Executive Advisors are regional CEOs (or highest-ranking regional corporate officers) who lend their names in support of MPC's work and make an annual commitment of at least $15,000. There are no required meetings, but individuals are welcome to become involved in issues of interest to them or their companies. Starting with Bill Osborn of the Northern Trust as our first Executive Advisor in 2002, this group continues to add new members.
A primary motivation for joining MPC's Executive Advisors is civic engagement and the desire to contribute to the vibrancy and vitality of Chicago and the surrounding region. Executive Advisors are listed on the MPC letterhead, in our online Biennial Report and in materials distributed to other corporate partners and donors.
Benefits, such as visibility derived from partnering with a results-oriented organization, also include:
- invitations to exclusive networking events;
- workshops, panels and seminars featuring peers;
- volunteer opportunities for an organization’s senior executives; and
- personal MPC issue briefings or workplace Lunch & Learns, upon request.
Current Executive Advisors
Nicholas Alexos
Chief Financial Officer, Dentsply Sirona, Inc.
Carol Bernick
Chief Executive Officer, Polished Nickel Capital Management LLC
John L. Bucksbaum
Chief Executive Officer, Bucksbaum Retail Properties, LLC
Marion A. Cameron
Chief Executive Officer, Sipi Metals Corp.
David R. Casper
U.S. CEO, BMO Financial Group
Robert M. Chapman
Chief Executive Officer, CenterPoint Properties Trust
Marsha Cruzan
Regional President, U.S. Bank
Craig J. Duchossois
Chairman & CEO, The Duchossois Group, Inc.
John Ettelson
President & CEO, William Blair & Company
Bob Flannery
President, CA Residential
Chief Operating Officer, CA Ventures
John S. Gates, Jr.
Chairman & CEO, PortaeCo LLC
Nancy S. Gerrie
Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
Co-Chair, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice
Michael L. Keiser
Owner, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
Mark Kowlzan
Chairman & CEO, PCA
Karen Layng
Founder and President, M.A.I.T. Co.
Steven N. Miller
Partner & Co-Founder, Origin Ventures
Charles J. Moore
President, The Banc Funds Company, LLC
J. Marshall Peck
President, InterPark Holdings LLC
Shawn Riegsecker
Founder & CEO, Centro
Joan Rockey
Principal, Chief Financial Officer, CastleArk Management LLC
Michael Scudder
Chairman, President & CEO, First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.
Mark Skender
CEO, Skender
Scott Swanson
President, PNC Bank, Illinois
Stephan B. Tanda
President & CEO, AptarGroup, Inc.
Jim TenBroek
Managing Partner, Growth Catalyst Partners
Edward J. Wehmer
Founder, President & CEO, Wintrust Financial Corp.
Theodore Weldon, III
Executive General Manager-Development, Lendlease
Serena Wolfe
Partner EY and Real Estate Market Segment Leader - Central Region, Ernst & Young LLP
Andrea L. Zopp
President & CEO, World Business Chicago
Executive Advisors in action at MPC!
Executive Advisor Marsha Cruzan (U.S. Bank) and Kevin Jackson of the Chicago Rehab Network at the 2018 Annual Luncheon.
MPC Board Member J. Scot Pepper and Executive Advisor Bob Flannery (CA Residential/CA Ventures) at the 2018 Annual Luncheon.
MPC Senior Fellow King Harris and Executive Advisor Scott Swanson (PNC Bank, Illinois) at the 2018 Annual Luncheon.
MPC Board Member Jim Stirling and Executive Advisor Charles Moore (The Banc Funds Company, LLC) at the 2018 Annual Luncheon.
For more information on joining this exclusive group, contact:
Janet Myers
Vice President of Philanthropy
312 863 6010
jmyers@metroplanning.org
Executive Advisors Overview (printable PDF)