Andrea Redmond (Chicago, IL) is a well-regarded consultant who works with select clients including corporate boards, CEOs, and private investors on executive recruiting, management assessment, and succession needs. Prior to that, she spent 20 years with a global executive recruiting firm. As an expert in CEO selection, she recruited CEOs for several Fortune 500 companies. Her activities also included serving clients in the recruitment of directors for corporate boards and in identifying senior management across industries. 

In January 2010, Ms. Redmond joined the Board of Directors of The Allstate Corporation. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Hospital, and the Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center. 

Patricia Crisafulli (Chicago, IL) is an accomplished writer, ghost-writer and author who has written numerous books, including The House of Dimon, a leadership profile of JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. A former business journalist, Crisafulli was a correspondent and deputy equities editor in the Chicago bureau of Reuters America. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, and other national newspapers. 

She is also the author of a non-fiction book entitled Remembering Mother, Finding Myself (under the name Patricia Commins), published by HCI Books in 1999. She has been featured on national television and in radio broadcasts, as well as in several magazines and newspapers. As a ghostwriter, she has worked extensively with thought leaders in business, finance, and leadership.