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Council on Chicago Booth

The Council on Chicago Booth advises Booth's leadership in their efforts to maintain faculty excellence and develop the highest quality management education programs in the world. We gratefully acknowledge the extraordinary contributions of Chicago Booth Council members.

2011 - 12 Council Members

John A. Edwardson, Chair
MBA '72
Chairman
CDW Corporation
Vernon Hills, Illinois

Robert V. Adams*
MBA '61
Retired Executive Vice President
Xerox Corporation
Santa Monica, California

Nicholas W. Alexos
MBA '88
Cofounder & Managing Partner
Madison Dearborn Partners, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois

Andrew M. Alper†
AB '80, MBA '81
Chairman
Alper Investments, Inc.
New York, New York

John P. Amboian
AB '83, MBA '84
Chief Executive Officer
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois

Calvin H. Baker
MBA '69
Managing Director & Senior Portfolio Manager
Brown Capital Management
Baltimore, Maryland

Norman R. Bobins*
MBA '67
Chicago, Illinois

Dennis S. Bookshester*
Chairman
America's PowerSports, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois

David G. Booth†*
MBA '71
Chairman and CEO
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.
Santa Monica, California

Barbara L. Bowles
MBA '71
Landers-Bowles Family Foundation
Chicago, Illinois

Peter C. Browning*
MBA '76
Lead Director
Nucor Inc.
Charlotte, North Carolina

Philip Alan Canfield
MBA '96
Principal
GTCR Golder Rauner LLC
Chicago, Illinois

Charles H. Cannon
MBA '82
Chairman and CEO
JBT Corporation
Chicago, Illinois

Jaime Chico-Pardo ◊ ex officio member
MBA '74
Co-Chairman of the Board
Telefonos de Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico

Dennis H. Chookaszian*
MBA '68
Retired Chairman and CEO
CNA Financial Corporation
Chicago, Illinois

Kenneth J. Coates*
MBA '64
Senior Partner
TriMentor Group LLC
Santa Barbara, California

Robert M. Conway*
MBA '69
Senior Director
Goldman Sachs & Company
London, United Kingdom

Kenneth S. Crews
MBA '74
Partner and Managing Director
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
Dallas, Texas

Robert C. Davidson Jr.*
MBA '69
Retired Chairman and CEO
Surface Protection Industries, Inc.
Pasadena, California

Wendy L. de Monchaux
MBA '86
Weston, Connecticut

James R. Donnelley*
MBA '62
Partner
Stet & Query Limited Partnership
Chicago, Illinois

James J. Drury III
MBA '66
Chairman and CEO
James Drury Partners
Chicago, Illinois

Richard Elden
MBA '66
Founder
Lakeview Capital Management LLC
Chicago, Illinois

Merrick M. Elfman
MBA '83
Senior Managing Director
Sterling Capital Partners
Northbrook, Illinois

Mark A. Ernst
MBA '86
Executive VP and COO
Fiserv, Inc.
Brookfield, Wisconsin

Lawrence I. Field*
Chairman
Field Holdings Inc.
Northbrook, Illinois

David W. Fox*
MBA '58
Retired Chairman and CEO
Chicago Stock Exchange
Burr Ridge, Illinois

Cheryl A. Francis
MBA '78
Co-Founder and Co-Chairman
Corporate Leadership Center
Burr Ridge, Illinois

Joel F. Gemunder
MBA '62
President and CEO
Omnicare, Inc.
Convington, Kentucky

Timothy M. George†
AB '74, MBA '75
Managing Director
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
New York, New York

Melvin R. Goodes*
MBA '60
Retired Chairman and CEO
Warner-Lambert Company
Vero Beach, Florida

Kathryn C. Gould†
MBA '78
Gould Investments
Portola Valley, California

James W. Harding*
MBA '40
Retired President and Chairman
Kemper Financial Services, Inc.
Indian Wells, California

Michael E. Herman*
MBA '64
General Partner
Herman Family Trading Company
Kansas City, Missouri

James Hill Jr.*
MBA '67
Managing Partner
Mitchell & Titus LLP
Chicago, Illinois

Lee S. Hillman
MBA '79
Chairman
Power Plate International
Northbrook, Illinois

Michele J. Hooper
MBA '75
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
The Director's Council
Wilmette, Illinois

Mark S. Hoplamazian
MBA '89
Chief Executive Officer
Global Hyatt Corporation
Chicago, Illinois

Marc S. James
MBA '88
Managing Director
Wachovia Securities LLC
New York, New York

David W. Johnson*
MBA '58
Retired Chairman, President and CEO
Campbell Soup Company
New Hope, Pennsylvania

George Kadifa
MBA '89
Investor
Silver Lake Management
Palo Alto, California

Edward L. Kaplan
MBA '71
Nalpak, Inc.
Northbrook, Illinois

Karen Katen†
AB '70, MBA '74
Senior Advisor
Essex Woodlands Health Ventures LLC
New York, New York

Dennis J. Keller†
MBA '68
Chairman
DeVry Inc.
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois

James M. Kilts †*
MBA '74
Founding Partner
Centerview Partners
Rye, New York

Craig P. Kipp
MBA '83
President & Chief Executive Officer
Boart Longyear Ltd.
South Jordan, Utah

David M. Kirchheimer
MBA '78
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
Oaktree Capital Management
Los Angeles, California

Robert J. Lavidge*
MBA '47
President Emeritus
Elrick and Lavidge
Scottsdale, Arizona

Jerry W. Levin*
MBA '68
Chairman and CEO
JW Levin Partners LLC
New York, New York

James W. Lewis*
MBA '70
Chairman
Geometry Group, Inc.
New York, New York

Michael D. Lockhart
MBA '75
Retired Chairman, President & CEO
Armstrong Holdings, Inc.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

 

Joseph Mansueto
AB '78, MBA '80
Chairman and CEO
Morningstar, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois

Peter W. May†*
AB '64, MBA '65
Vice Chairman
Triarc Companies, Inc.
New York, New York

Robert C. McCormack*
MBA '68
Partner
Trident Capital, Inc.
Burr Ridge, Illinois

Mark G. McGrath*
MBA '69
Senior Advisor
Gleacher Partners LLC
Chicago, Illinois

John A. McQuown
Principal
Diversified Credit Investments, LLC
San Francisco, California

Leo Melamed*
Chairman and CEO
Melamed & Associates
Chicago, Illinois

Rodney M. Miller Sr.
MBA '86
Managing Director
Mergers and Acquisitions
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
New York, New York

Luis Miranda◊ ex officio member
MBA '89
President and CEO
IDFC Private Equity Co. Ltd.
Mumbai, India

Robert B. Nagel
MBA '63
Chairman and Partner
CEO Partners, Inc.
Winnetka, Illinois

Joseph Neubauer†*
MBA '65
Chairman and CEO
ARAMARK Corporation
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

James B. Nicholson
MBA '67
President and CEO
PVS Chemicals, Inc.
Detroit, Michigan

Janet Ortega◊ ex officio member
MBA '81
Director
Saenz Hofmann International
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Michael P. Polsky
MBA '87
Founder, President, and CEO
Invenergy, LLC
Chicago, Illinois

Janet Pucino
MBA '94
Beverly Hills, California 

Paul E. Purcell
MBA '71
Chairman, President and CEO
Robert W. Baird & Company
Chicago, Illinois

John Peter Ricketts
AB '86, MBA '91
Founder
Drakon LLC
Omaha, Nebraska

Bruce Rigal ex officio member
MBA '89
Chief Operating Officer, Global Corporate Finance
Deutsche Bank AG
London, United Kingdom

George G. Rinder*
EX '41, MBA '42
Retired Vice Chairman
Marshall Field & Company
Burr Ridge, Illinois

Linnea Roberts
MBA '90
Managing Director, Investment Banking
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
New York, New York 

Robert Rothman*
MBA '77
Chairman and CEO
Black Diamond Financial Group
Tampa, Florida

Steven G. Rothmeier†*
MBA '72
Chairman and CEO
Great Northern Capital
St. Paul, Minnesota

William C. Rusnack*
MBA '70
Former President and CEO
Premcor, Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri

Jorge A. Saieh
AM '97, MBA '98
Chairman
GrupoCopesa
Santiago, Chile

George U. Sauter
MBA '80
Chief Investment Officer
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Timothy A. Schlindwein
MBA '72
Managing Principal
Schlindwein Associates, LLC
Chicago, Illinois

Frits Seegers
MBA '89
Chief Executive, Global Retail & Commercial Banking
Barclays PLC
London, England

Thomas W. Sidlik
MBA '73
Member of the Board of Managers
Delphi Automotive LLP
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Martin Slark
Vice Chairman and CEO
Molex, Inc.
Lisle, Illinois

Fred G. Steingraber*
MBA '64
Chairman
Board Advisors, LLC
Kenilworth, Illinois

Joel M. Stern*
MBA '64
Chairman and CEO
Stern Stewart & Company
New York, New York

Philip W.K. Sweet Jr.*
MBA '57
Retired Chairman
Northern Trust Company
Palm Beach, Florida

Diane Swonk
MBA '89
Senior Managing Director
and Chief Economist
Mesirow Financial Inc.
Chicago, Illinois

Richard K. Sykes
MBA '90
Director
McKinsey & Company
Chicago, Illinois

Ronald E. Tarrson
MBA '72
Owner
Santa Fe Aero Services
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Peter Q. Thompson
MBA '00
CEO
Perkins Investment Management
Chicago, Illinois

Mary Ann Tolan
MBA '92
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Accretive Health
Chicago, Illinois

James L. Tyree
President, Abbott Biotech Ventures
Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Park, Illinois

Roger M. Vasey*
MBA '70
Managing Partner
Conyers Capital LLC
Greenwich, Connecticut

Kenneth A. Viellieu
MBA '84
Head, Midwest Investment Banking
Moelis & Company Holdings LLC
Chicago, Illinois

David J. Vitale*
MBA '76
Senior Advisor to the CEO
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago, Illinois

John S. Wadsworth Jr.
MBA '63
Advisory Director
Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd.
San Francisco, California

Robert H. Wardrop◊ ex officio member
MBA '96 (EXP-1)
Co-CEO
Belvall Capital, SA
London, United Kingdom

Todd Evan Warnock
MBA '88
Founding Partner
RoundTable Healthcare Partners LP
Lake Forest, Illinois

Patricia A. Wier*
MBA '78
President
Patricia A. Wier Inc.
Chicago, Illinois

Alison A. Winter
MBA '75
Braintree Holdings, LLC
Pasadena, California

Ernest R. Wish*
MBA '71
Chairman
Wish Enterprises
Chicago, Illinois

Jeanette Wong ex officio member
MBA '02
Group Executive, Institutional Banking Group
DBS Bank
Singapore, Rep. of Singapore

John E. Yoshimura
MBA '87
Chief Operating Officer
A.T. Kearney, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois

Cynthia L. Zollinger
MBA '79
President and CEO
Cornerstone Research, Incorporated
San Francisco, California 

*Denotes Life Member, Chicago Booth Council
Denotes Member, University of Chicago Board of Trustees
‡Denotes University of Chicago Life Trustee
◊Denotes Chicago Booth Global Advisory Board

EX denotes enrollment in University of Chicago degree program and class year

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