RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Kelly R. Welsh has announced that he will step down as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Northern Trust - Chicago to accept a position with the federal government; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this event by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, Prior to joining Northern Trust in 2000, Kelly R. Welsh was with Ameritech Corporation from 1993 to 1999, where he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel; and
WHEREAS, Kelly R. Welsh was also Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago from 1989 to 1993 and from 1979 to 1989 was an attorney with the Chicago-based international law firm of Mayer Brown where he became a partner in 1985; and
WHEREAS, Kelly R. Welsh graduated from Harvard College, earned a master's degree from Sussex University, England, and a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Law Review; and
WHEREAS, From 1978 to 1979 Kelly R. Welsh was a Law Clerk to the Honorable Luther M. Swygert of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; and
WHEREAS, Kelly R. Welsh is a Trustee of the Field Museum, the University of Chicago Medical Center, and a member of other civic and professional boards and organizations; and
WHEREAS, Kelly R. Welsh previously was the Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority and Board President of the NYU Institute of Judicial Adminish-ation; and
WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice and dedication of Kelly R. Welsh serve as an example to all; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this eleventh day of December, 2013, do hereby congratulate Kelly R. Welsh on his distinguished tenure at Northern Trust - Chicago and do herby express our best wishes for his continued success; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Kelly R. Welsh.