Awards & Recognition
★Boy Scouts of America Silver Buffalo Award (2007)
★Outstanding Director Award from Financial Times (2010)
★Northwestern Alumni Medal (2014)
Notable Facts
→Former Chairman & CEO of CNA Insurance Companies ($17B insurer)
→Served as director on 13 publicly traded corporations
→Adjunct Professor at University of Chicago Booth School of Business
→Made $8M gift to establish Chookaszian Accounting Research Center
→Made $6.5M gift for Northwestern computer science program
→Has Wikipedia page indicating significant public profile
→Chairman of Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council
→Serves on Chicago Mercantile Exchange board