Craig S. Donohue, Chief Executive Officer of CME Group, will serve as Chairman of The Executives’ Club of Chicago for the Club’s 2010-2011 season. Donohue was elected by The Executives' Club membership at its Annual Meeting on May 18, 2010, at Chicago’s Fairmont Hotel.
Craig S. Donohue has been CEO of CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, since 2004. During his tenure, Donohue led the completion of more than $20 billion in mergers and acquisitions, including CME’s historic acquisitions of the CBOT in 2007 and the NYMEX in 2008. He also led the company' s strategic investment in BM&FBOVESPA, the largest exchange company in Latin America. Donohue was instrumental in designing and achieving CME's demutualization in November 2000 and its initial public offering in December 2002, which made CME the first publicly traded financial exchange in the United States.

Donohue serves on CME Group's Board of Directors, as well as the boards of BM&FBOVESPA, the World Federation of Exchanges and the Managed Funds Association.

Donohue was selected as one of the 50 best-performing CEOs in 2010, in the world by Harvard Business Review. In 2009, he was named to Institutional Investor's Power 50 list of the World's Most Influential People in Finance. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Council for Economic Education, a nonprofit organization that focuses on improving the economic literacy of students and teachers. He also serves as a Board member of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.

Donohue was elected with a full slate of officers who will serve The Executives' Club from June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011.

The Executives' Club of Chicago is a business forum for thought leadership, education and best business practices. Founded in 1911, the ECC is one of the oldest and most prestigious business organizations in the Midwest. The Club serves the community by providing information and resources needed to establish effective global partnerships, enhance intellectual exchange, develop diverse civic-minded global business leaders and promote Chicago as a world-class business center.