We would like to offer a special thank you to the current board members shown on the right who will be stepping down this year to focus on specific committees, the Advisory Council, and extending the network in other ways. Their help and support over many, many years has been crucial to our growth and we look forward to continuing to build with them.

ACG Chicago is a leader in the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) global network of over 13,000 professionals. The ACG Chicago mission is to be the premier network in Northern Illinois for experts and decision-making professionals focused on strategies for increasing stakeholder value.

More than 1,000 foremost authorities in their fields comprise this diverse and knowledgeable Chicago network of corporate executives, capital sources, corporate advisors and service providers. The Board of over 40 dedicated members along with over 100 other committee members focus on the needs of these professionals to build unparalleled opportunities for networking, deal-making, personal growth and professional development.

The Private Equity Network has been long recognized for its strength in the middle-market mergers and acquisitions / private equity community. ACG Chicago annually hosts the Midwest ACG Capital Connection® in October. Every year, 1100-1200 attendees are networking and deal-making with 165 private equity firms representing over $100 billion in capital. The annual Market Trends Breakfast and similar events through the year are some of the most heavily attended in Chicago.

The Corporate Network is comprised of senior executives of public and private companies throughout the Chicago area that foster strategic and organic growth. ACG Chicago has been able to expand its network to those executives through its highly successful programs and its new outreach projects in corporate development, boards, and management.

The International Network is designed for those corporate development officers and professionals involved in cross-border growth and transactions. This key variable of corporate growth will be increasingly critical as the global markets impact middle-market corporate growth. An ongoing series of roundtables, trade missions, and presentations from key trading partners are the core of this network's effort to address the current market.

The Venture / Cleantech Network has been developed with the Chicago network of professionals (academic, government, scientists, and entrepreneurs, and of course the investment community) and features dozens of experts on panels and conferences.

ACG Chicago Past Presidents:

2010/2011   Daniel P. Howell
2008/2009 James A. McNair
2006/2007 Michael L. Sklar
2004/2005 Craig A. Miller
2003      Carol A. Carsella
2001/2002 Gary I. Levenstein
1999/2000 William J. Fisher
1998         Paul E. Krantz
1996/1997 Michel J. Feldman
1995           James J. Blaha
1994           Don Locke
1993           Christopher A. Gebelin
1992         Ken Hoganson
1991         Patricia Buus
1990         George Stevenson
1989         Bill Finn
1987/1988 Bill Luke

1986          Carol Holmes
1985          Allan Juers
1984          Donald Olexa
1983          Gordon Breed
1982          Ken Bodenstein
1981          Phil Nielsen
1980          Bernie Kornhaber
1979          Hugh Wagner
1978          Connie Tuerk
1977          Bob Tilson
1976          Steve Slavin
1975          Ed Wozniak
1974          Ken Bonny
1973        Jim Ryan
1972          Tom Smith
1970/1971 Don Reed

Members

32 Members
	Dustin R. Weinberger President GE Capital dustin.weinberger@ge.com (312) 441-6724
	Thomas M. Turmell Executive Vice President TMT Capital Partners, LLC tturmell@tmtcapital.com (773) 220-5910
	Suzanne L. Saxman Secretary Seyfarth Shaw LLP ssaxman@seyfarth.com (312) 460-5646
	Murray R. Lessinger Treasurer White Oak Group mlessinger@whiteoakgroup.net (847) 441-2693
	Daniel P. Howell VP & Co-Chair Venture Network Mesirow Financial dhowell@mesirowfinancial.com (312) 595-6094
	Craig A. Miller Chief Executive Officer ACG Chicago CMiller@ACGChicago.com (877) 224-6389 x 101
	Brian Crannell VP & Chair Corporate Network Knowles Electronics brian.crannell@knowles.com (630) 250-5179
	David G. Heinke VP & Co Chair Corporate Network Grant Thornton LLP david.heinke@us.gt.com (312) 602-8952
	Stefan Timms VP & Chair International Network Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP stefan.timms@blakes.com (312) 739-3625
	Mark E. Lanyon VP & Co-Chair Intertnational Network Morningstar, Inc. mark.lanyon@morningstar.com (312) 384-3964
	Ryan Rassin VP & Chair Private Equity Network OFS Capital rrassin@ofscapital.com (847) 734-2045
	Steven M. Bernard VP & Co-Chair Private Equity Network William Blair & Company sbernard@williamblair.com (312) 364-8221
	Michael Gruber VP & Chair Venture Network Independence Equity mgruber@independence-equity.com (847) 739-0100 x1
	Andrew L. Weil VP & Chair Awards Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP aweil@morganlewis.com (312) 324-1750
	John Weber VP & Co-Chair Awards Associated Bank john.weber@associatedbank.com (312) 565-5267
	Shez K. Bandukwala Director Stifel Nicolaus Weisel sbandukwala@stifel.com (312) 269-0387
	John C. Bintz Director Valuation Research Corporation jbintz@valuationresearch.com (312) 957-7505
	Joseph A. Contaldo Director Corporate Finance Associates - Chicago jac@cfachicago.com (847) 836-7035
	Venita E. Fields Director Smith Whiley & Company venita.fields@smithwhiley.com (847) 425-9062
	Walter C. Florence Director Frontenac Company wflorence@frontenac.com (312) 368-0044
	David Gaito Director PNC Business Credit david.gaito@pnc.com (312) 454-2940
	Charles A. Gonzalez Director Albion Investors LLC cgonzalez@albioninvestors.com (212) 277-7537
	James J. Greenberger Director Private Equity Law Advisors jgreenberger@pelawadvisors.com (312) 588-0488
	Ankur Gupta Director McDermott Will & Emery LLP ankurgupta@mwe.com (312) 984-5560
	Brian P. Kerwin Director Duane Morris LLP bpkerwin@duanemorris.com (312) 499-6737
	Gordon C. Liao Director Baird Capital Partners gliao@rwbaird.com (312) 609-4671
	Ada C. Nielsen Director BP America Inc. ada@adacnielsen.com (312) 953-1083
	Richard W. Porter Director Kirkland & Ellis LLP rporter@kirkland.com (312) 861-2396
	Saul E. Rudo Director Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP saul.rudo@kattenlaw.com (312) 902-5664
	Alexander D. Tang Director Clean Energy Trust alex@cleanenergytrust.org (630) 730-3076
	James A. Valderrama Director Grant Thornton LLP jim.valderrama@us.gt.com (312) 602-8160
	James K. Vargo Director HomeDirectUSA, Inc. jvargo@homedirectusa.com (708) 649-7505

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