The Board Room

ICEE is a partnership of leaders from business, labor, agriculture, education, and government, dedicated to increasing economic literacy in Illinois.  We work toward that end with the leadership of a Governing Board and a Board of Trustees.

Three new Board of Trustees have joined ICEE to promote economic and financial literacy throughout the state.  It is ICEE’s mission to help all children in Illinois become effective participants in the economy, enabling them to benefit themselves and society.  We welcome:

Representative Edward Acevedo
D-Chicago
2nd District

Edward “Eddie” Acevedo has been the State Representative of the second legislative district, which includes portions of the Chicago neighborhoods of Pilsen, Bridgeport, Little Village and McKinley Park, since 1997.  Representative Acevedo has sponsored and passed dozens of bills since taking office in 1997.  Some of his proudest legislative accomplishments include increasing penalties for murderers and kidnappers, passing the Safe Neighborhood Act, a crime-prevention package, a $500 Tuition Tax Credit and the Arnold Morales Bill, an initiative to prevent children from getting access to dangerous firearms. 

Thanks to Rep. Acevedo’s hard work and diligence, thousands of children and senior citizens have access to quality health care and affordable prescription drugs.  His efforts have helped expand state programs like KidCare.  Rep. Acevedo is the co-founder and Co-Chair of the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus, and he is the first Latino to be appointed Assistant Majority Leader.  Rep. Acevedo is also a police officer for the Chicago Police Department and was decorated for heroism and valor for rescuing victims trapped in a fire.

Roberto Carmona
Executive Search Consultant
David Gomez & Associates, Inc.

Roberto Carmona, a graduate of Northern Illinois University, joined David Gomez & Associates as an Executive Search and Management Consultant in 2005, where he provides business development and client management for Fortune 1000 clients.  After completing a Masters Degree in Public Administration (MPA) at Harvard, he returned to Washington, D.C. as Director of Programs for the New America Alliance (NAA). Mr. Carmona was lead advocate for the NAA on Capitol Hill and to the White House; he coordinated the NAA’s 2003 Wall Street Summit in New York, represented the NAA on the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’ Task Force on Corporate America and served as Project Director for the publication of a study entitled “The Status of American Latinos in Financial Services.”   In 2002-2003 Mr. Carmona was awarded the NCLR’s (National Council of La Raza) Mid Career Fellowship to attend the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

In 2004, Mr. Carmona returned to Chicago and served as an environmental justice consultant for the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of the O’Hare Airport Modernization Program. During this time, Mr. Carmona was a marketing and professional development consultant to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute in Washington DC. In 2005 Roberto served as a consultant to the American Colleges of Healthcare Executives and assisted in the launching of the National Forum of Latino Hospital Executives.

Adam Ginsburgh
Private Wealth Management
Investment Management Division
Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Adam Ginsburgh originally joined Goldman Sachs in October 2001 as a financial analyst for the Chicago PWM regional management team.  Mr. Ginsburgh re-joined Goldman Sachs in 2006 as the Business Unit Manager of the Chicago office of Private Wealth Management after a stint away.  Between his terms at Goldman Sachs, Mr. Ginsburgh was a Consultant at Marakon Associates, where he worked in the aerospace and consumer products industries. 

In addition to his local responsibilities including new business development, marketing and recruiting, Mr. Ginsburgh is involved in a number of national initiatives within the PWM business.  Mr. Ginsburgh graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. from Northwestern University with emphasis on Mathematical Methods in Social Studies (with honors) and Economics.