|
Friday May 7, 2010
At Noon
In the Main Lounge of the Union League Club
65 West Jackson Blvd
The First Friday Club of Chicago
Welcomes
Thomas S. Ricketts
Chairman of the Chicago
Cubs
Chairman & CEO
Incapital LLC
"It Is More Than a Game...and More
Than a Business Too"
Tom Ricketts, his brothers, sister and parents did something so
many other people have only dreamed about. They bought a baseball
team. And not just any team. On October 27, 2009 the Ricketts family
officially took over ownership of the Chicago Cubs. Some people
would say they didn’t just buy a baseball team but they bought
a cult, a legend, and a fascinating human experience.
While in college Tom and his brother, Pete, lived in the shadow
of the “friendly confines”. Tom met his wife, Cece,
in the bleachers during a Cubs game. It doesn’t get much better
than that!
Though owned as a business and managed as a major league sports
franchise, Tom Ricketts is the Chairman of the Board of a phenomenon
that (some would say) is larger than life – the Chicago Cubs.!
Tom is also Chairman and CEO of Chicago-based Incapital LLC, which
he co-founded in 2000. Incapital is a global investment bank that
underwrites and distributes fixed income securities issued by major
corporations, banks and federal agencies.
Mr. Ricketts was named to Institutional Investor Magazine’s
“Online Finance 40” representing the nation’s
most influential people in E-finance 5 of the last 8 years. He is
a Chartered Financial Analyst and has a B.A. and M.B.A. from the
University of Chicago. Tom is the University of Chicago’s
Graduate School of Business Distinguished Young Alumnus for 2005.
He lives with his wife and five children in Wilmette.
To reserve your place for the April 9thmeeting of The First Friday
Club of Chicago, please call 312-466-9610 no later than Noon Tuesday,
May 4th. Please give the number of reservations needed, any
dietary restrictions and parish seating group if desired.
This year the lunch fee is $30 for members and $35 for guests.
Once your reservation is made, your lunch fee is required, even
if you are unable to attend.
The Union League Club (65 West Jackson Blvd) has a dress code:
business attire for women and a shirt with collar for men and no
tennis shoes or jeans.
THE FIRST FRIDAY CLUB OF CHICAGO
312-466-9610
NEW E-MAIL: ffcc@firstfridayclubchicago.org
www.firstfridayclubchicago.org
.
|
