Alice McLean is the Special Advisor to the CEO as well as the Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer of the Emerald South Economic Development Collaborative. In this role she supports the Board of Directors and the strategic initiatives of the organization. She is also the Director of Special Projects in the Office of the President at the University of Chicago, where she manages the University’s activities with Emerald South and the Obama Foundation. Previously, she coordinated the University's successful bid to bring the Obama Presidential Center to Chicago's South Side. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and a master of public policy from the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy.