Northern Trust hosts lesbians in business panel

Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts, The Chopping Block owner Shelley Young, and Windy City Times co-owner Tracy Baim were the featured speakers for an April 2 Northern Trust Company panel on lesbians in business.

Marguerite Griffin of Northern Trust moderated the discussion, which covered a wide range of issues about the LGBT community, philanthropy, activism, and the challenges of being openly lesbian in business.

The panelists are pictured here with representatives from Northern Trust, from left: Tim Bresnahan, Marguerite Griffin, Mark Braun, Laura Ricketts, Shelley Young, Tracy Baim, John McGowan and Samantha Abeysekera.

Photo by Hal Baim, Windy City Times