For Students
Education should not be intended to make people comfortable, it is meant to make them think.
The Student Board is a dynamic, student-led initiative advancing the mission of the Chicago Forum. Through events and programming, the Board fosters engagement with multiple perspectives and opportunities to practice open discourse.
The Student Board consists of an Executive Committee along with Chairs and Vice-Chairs representing the College, schools, divisions, and three interest based committees.
For the upcoming academic year 2025-26, Syed Ahmad (MBA/MPP 2026) and Elisabeth Snyder (BA 2025, JD 2028) will resume their roles as Co-Presidents, leading the Student Board. Joining them on the Executive Committee as Vice-Presidents are Kevin Guo (BA 2027), William Kimani (BA 2026), Hamza Haider (MA/MBA 2026), and Boris Bosnjakovic (MBA 2026).
Additionally, the following students will serve on the Board as Chairs and Vice-Chairs:
Arts & Humanities Division
Kyle Martin (MA 2026), Chair
Biological Sciences Division
Kellen Riall (PhD expected 2026), Chair
Booth School of Business
Cassidy Driscoll (MBA 2026) and Jordan Green (MBA 2026), Co-Chairs
Aayush Patel (MBA 2026) and Shiv Patel (MBA 2026), Vice Chairs
The College
Marcos Werning (BA 2028) and Elsa Batalden (BA 2026), Co-Chairs
Abby Langer (BA 2027), Jehan Alsaghier (BA 2027), Sophia Messinger (BA 2027), Vice Chairs
Harris School of Public Policy
Ahmed Naseer (MPP 2026) and Alexander Walsh (MPP 2026), Co-Chairs
Claire Xie (MPP 2026), Vice Chair
The Law School
Mohammed Kredan (JD 2026) and Chad Qian (JD/MBA 2027), Co-Chairs
Connor Elliott (JD 2027), Jorge Ruiz (JD 2027), and Nate Youman (BA 2025, JD 2028), Vice Chairs
Pritzker School of Medicine
Stephan Palm (MD 2028) and Alex Burdzy (MD 2028), Co-Chairs
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Rahaf Youssef (PhD expected 2030), Chair
Newly formed interest-based committees for 2025-26
Free Expression Abroad
Storay Wardak (MA 2026) and Carlos Morado Vazquez (PhD expected 2029), Co-Chairs
Emma Ramsey (BA 2028), Vice Chair
Free Expression and Emerging Technologies
Zayd Gonzalez (BA 2026) and Alexander Zou (BA 2026), Co-Chairs
Michelle Du (BA 2027) and Adam Kamel (BA 2028), Vice Chairs
Free Expression in Media & Journalism
Bianca Jortner (BA 2026) and Dinah Megibow-Taylor (BA 2028), Co-Chairs
Chloe Eimer (BA 2028), Vice Chair
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