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.

Notable Speakers

  • The Honorable Jerome Powell

    4.06.18

  • Larry Fink

    2.13.18

  • The Honorable Barack Obama

    12.05.17

  • Arne Duncan

    1.18.18

  • Jamie Dimon

    11.22.17

  • Gerard Baker

    11.16.17

  • Mary Dillon

    10.12.17

  • Ginger Evans

    9.29.17

  • 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

  • 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

  • 6
    6 of the past 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
  • 1850
    The ECC consists of nearly 1,850 regular members representing the top executives in a broad range of industries, reflective of the diverse leadership of the city of Chicago
  • 70%
    Over 70% of ECC members are c-level executives of their businesses or firms