HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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NETWORKING, STU HOFFMAN, FORECASTING & THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY & THE CFO
THE FEI CHICAGO CHAPTER WISHES YOU
A HAPPY, HEALTHY NEW YEAR!
FEI CHICAGO CHAPTER STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Are you looking for talented
entry-level individuals?

Each year, the FEI Chicago Chapter hosts its annual Student Scholarship Program. The mission of the program is to propel outstanding finance and accounting students in northern and central Illinois forward, supporting them in becoming outstanding financial executives in Chicago. One program requirement is that students must be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate business program with either a declared major in Accounting or Finance.

Students previously honored have been outstanding and we have another exceptional group this season! This year we will make these students’ resumes available to FEI members for review. We hope members will consider these bright and enthusiastic student award candidates for any potential internship opportunities. Contact Susan Gidley at info@feichicago.org for a link to these resumes.  

Member firms should contact the student directly. We hope you will seize this win/win opportunity!  Any questions about the program can be directed to our Chair of Academic Relations, Tanya Yakhnis at tyakhnis@TandemHR.com
FEI CHICAGO VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING
FEI Virtual Career Management Group Breakfast
2021 Career Plans & Virtual Networking Session
Thursday, January 7, 2021
8:00 - 9:00AM CT
Open to all! No charge to attend.
Online Registration Only. Click here to RSVP by Tuesday, January 5.
A Zoom link will be sent out to registrants a day prior to this session.  
 
Kick off the New Year with the Career Management Group to reconnect with colleagues and meet new members, sponsors, and friends. 
 
We will host several rounds of Zoom Breakout sessions, so everyone has the chance to meet one another. We hope you will join us for this open forum to get acquainted and discuss what’s top of mind for you in your search or business and how we can all help and support each other. 
FEI Webinar
“Economic Outlook During Unprecedented Uncertainty”
With Stu Hoffman, SVP & Senior Economic Advisor, PNC
Thursday, January 21, 2021
4:00-5:00PM CT
Open to all! No charge to attend.
Online Registration Only. Click here to RSVP by Tuesday, January 19.
A Zoom link will be sent out to registrants a day prior to this session.  

Join the FEI Chicago Chapter on Thursday, January 21 from 4-5PM CT for a webinar on “Economic Outlook During Unprecedented Uncertainty.” Our speaker for this event is a Chicago Chapter favorite, Stu Hoffman, Senior Vice President & Senior Economic Advisor for The PNC Financial Services Group. Stu will speak to the depth and duration of the ongoing recession, along with the prospects for a gradual but sustained economic and jobs recovery. 

Stuart G. Hoffman is senior economic advisor for The PNC Financial Services Group. In this role, Hoffman works with PNC clients to provide expert analysis and forecasts for national, regional and global economic and financial trends.  Click here to read more about Stu. 
FEI Chicago Professional Development Session
“Forecasting: How the Biden Administration Will Impact Washington and Business”
With Robert Shea, National Managing Principal, Public Policy for Grant Thornton
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
12:00—1 PM CT
Open to all! No charge to attend.
Online Registration Only. Click here to RSVP by Friday, January 22.
A Zoom link will be sent out to registrants a day prior to this session.  

"Forecasting: How the Biden Administration Will Impact Washington and Business”
The FEI Chicago Chapter hosts Grant Thornton National Managing Principal for Public Policy, Robert Shea, who will provide analysis of the political landscape just days after President-elect Biden is sworn into office. The next administration will take on unprecedented challenges such as the COVID-19 vaccination, post-pandemic economic recovery, and climate change in an increasingly divisive political landscape. Then-candidate Biden campaigned on a promise to revitalize the middle-class. But now how will President Biden and his administration impact business for the next four years and beyond? 

Robert Shea is the National Managing Principal, Public Policy at Grant Thornton. He has worked to improve government performance for 25 years - including 10 years at Grant Thornton and 15 years in the federal government. Most notably, he served for six years as the associate director for the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Read more about Robert.
FEI Virtual Career Management Group Breakfast
“Social Responsibility through the Eyes of the CFO”
with Rick Lochner, President, RPC Leadership Associates
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Webinar 8:00 - 9:00AM CT
Open to all! No charge to attend.
Online Registration Only. Click here to RSVP by Tuesday, February 2.
A Zoom link will be sent out to registrants a day prior to this session.  
 
“Social Responsibility through the Eyes of the CFO”
Corporate Social Responsibility is still seen as a trade-off between profit and expense. However, in the new age of B-Corporations, Social Enterprises and a younger workforce that increasingly values purpose over profit, that thinking has to change. Besides the CEO, the leader that is in the thick of these discussions is the CFO. In this presentation, participants will leave with a clearer understanding of what social responsibility really is and how to reframe the conversation from how much it costs to how much value it provides."

Rick Lochner is the President of RPC Leadership Associates, Inc. where he helps Business Owners, Corporate and Non-Profit Leadership Teams and Individual Professionals Make Leadership a Way of Life. Read more about Rick.
VIRTUAL RECORDINGS
FEI Chicago Chapter Webinar
"Managing a Tech Company in a Covid/Private Equity World"
With Jim Ryan, President & CEO, Flexera
Held November 19, 2020

Jim Ryan is obsessed with candor, passion, professionalism, keeping score, celebrating success and giving back. He is known for driving change, developing talent and encouraging transparency, leading to Flexera consistently being named a "top workplace." Jim leads Flexera as CEO and provides strategic visions on their path to success. 
 
Jim shared his keys for managing growth through a global pandemic. 
FEI Virtual Career Management Group Breakfast
"Onboarding Yourself Into Your New Opportunity" 
The Overture Group - John Liacone & Bill Napolillo  
Held Thursday, December 3, 2020

"Onboarding Yourself Into Your New Opportunity"
This session on Executive Onboarding will help you onboard yourself into your new position and give you a step-by -step approach to accelerate your contribution to your new employer. You will walk away from this presentation with tools and a template to assist your transition into your new role. Key Elements of On-boarding: Pre-boarding; Evaluation; Follow-up.

John Liacone is Managing Director of The Overture Group and Founder of the Leadership Group (LG). Bill Napolillo is the Director of Candidate Development for The Overture Group.

Please note: this zoom recording has some problems with pixelated images in some spots.
FEI Chicago Chapter IDEA Committee hosts
Uncomfortable Conversations about Race Series
"The Economic Case for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leadership"
Wes Becton, Co-Founder & CEO, George Washington Street Partners 
Held December 15, 2020

In our 4th session of the series, we were joined by Wes Becton, Co-Founder and CEO of George Washington Street Partners. Wes shared his perspective on the Economic Case for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership, focusing on the hard work and courage required to be an effective DEI leader… and how and why this is good for business. Wes clarified the differences between diversity, equity and inclusion and helped us identify roadblocks to reaching our DEI goals. We left this session with a new and deeper perspective on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion leadership and a framework to build and drive strategies that will address inequity, inequality and injustice within your communities and organizations. 

Through our “Uncomfortable Conversations about Race” series, FEI Chicago is proud to support our members with resources and forums that better equip you to lead your business and serve your community on the important topics of equity, economic inequality, and racial injustice.
WATCH PAST FEI CHICAGO PROGRAMS ON YOUTUBE
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for full-length videos from past presentations and highlight video clips from special events.

Visit www.youtube.com/FEIChicago to view our channel!
CHICAGO CFO OF THE YEAR® AWARDS UPDATE!
For the past nine years, the FEI Chicago Chapter has hosted the Chicago CFO of the Year® Awards, honoring some of Chicago's finest financial professionals. And while the 10th annual ceremony will not take place in 2020, we will be back on November 18, 2021! Save the Date!
FEI CHICAGO CHAPTER RESOURCES
FROM OUR CHAPTER SPONSOR PARTNERS
Below are some important resources from our Chapter Sponsor Partners. We hope this information will be helpful to you during these extraordinary times. FEI Chicago Chapter Sponsors can send any resources to our Sponsorship Chair, Skip Newman at skip.newman@gmail.com.  
From CMP, Career Management Partners 
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Survey Results and Best Practices - Thank you to all who participated in our December Pulse Check Survey. As a firm we have been brought into larger conversation about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in our world and work. As a minority and woman owned firm, DE&I is more than a business initiative to us, it is personal. DE&I is such a critical focus, and there are some emerging learnings and practices that need to be shared. CMP conducted a survey to surface the current state of DE&I practices. Over 130 leaders participated across 16 industries.
You can access the DE&I Pulse Check report online at: Diversity, Equity & Inclusions Pulse Check Results.
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