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i A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

he Economic Club of Chicago has always been at the heart of what makes Chicago work. For 93 years, members have convened with a distinct mission: T to foster meaningful connections among Chicago’s leaders to encourage dialogue on important economic and social issues. The ECC’s distinguished legacy continues to be refreshed and enhanced as we host a diverse group of global thought leaders, who engage with our members on these key issues. I am honored to lead the Economic Club and carry on this proud tradition.

Founded on dialogue and respect, the ECC serves as a unifying force when our members join to debate and experience the ideas of accomplished leaders from the business, public service, entertainment and academic spheres. Our focus on connecting our members and generating meaningful conversation has never been more important than now—when our city, state and nation face unprecedented challenges.

As life-long learners and motivated doers, we are inspired by these achievers who drive solutions to the major issues we face across the globe. We are encouraged by their enthusiasm to exchange knowledge, and we are compelled to ask ourselves how we can transform their ideas and enthusiasm into action for the benefit of our companies, communities and the broader world.

There is transformative power in a shared vision. The founders of the ECC recognized that in 1927, and today we continue to live that vision, which shines even brighter in these disrupted times.

I thank those who have built the ECC over nine decades to its position of strength, diversity and engagement. We intend to use our platform to continue creating insightful experiences and energizing conversations for our members that will elevate our discourse and inform our personal and professional decisions. Together, we can learn and lead.

debra a. cafaro Chair – The Economic Club of Chicago

1 A NOTE FROM THE CEO

he Economic Club of Chicago’s membership is a curated composition of business and civic leaders that reflects the diverse leadership of the city. T With over 2,000 members representing every industry in Chicago, the Club convenes thought leaders with varying perspectives to consider the public responsi- bility inherent to their roles in the city. This underscores the ECC mission to, “foster meaningful connections among Chicago leaders to encourage dialogue on important economic and social issues and to cultivate the next generation of civic leadership.”

A key pillar of our membership is this demonstrated commitment to civic engagement, a trait that sets the Chicago business community apart. Additionally, more than 70% of our members are C-suite executives, representing the top leaders of their respective fields.

In my first year serving as the Club’s CEO and after 25 years of membership, I can attest to the vitality of our organization and our members’ consistent appeal for programs that will challenge and educate. Our role connecting our members and addressing the most pressing issues of the day has become even more important as we deliver content virtually and Chicago seeks ways to overcome the myriad challenges it faces.

Against that backdrop, the Club itself could not function without the contribution of its members, who donate their time to various committees and push us to deliver the most timely and useful programming at a point in our long history when our members have both the desire to learn and take action. And perhaps most signifi- cantly, our members continue to cultivate a community of thinkers and innovators who will impart the Club’s vision to the next generation of Chicago leaders.

david snyder President & CEO – The Economic Club of Chicago

3 PROGRAM OFFERINGS

please note All of these program offerings have been converted to digital opportunities in the wake of COVID-19.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS FORUMS

Monthly programs that feature global Held periodically throughout the year, leaders who share their forum meetings are subject-driven views on contemporary issues. and often feature a panel of experts.

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YOUNG LEADERSHIP FORUMS DISCUSSION SERIES

These meetings provide members 45 years and Led by the Aspen Institute’s Henry Crown Fellows, younger the opportunity to meet the discussion series brings together members for small senior leaders and connect with peers. group conversations on a specific topic over dinner.

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LEADERSHIP DINNERS ROUNDTABLES

Our most highly rated program, the Leadership Held throughout the year as opportunities arise, Dinners allow members the opportunity these breakfast meetings offer our members to attend private small group dinners hosted by an exclusive opportunity to engage with timely past and present leaders of the Club. speakers on a more intimate level.

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SPECIAL MEETINGS FIFTH NIGHT

Occasionally Special Meetings are held when The program year ends with ECC’s annual notable or timely opportunities arise. Fifth Night social event which celebrates a cultural or educational institution in Chicago.

5 SPEAKER HIGHLIGHT SPEAKER HIGHLIGHT

“Sometimes failures are the most informative. If you’re adaptable, you’re observant, and “America at its best has stood for the narritive of pluralism, tolerance, democracy, rule of law, you’re not scared to confront your own errors, you learn from them. We set up a marvelous human rights, freedom of the press, freedom of religion—that’s a more powerful narrative. system for improving almost any kind of expenditure at the firm, every type of investment. And a majority of people around the world aspire to that narrative, which is the reason We have our committee make sure that everyone who’s in the room actual speaks. why people still want to come here. But we have to fight for it […] I always want to emphasize I’m not a believer in paid guests – if you’re there, you’re there to critique something.” not to take for granted the institutions, norms and values that we have built. It’s not so much that they’re fragile, but they are reversible.”

stephen a. schwarzman – october 7, 2020 the honorable – december 5, 2017

7 SPEAKER HIGHLIGHT SPEAKER HIGHLIGHT

“I think the thing that offends me, and makes me angrier than anything in the world, “If you don’t look at it as the long haul and invest along the way on those things that are is the squandering of human potential, including my own. I think that love, if we gamechangers, you lose. You have to have the right conversations internally to set the had to define it, is the realizing of potential in others and indeed in yourself. […] You vision and you have to do that externally with your institutional shareholder so they can never see human potential more squandered than in the dire despair of poverty and understand you’re on a journey. If you’re not investing in tech or in people, you lose.” extreme poverty. And to realize - I’ve said this before, but I hope it’s still not a cliché – that where you live can never decide whether you live.”

bono – december 6, 2018 roz brewer – january 14, 2020

9 PAST SPEAKERS 01 02 03 04 05 06

please note The titles and companies are represented as they were at the time of the speaker’s program with ECC.

01 jb pritzker 16 laurence d. fink 29 george lucas Governor Founder, Chairman & CEO Founder 07 08 09 10 11 12 The State of BlackRock Lucasfilm 02 ilene s. g o r d o n 17 paul d. ryan 30 kenneth c. griffin Chairman, President & CEO U.S. Congressman Founder & CEO Ingredion State of Citadel 03 dan gilbert Chairman 31 david axelrod Founder & Chairman House Budget Committee Director and 18 thomas s. ricketts University of Chicago Chairman Executive Chairman Institute of Politics Cavaliers Chicago Cubs 32 tony blair CEO Prime Minister 04 ban ki-moon 13 14 15 16 17 18 Secretary-General Incapital The United Kingdom United Nations 19 christopher wray 33 roger w. ferguson jr. 05 hillary rodham clinton Director President & CEO Former Secretary of State Federal Bureau of Investigation TIAA of America 20 tina tchen 34 indra nooyi 06 adam silver Partner President & CEO Commissioner Buckley LLP PepsiCo National Basketball Association 21 jamie dimon 35 07 george w. bush Chairman & CEO Co-Founder & CEO 43rd President JPMorgan Chase Tesla, Inc. United States of America 22 mary dillon Founder & CEO 19 20 21 22 23 24 08 sheryl sandberg CEO SpaceX Ulta Beauty COO 36 jerome powell Facebook 23 david rubenstein Chairman 09 satya nadella Co-Founder & Co-CEO Board of Governors of the CEO The Carlyle Group Federal Reserve System Microsoft 24 37 dambisa f. moyo 10 mellody hobson First Lady Global Economist & Author United States of America Co-CEO & President 38 robert a. iger Ariel Investments 25 yo-yo ma Chairman & CEO 11 anthony fauci Cellist, Judson and Joyce Green The Walt Disney Company 25 26 27 28 29 30 Creative Consultant Director 39 The Chicago Symphony Orchestra margo georgiadis National Institute of Allergy President & CEO and Infectious Diseases 26 lori e. lightfoot Ancestry Mayor 12 40 City of Chicago arne duncan Secretary of Commerce Managing Director United States of America 27 oscar munoz Chicago CRED CEO 13 toni preckwinkle 41 United Airlines al gore President Former Vice President Cook County Board 28 howard schultz United States of America CEO 14 kenneth c. frazier 42 john w. rogers jr. Starbucks 31 32 33 34 35 36 Chairman of the Board & CEO Chairman, Co-CEO & CIO Merck & Co. Ariel Investments 15 mary t. barra Chairperson & CEO General Motors Company

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37 38 39 40 41 42 WE ARE AT THE HEART OF WHAT MAKES CHICAGO WORK.

13 AFTER SCHOOL WEB OF CONNECTIONS MATTERS

CIVIC HENRY CROWN FELLO WS CONSULTING THE A SPEN INSTITUTE ALLIANCE

NORTHWESTERN CHICAGO CONSULAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORPS RUSH UNIVERSITY T HE CH I C A GO MEDICAL CENTER COMMUN I TY T R U ST SHEDD AUARIUM UNITED WAY ADLER OF METROPOLITAN PLANETARIUM CHICAGO

EXECUTIVES CHICAGO CLUB OF CHICAGO LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO URBAN LEAGUE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHICAGO MUSEUM OF INNOVATION SCIENCE & INDUSTRY CHICAGO CHICAGOLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

BIG SHOULDERS ART INSTITUTE NORTHWESTERN FUND OF CHICAGO UN I VE R S ITY

THE COMMERCIAL FIELD MUSEUM CLUB OF CHICAGO THE CHICAGO OF NATURA L HIS TORY NETWORK

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ANN & ROBERT H LURIE LEADERSHIP CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF GREATER CHICAGO CHICAGO BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE THE CHICAGO COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS

WORLD BUSINESS CHICAGO UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO he Economic Club of Chicago has consistently maintained itself as one of the most connected clubs in the city. With a membership CRAINS CHICAGO of prominent leaders from every Chicago industry, the Club brings BUSINESS T 40 UNDER 40 together representatives of some of the most significant Chicago institutions that continue to shape the city.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

debra a. cafaro mohan rao, phd mellody hobson mary dillon sid bala jeanne gang michael c. kr auss ryan ruskin Chair Treasurer Ex-Officio Member President & CEO Founding Principal Co-Founder President & CEO alligatortek Studio Gang Architects Market Strategy Group The Ruskin Group ted souder christopher t. bertschy sean connolly john holmes First Vice Chair, Programs Secretary Member Member christopher t. helene d. gayle, md, mph anil kumar pietro satriano bertschy President & CEO Co-Founder & CEO Chairman & CEO ryan ruskin david snyder michelle l. collins charles r. matthews Managing Partner The Chicago Community Trust Quinnox US Foods Second Vice Chair, Forums President & CEO Member Member McCarthy Bertschy & mary louise gorno christine a. leahy jennifer scanlon Associates, Inc. Managing Director President & CEO President & CEO sally blount, phd Ingenuity International CDW UL COMMITTEE CHAIRS President & CEO sally grimes juan r. luc ia no eric s. smi th Catholic Charities of the Chief Executive Officer Vice Chairman Archdiocese of Chicago Chairman, President & CEO koula berlin don mcneill carla robinson ryan ruskin Clif Bar Archer Daniels Midland Company BMO Harris Bank Membership Chair Communications Chair Reception Chair Forums Chair debra a. ca fa ro gavin hattersley maurice smith Chairman & CEO patrick m. m ag oon President & CEO President & CEO renu kulkarni mohan rao, phd derek robinson, md ted souder Ventas Former President & CEO Questions Chair Finance Chair Young Leaders Chair Programs Chair Molson Coors Beverage Ann & Robert H. Lurie Health Care Service keith cardoza Company Corporation Children’s Hospital of Chicago Principal & CIO david snyder Brownson, Rehmus mellody hobson roxanne m. m a r t i no President & CEO ECC TEAM & Foxworth Co-CEO & President Managing Partner Ariel Investments OceanM19 The Economic Club of Chicago john a. challenger david snyder katherine cooney joelle kuhnen emily whelchel CEO john holmes charles r. m at thews ted souder Manager, Executive Office Director of Membership Head of Industry – Retail President & CEO Program Communications Challenger, Gray President & CEO President & CEO Manager & Board Relations AAR Corp. Peoples Gas Google hannah buhl joshua white & Christmas Program Coordinator katie esposito andrew leasure Membership Coordinator michelle l. collins kym hubbard eileen mitchell scott swanson Vice President & Corporate Board Member President - IL President, Illnois evelyn chavez Vice President & benita zepeda President Chief Financial Officer PIMCO Funds & State Auto AT&T Illinois PNC Bank Program Assistant Chief Program Officer Marketing Communications Cambium Manager Financial Corporation derrick anthony vena sean connolly oscar munoz michael j. wa lk er Information Technology President howell-mcqueen President & CEO Executive Chairman Manager SpaceLogik Financial Reporting Analyst Conagra Brands Distinguished Senior Fellow United Airlines The University of Chicago mary dillon michael o’grady gregory d. wa s s on Law School Co-Founder & President CEO President & CEO Wasson Enterprise Ulta Beauty kunal kapoor Northern Trust CEO RECENT PAST CHAIRS AND HONORARY BOARD DIRECTORS theodore l. dysart bridget m. o’keefe reeve b. wau d Morningstar Founder & Managing Partner Vice Chairman Partner Waud Capital Partners mellody hobson david b. speer* w. james farrell arnold r. weber* Heidrick & Struggles james p. kolar Daspin & Aument Central Market Managing Partner ilene s. gordon john w. rogers, jr. michael h. mo sk ow robert w. galvin * charles l. e va n s mohan rao, phd andrea zopp PricewaterhouseCoopers CEO President & CEO john r. ettelson william m. daley andrew j. mckenna edgar d. jannotta President & CEO Expression Therapeutics World Business Chicago john a. canning, jr. miles d. white phillip b. rooney patrick g. ryan Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago michael reinsdorf *Deceased President & COO

16 17 1 PATH TO MEMBERSHIP 6 2

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TWO SPONSORS BIOGRAPHY & APPLICATION

For an individual to be considered for membership, Sponsors must provide the Club a biography along two current members must serve as sponsors with a completed application for membership. for that candidate. It is Club tradition that all correspondence regarding membership be done through the candidate’s sponsors. 5 3 3 4

LETTERS OF SUPPORT ATTEND A CLUB MEETING

Both sponsors must provide a letter of support, A candidate is required to attend a Club Meeting, detailing the reasons the candidate preferably with their sponsor. should be considered for membership. 4 Additional letters of support are welcome.

he Membership Committee consists of over 80 members who serve on 10 subcommittees, each one representing specific industries and 5 6 T occupations. The entire Membership Committee meets four times a year INTERVIEW COMMITTEE SELECTION to elect new members. The subcommittees are responsible for reviewing applications A representative of the corresponding membership At the quarterly meetings of the Membership Committee, that members submit for consideration. Their foremost objective is to fill each subcommittee will review the application selected candidates are elected to membership. available Club membership with the best candidate possible. An individual may and determine if an interview will take place. remain a candidate for several years. The Club has worked to attract a diverse membership by age, profession, and background, with a particular emphasis on identifying younger members so that the ideas and ideals of one generation will be passed on to the next. All decisions with respect to membership admission, retention and revocation are at the discretion of The Economic Club of Chicago Board of Directors.

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In an effort to engage the rich artistic community of Chicago, the Club features portraits of each dinner meeting speaker on the cover of the printed programs, produced by a selected local artist. For the 2019-2020 Program Year, the Club was honored to work with Chicago-based artist Anna Dominguez, better known as the Queen of Tape, whose portraits are below. THE ECONOMIC CLUB OF CHICAGO From left to right: David M. Cordani, Lori E. Lightfoot, Dirk Van de Put 33 n Dearborn Street, Suite 1700 Chicago, il 60602

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nna Dominguez (Queen of Tape) is a Chicago native who creates pictures FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA with only adhesive tapes. She graduated from Dominican University with A a degree in Studio Art and Education. Restless to find a different medium #EconClubChi to work with besides paints, pencils, clay, etc, she discovered tape. Dominguez /company/the-economic-club-of-chicago has been commissioned by various Olympic and professional athletes, Chicago businesses, celebrities, and TV personalities. She is also sponsored by The Duck Brand tape @EconClubChi @EconClubChi company. Anna has been featured on channel ABC7, Fox32, PBS, WCIU, FOX SOCCER, /EconomicClubChicago Windy City Live, Telemundo, WGN Radio, and, WYCC. View our program archive and livestream of select events on our YouTube Channel

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