Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
CEO |
Current |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
President & General Counsel |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Chief Regulatory Officer & Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Senior Vice President, IS Development |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Vice President, HR |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Vice President, It Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Vice President, Natl Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Vice President & Assoc General Counsel |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Vice President, Customer Service |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Vice President, Market Regulation Surveillance |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Vice President-Product Management-Electronic Trading Sys |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pak Global Investments, LLC |
President |
Current |
| Pak Global Investments, LLC |
Founder |
Current |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Trader |
Current |
Len Walter is the Business/Financial Editor of WBBM NewsRadio 780, broadcasting daily from the trading floors of the Chicago Stock Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade. He joined WBBM in February of l969. Mr. Walter was the first journalist to receive an award for work accomplished after WBBM became an all news station. It was the prestigious "Edward R. Murrow Award", for international investigative reporting. During his career, the excellence of Len's reporting has resulted in the presentation of dozens of other awards including being recognized as "Best Radio Reporter" by the Illinois and Michigan Associated Press. Len received his Masters Degree in Journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City. He received his B.A. from Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois. Len is a highly regarded public speaker and one of the busiest in Chicago. He serves as host of dozens of meetings each year for WBBM-CBS including the popular WBBM Business Breakfasts and featured speaker for corporations and business associations throughout the Midwest. Mr. Walter is a Registered Representative of the National Association of Securities Dealers and routinely lectures on the subject of stock market investing. His ability to predict market movements through the use of technical analysis has been uncanny. He recently began a series of seminars to share his skills with corporations and large groups of individual investors. Mr. Walter serves as a volunteer for numerous public service organizations. He is also on the Board of Directors of the LaSalle Street Council. Acknowledging his extraordinary communications and financial teaching skills, Mr. Walter was recently named to the Money$mart Advisory Council. This group of community, financial and civic leaders, including Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Michael Moscow, is devoted to creation of a framework to address financial literacy in the Chicago area.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Wbbm 780 |
Financial Editor |
Current |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Business, Financial Editor |
Current |
| LaSalle Street Council |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
Masters Degree In Journalism |
Former |
| Elmhurst College |
B.A. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Habitat Company Inc. |
CEO |
Current |
| Museum of Science and Industry |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| USG Corporation |
Managing Director and Executive Vice President of the Habitat Company |
Current |
| Cq Press |
Senior Advisor and Assistant |
Current |
| University of Chicago |
Trustee |
Current |
| Window to the World Communications, Inc. |
Trustee |
Current |
| USG Corporation |
Compensation & Organization Committee Chairman |
Current |
| Traders Magazine |
Chairman |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Window to the World Communications, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Navigant Consulting, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| USG Mexico, Sa. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Harris Insight Funds |
Director |
Current |
| University Corp. |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |
Director |
Current |
| Museum of Science and Industry |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chicago Metropolis 2020 |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Joyce Foundation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Window Co. |
Trustee |
Current |
| USG Corporation |
Corporate Affairs Committee Member |
Current |
| Museum of Science and Industry |
Trustee |
Current |
| The Habitat Company Inc. |
President |
Former |
| The Habitat Company Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| The Habitat Company Inc. |
Managing Director |
Former |
| The Habitat Company Inc. |
Property Manager |
Former |
| Museum of Science and Industry |
Trustee |
Former |
| USG Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| The University of Michigan Law School |
J.D. degree |
Former |
| Stanford University |
A.B. Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Chx Vice-Chairman |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Mr. Miller is an independent investor. He has served on numerous corporate
boards and is currently active in reorganizations and restructuring projects. Mr. Miller currently
serves as a director of Stamps.com, American Banknote, Aldila, Inc., Gene Logic and Pharmos.
He is a member of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Stock Exchange. He is a
Registered Investment Advisor. Mr. Miller received his B.A. from Brown University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Synergy Brands, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| American Banknote Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Stamps.com Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pharmos Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Brown University |
B.A. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Mr. Feldman is president / sole owner, Global Market Traders, Inc., a Chicago Stock Exchange member firm. Global Market Traders, Inc is the largest single owner of Chicago Stock exchange memberships and lessor of seats to Chicago Stock Exchange member firms. He is also a partner of Treasury Equity, LLC, whose business is the structure of equity products which are then listed and traded on exchanges. He was a cofounder of Market Traders Inc., a Chicago Stock Exchange specialist firm, making markets in over 750 listed securities and 350 OTC issues. In 1998, Market Traders Inc. merged with Chicago Stock Exchange member firm Dempsey & Co; the merged company was acquired by E-Trade group in 2000. Mr. Feldman is a former governor, Chicago Stock Exchange Board of Directors. He sat on the Chicago Stock Exchange Executive Committee and was a member of all Chicago Stock Exchange Executive Subcommittees. Mr. Feldman is a member of the Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, Mid-America Commodity Exchange, New York Board of Trade and the New Orleans Board of Trade. In 1998, Mr. Feldman was a cofounder of the Glencoe Educational Foundation which exists today for the purpose of supplementing public funding of education in the community of Glencoe, Illinois.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Samfund for Young Adult Survivors of Cancer, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Market Traders |
Cofounder |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Chris Melvin is the CEO of Melvin & Company which he founded in 1989. A member of the Chicago Stock Exchange since 1988, he was also an elected member of the Chicago Stock Exchange Board of Governors from 1993 to 1996. Chris was recently elected as a member of the Board of Directors for the Securities Industry Association (SIA). From 1983 through 1988, Chris was a floor member of the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Prior to that, Chris gained valuable experience as an assistant trader with Shatkin Investment Company. Chris began his career in January, 1980 at the Chicago Stock Exchange where he worked in Clearing Surveillance. Chris holds a BA in Political Science from American University in Washington D.C.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Kws Associates |
President |
Current |
| Chicago Stock Exchange Incorporated |
Active Member |
Current |