Board of Directors

Sara Albrecht’s background in investment management led to the formation of Swan Capital in 2007. Her career began as an analyst at Harris Associates L.P., and from there she became a founding partner of the equity team at PPM America. In addition to practicing investment management, she also taught International Finance at St. Xavier University Graham School of Management as well as CFA prep courses after receiving her CFA in 1995. In 2000, she purchased the retail chain Ultimo and operated it until 2011.

An entrepreneur and philanthropist, Sara serves on the boards of Illinois Policy Institute, Government Accountability Alliance, Empower Illinois, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and Economic Club of Chicago. In addition, she is the Finance Chair of Harris Theater for Music and Dance and previously served as Chair of Hubbard Street Dance.

Albrecht graduated with a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from DePaul University and received an M.M. from Northwestern Kellogg School of Management.

Corey A. DeAngelis is a senior fellow at the American Culture Project. He has been labeled the “school choice evangelist” and called “the most effective school choice advocate since Milton Friedman.” He is a regular on Fox News and frequently appears in The Wall Street Journal. DeAngelis is also the executive director at Educational Freedom Institute, a senior fellow at Reason Foundation, an adjunct scholar at Cato Institute, and a board member at Liberty Justice Center. He holds a Ph.D. in education policy from the University of Arkansas. He is the national bestselling author of The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools (Center Street, 2024).

Brian Timpone is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Chicago-based Pipeline Media, a leading provider of data and software tools to media companies, marketers, and digital publishers. He is also co-founder of Metric Media, which publishes 1,400 news sites around the United States.

Brian started his career as a television reporter and later served as press secretary for the Illinois House Minority Leader. In 2021, he co-founded the Voter Reference Foundation and VoteRef.com, dedicated to making state voter registration data available to the public.

Timpone is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. A Chicago native, he lives in Western Springs, Ill. with his wife, Patricia, and their five children.