northern Trust Company; Sandeep Nain (Daniel Burnham Fellow), President and Founder of SNtial Technologies; and Kristen Seeger (LGC Fellow since 2017 and Daniel Burnham Fellow), Executive Committee member and co-leader of the global Commercial Litigation and Disputes Practice, Sidley Austin. The election of Bolton, Nain and Seeger to the Board signals LGC’s continued commitment to developing a strong channel of civic leaders who will shape the future of Chicago and the region.
“We are honored to welcome Stacey, Sandeep and Kristen to the LGC Board of Directors,” said Myetie Hamilton, LGC Chief Executive Officer. “Their unwavering commitment and deep insights gained from their civic leadership experiences, both within LGC and in the broader community, will bring invaluable expertise to the Board.”
As Northern Trust’s Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer for the Asset Servicing business, Bolton assists in business risk analysis for management and executive reporting, including operational, market, credit, compliance, legal and reputational risks. He has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry focusing on banking, brokerage, asset management/servicing. Bolton also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for The Golden Apple Foundation, an education non-profit that supports future educators.
Nain is the President and Founder of SNtial Technologies, a Chicago-based IT consulting firm focusing on systems integration and custom application development in the education and non-profit sectors. He has held several social and civic leadership roles in organizations such as the Illinois Workforce Development Board, Executives' Club of Chicago and the National Asian American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship. Nain has been recognized in Chicago United’s Business Leaders of Color and inducted into UIC’s Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame.
At Sidley, Seeger offers strategic guidance on shareholder matters and investigations to some of the world’s leading organizations, and conducts investigations for boards and special committees on high-profile and sensitive matters. Her expertise has been recognized in prominent publications, including 2024 Chambers USA: Litigation: Securities (Illinois), and she was honored as one of Crain’s Chicago Business's 2023 Notable Litigators and Trial Attorneys. Beyond her professional achievements, Seeger is deeply committed to community service, serving on the board of the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago and as an emeritus board member of Mujeres Latinas en Acción.
“Stacey, Sandeep and Kristen have demonstrated leadership throughout their careers and with their civic commitments,” said Melissa Washington, LGC Board Chair and Senior Vice President, Customer Operations and Chief Customer Officer, ComEd. “On behalf of LGC’s entire Board of Directors, we look forward to working with them to build on LGC’s successes and continue to create meaningful civic opportunities for our communities across the Greater Chicago region.”
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About Leadership Greater Chicago
Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC, delivering the knowledge and network to lead bold, transformative change. LGC convenes, connects, and activates the area’s most promising leaders around key socioeconomic issues through dynamic education and experiential activities. These diverse individuals represent the most prominent corporate, nonprofit, government, and education organizations.
LGC creates connectivity among its Fellows to positively impact not only themselves but their employees, their constituents, their clients, their neighbors, and their families. This connectivity is the backbone and strength of the LGC network, enabling leaders to leverage collective resources to make the Greater Chicago Region a more dynamic, inclusive, and collaborative community.
LGC Fellows are a distinguished group that includes former First Lady Michelle Obama; Managing Partner of Emerson Collective and former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; former Executive Chairman of Urban Partnership Bank David Vitale; Co-CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Ariel Investments John Rogers, Jr.; General Partner of Henry Crown & Company Steve Crown; Managing Partner at Cleveland Avenue Andy Zopp; Deputy Governor for Health and Human Services for the State of Illinois Grace Hou; Chairman, Commissioner of the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities Rachel Arfa; President of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Brett Hart; Chancellor of Chicago City Colleges and MacArthur Genius Juan Salgado; President and CEO of Metropolitan Family Services Ric Estrada; and President and CEO of Access Living Karen Tamley.
Leadership Greater Chicago is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. To learn more, visit: lgcchicago.org.
