Business Leadership Council

Chicago African American leadership group, founded in 2011

In 2010, several prominent African American corporate professionals and entrepreneurs came together and pooled their resources to support African American leadership in politics and business. The group realized that the African American business leaders needed to speak up for the community as well as be a representative voice to advocate for economic parity, effective political representation and with regard to social issues affecting us all, thus the Business Leadership Council was formally organized in February 2011.

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Board Members

Martin Nesbitt Chicago real estate executive-Co-CEO, The Vistria Group 

• Member, Board of Directors

Sam Scott Former CEO, Corn Products International

• Member, Board of Directors

Tony Anderson Retired Vice Chairman and Midwest Managing, Partner Ernst & Young

• Member, Board of Directors

Jim Reynolds Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Loop Capital

• Member, Board of Directors

John T Hooker Retired Executive Vice President, ComEd; chairman, Chicago Housing Authority

• Member, Board of Directors

Melody Spann-Cooper Director Chairman, Midway Broadcasting & President, WVON Radio

• Member, Board of Directors

John W Rogers Jr Mutual fund CEO and friend of President Obama

• Member, Board of Directors

Frank M Clark retired Chairman and CEO, ComEd

• Founding member, Chairman of the Board & President (Feb '11→?)