RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING DONNA ZARCONE ON HER RETIREMENT AS PRESIDENT
AND CEO OF THE ECONOMIC CLUB OF CHICAGO
WHEREAS, The members of the Chicago City Council wish to congratulate Donna Zarcone on her retirement as President and CEO of the Economic Club of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this milestone by the Honorable Brendan Reilly, Alderman ofthe 42nd Ward; and
WHEREAS, Born in Westchester, Illinois, Donna earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business following a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Illinois State University; and
WHEREAS, Donna worked for a public accounting firm and became President of Harley-Davidson Financial Services before launching her own firm, D.F. Zarcone & Associates LLC; Donna joined the Economic Club of Chicago in 1999 and became President ofthe Club in 2012; and
WHEREAS, The purpose of the Economic Club of Chicago is to foster meaningful connections among Chicago leaders to encourage dialogue on important economic and social issues and to cultivate the next generation of leadership; and
WHEREAS, Donna is credited with diversifying the Club's membership, improving programming, and spurring revenue during her eight years as President and CEO; under her leadership, female membership in the Club grew from 22 percent to 30 percent, and non-white membership grew from 10 percent to 17 percent; the Club's 47-member board now consists of one-third women members and one-third minority members; and
WHEREAS, Donna currently serves on the corporate boards of the Cigna Corporation, CDW, and the Duchossois Group, and has previously served on the boards ofthe Jones Group and Wrightwood Capital; she also serves on the board of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Committee of 200, the Chicago Network, and the Young Presidents' Organization; and
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