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Welcome to Lab! The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools have been at the forefront of education since our founding by John Dewey in 1896. Today, our excellent faculty provide exciting, challenging growth and learning opportunities for an inspiring, motivated student body. Our impactful program is built on three pillars: cutting-edge academics, social-emotional learning, and honoring diversity. All of this and more takes place in a warm, welcoming community on two exceptional campuses at the world-renowned University of Chicago. We believe you belong here. Thank you for learning more about Lab.

Institutional & Division Leadership

Board

The Laboratory Schools Board Charter

Jason J. Tyler ’89, MBA’99, Chair

Executive Vice President and President of Wealth Management,
Northern Trust
Lori Berko

Ex Officio
Vice President and Secretary of the University
The University of Chicago
Andrea Ellis ’03

Chief Financial Officer Fanatics, Betting and Gaming
Seth Green

Dean, Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies
The University of Chicago
Darlyn Heckman ’00

Partner, Head of M&A Insurance Practice
Alera Group
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita

Ex Officio
Interim Director of Schools
The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
Dean, Harris School of Public Policy
University of Chicago
Lena Jessen MBA’04
Catherine Kleinmuntz

Principal, Kleinmuntz and Associates
Alexander Lurye

Partner, Chief Risk Officer, Balyasny Asset Management
 

 

 

Sundeep V. Mullangi

Senior Managing Director, PPM America
Jennifer Nou

Ruth Wyatt Rosenson Professor of Law
The University of Chicago
Margo Wolf O'Donnell

Partner Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Practice Group Benesch
Kristen Smith

Vice President, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Amir Sufi

Bruce Lindsay Distinguished Service Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Booth School of Business
The University of Chicago
Alex Washington

Managing Director, Wind Point Partners
Tim Wilkins ’82

Global Partner for Client Sustainability, Freshfields Bruckhaus
Deringer
Jessica Droste Yagan

Chief Executive Officer, Impact Engine
Carina Yang

Associate Professor of Radiology; Vice Chair of Diversity & Inclusion; Director of Pediatric Neuroradiology; Faculty Director of Fellowship Accreditation in the Graduate Medical Education Office
The University of Chicago
Heather Zheng

Neubauer Professor of Computer Science and Co-director of the SAND Lab
The University of Chicago