Susan is a Principal and Co-Founder of Strategic Philanthropy, Ltd. She brings an eclectic professional background to the firm, as the Founder and President of Stratenomics, Inc., a consulting firm that helped closely held and family- owned businesses find solutions to market and operating challenges and before that as Vice President of the Chicago Board of Trade, the first woman in a senior position at the Exchange. Susan started her professional career as Assistant Midwest Bureau Chief for McGraw-Hill Publications where she wrote for 44 magazines in an eight-state region. Today Susan is still a prolific author and thought leader in the industry and has been part of the leadership team behind the Ultra High Net Worth Institute and serves on its Board of Directors.