Leadership

Carol J. Ward received her B.A. in History from Yale University and a J.D. degree from Emory University School of Law. 

In 2006, she moved to Chicago to join Kraft Foods Inc. as VP & Corporate Secretary (Kraft Foods later became Mondelez International, Inc. after spinning-off of its North American grocery business). Until 2018, Carol advised the Board of Directors, senior management, and employees on corporate governance, corporate securities, SEC reporting and compliance, executive compensation and US employee benefits.

She joined CIGNA Corporation in 1983 and was named Asst. Corporate Secretary in 1986, Corporate Secretary in 1992 and to the additional post of Chief Compliance Officer in 1998.

Carol is a member and former Chair of the Society for Corporate Governance; Co-Chair of the Certified Corporate Governance Commission; a member of the Association of Corporate Counsel and the American Bar Association; and Vice Chair of the Advisory Board of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the Lerner College of Business & Economics, University of Delaware. She was a long-time member and past President of the Stockholder Relations Society of New York. Corporate Secretary Magazine has recognized her with a lifetime achievement award.

Michael B. Harlin received his B.S. in Chemistry from Yale University and a J.D. degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law. A graduate of St. Linus and Brother Rice High School, Mike has lived his entire life in Chicago’s southwest suburbs, with the exception of four great years in New Haven.

Mike is a partner at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, LLP.  As a patent attorney, he helps clients protect inventions in the life sciences, obtaining patents in the US and throughout the world. Mike also assists clients with complex licensing and corporate transactions. Mike also serves on the advisory board of the Chicago-Kent Patent Hub, a pro bono program for under-resourced inventors.

Mike resides in Orland Park with his wife Jamie, and they enjoy traveling to colleges, swimming meets, and musicals for their five children. 

Eric R. Bunselmeyer graduated from Yale College with a B.A. in Ethics, Politics, and Economics, and completed graduate degrees at the University of Oxford and Georgetown University.  His career includes roles with major non-profit corporations focusing on USAID-sponsored public health projects.  He is currently a Vice President at Fifth Third Bank, N.A., based in Chicago.  He resides in Winnetka with his family, and has worked as a volunteer with Junior Achievement, Mercy Home, and other non-profits in the Chicago area, as well as the Georgetown Alumni Club of Chicago. 

Katie Hunstad graduated from Yale College ‘11 with a B.A. in English and completed her Masters in Business Administration from Kellogg School of Management ‘16. She has spent much of the last decade pursuing a career in marketing with KraftHeinz. She resides with her family in Chicago. Katie enjoys reading (always an English major at heart), running, and baking, in addition to connecting with fellow Yale alums within the Chicagoland area!

Tiffany Mason graduated from Yale College with a B.A. in Political Science and completed graduate degrees at the University of Michigan School of Public Health (MPH) and Stanford Law School (JD). She is a corporate attorney. In addition to serving on the Yale Chicago Board, she is a member of the Field Associates Young Professionals’ Board.