John W. Rogers, Jr. Mr. Rogers is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ariel Capital Management, LLC, a privately held institutional money management firm that he founded in 1983. Mr. Rogers joined the McDonald's Board in 2003 and is a member of the class of 2010. Mr. Rogers also serves as a director of Aon Corporation and Exelon Corporation, and as a trustee of Ariel Investment Trust. Mr. Rogers was previously Chair of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability from 2010 to 2013. Mr. Rogers currently serves as a board member of Exelon Corporation and McDonald’s Corporation. Additionally, he is a director of the Chicago Urban League, a trustee of The University of Chicago, Chairman of the Board of Directors for The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, and a member of the board of the Nathan Cummings Foundation, where he serves on the Investment Committee. Mr. Rogers was previously Chair of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability from 2010 to 2013. Mr. Rogers served as a Co-Chair for the Obama-Biden Presidential Inaugural Committee in 2009. He received an A.B. from Princeton University