EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
We are honored to invite Commissioner Bridget Gainer to speak on “Workforce 2.0- Combatting Youth Joblessness with Apprenticeships”.
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Date:
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch will be served
Venue
Niagara Foundation – Headquarters
205 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 4240
Chicago, IL, US, 60601
Bridget Gainer brings a unique perspective to civic and business life with a foot in both the public and private sectors. Bridget is a Vice President of Global Public Affairs for Aon and a Commissioner on the County Board, bringing over 20 years of experience in non-profit, government and corporate sectors. Bridget began her career as a community organizer in New York City; she continued that work in Chicago where she founded a community center at Senn High School. Bridget then went to work for the City of Chicago in a variety of roles focused on public private partnerships. In 2001, she began working at Aon, a global risk management firm, beginning in finance with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and treasury. She later transitioned to manage the firm’s strategic engagement with governments around the world.
Elected to the Cook County Board in 2010, Bridget called for the creation of a Pension Committee and was appointed its first Chairwoman. As Chair, Ms. Gainer brought transparency to the County’s Fund and launched an open-data pension website to facilitate a real conversation for fair and sustainable pension reform.
In 2013, Commissioner Gainer completed three years of organizing and outreach for the creation of the Cook County Land Bank, the region’s most comprehensive policy to reduce the amount and impact of vacant land and abandoned buildings throughout Cook County. The land bank is governed by a 15-member board, chaired by Commissioner Gainer.