The Economic Club of Chicago fosters meaningful connections among Chicago leaders to encourage dialogue on important economic and social issues and to cultivate the next generation of civic leadership.

Recent Speakers

  • Yo-Yo Ma

    5.10.17

  • Ginni Rometty

    5.01.17

  • Tom Ricketts

    3.07.17

  • James Balog

    3.02.17

  • Ben Silbermann

    1.30.17

  • Dean Kamen

    12.14.16

  • David Axelrod

    11.16.16

  • Oscar Munoz

    10.24.16

  • Secretary Penny Pritzker

    5.12.16

  • Ellen J. Kullman

    5.03.16

  • David M. Rubenstein

    2.04.16

  • Patrick Whitesell

    12.09.15

  • W. Rockwell Wirtz

    10.19.15

  • Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

    9.30.15

  • Robert A. Iger

    4.14.15

  • Mary Barra

    3.12.15

  • David W. MacLennan

    12.18.14

  • John T. Chambers

    10.17.14

  • Hillary Clinton

    10.08.14

  • Greg Brown

    9.29.14

  • W. James McNerney, Jr.

    4.24.14

  • Michael V. Hayden

    3.18.14

  • Martin Sorrell

    2.20.14

  • Chris Christie

    2.11.14

  • Arne Duncan

    12.16.13

  • Tom Ricketts

    10.28.13

  • Brian T. Moynihan

    9.12.13

  • Kenneth C. Griffin

    5.20.13

  • Eric Schmidt

    5.16.13

  • Michelle Obama

    4.10.13

  • Sheryl Sandberg

    3.28.13

  • John Mackey

    1.30.13

  • Roger S. Goodell

    12.18.12

  • Dick Costolo

    11.19.12

  • Douglas R. Oberhelman

    10.18.12

  • Michael R. Bloomberg

    8.14.12

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ECC: At the Heart of What Makes Chicago Work

  • 5/7
    5 of the past 7 U.S. Presidents have addressed the ECC
  • 10
    10 visiting state leaders have spoken to the ECC, including the prime ministers of Great Britain, Sweden, Australia, and the Presidents of the French Republic, Ireland, Mexico and Uruguay
  • ECC
    Members include CEOs of global corporations; managing partners in leading law, accounting and consulting firms; executives of top technology, financial, healthcare, insurance, and media companies; the leaders of Chicago's major cultural and educational institutions; and the heads of local and national charitable foundations and civic organizations
  • 90%
    Over 90% of members say they would actively recommend the ECC to people in their professional networks
  • 1700
    The ECC consists of 1700 regular members representing the top executives in a broad range of industries, reflective of the diverse leadership of the city of Chicago
  • 60%
    Over 60% of ECC members are c-level executives of their businesses or firms
  • 93%
    93% of Fortune 500 companies in the Chicago metro area are represented in the ECC