We are thrilled to announce our Keynote Speaker: Lisa Madigan.

Lisa Madigan served as Illinois Attorney General from 2003 to 2019 and was the first woman elected to the role. Madigan is the longest serving Attorney General in Illinois’ history and the longest serving female Attorney General in the country. Before serving as Attorney General, Madigan was an Illinois Senator and worked as a litigator for a Chicago law firm. Prior to becoming an attorney, she worked as a college administrator, teacher and community advocate. Madigan also volunteered as a high school teacher in South Africa during apartheid. Madigan earned her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She and her husband, Pat Byrnes, have two daughters.

Elevate UChicago 2019: Cultivate is Sunday, April 14, 2019, from 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM, in Ida Noyes Hall. See you there.