RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Richard Driehaus, founder of Driehaus Capital Management LLC, has been named a recipient of the 2017 Order of Lincoln Award by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this honor by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, The Order of Lincoln is the state of Illinois' highest award given to individuals whose achievements and contributions to the betterment of society have brought honor to the state; and
WHEREAS, Richard Driehaus is a lifelong Chicagoan and an alumnus of DePaul University; and
WHEREAS, Richard Driehaus is the Founder, Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager, Chairman and Director of Driehaus Capital Management LLC; and
WHEREAS, Driehaus Capital Management, founded in 1982, is an independent boutique investment advisor that manages growth equity investment strategies and multi-asset alternative strategies, and currently manages approximately $8.2 billion in assets; and
WHEREAS, Richard Driehaus is the architect of Driehaus Capital Management's equity investment philosophy; and
WHEREAS, Richard Driehaus founded Driehaus Private Equity in 2011 to continue executing the private equity investment tradition which he has developed; and
WHEREAS, Richard Driehaus founded both Driehaus Mutual Funds and Driehaus Securities LLC, where he currently serves as the Chairman; and
WHEREAS, Richard Driehaus is on the Board of Directors of Driehaus Capital Holdings LLC, Driehaus Enterprise Management, Inc., The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and The Richard H. Driehaus Museum; and
WHEREAS, Richard Driehaus is recognized as one of the nation's most benevolent and generous philanthropists of architecture, the arts, historic preservation and higher education; and
WHEREAS, Richard Driehaus founded the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation in 1992 that has donated more than $90 million since 1984; and
WHEREAS, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation benefits individuals and communities by supporting t...
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