John A. Edwardson
Director/Board Member at Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association
Network origin in John A. Edwardson first degree
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Art Institute of Chicago
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 272 |
Ravinia Festival Association
 Ravinia Festival Association Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Ravinia Festival Association provides professional music shows. Its programs include reach programs, teach programs, instrument game, and program for jazz. The company was founded in 1904 and is located in Highland Park, IL.
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| Non-Profit Organization | Movies/Entertainment | 151 |
Purdue University
93
| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 93 |
| Public Company | Property/Casualty Insurance | 74 | |
The University of Chicago
62
| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 62 |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association
 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association operates music bands and orchestras. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL.
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| Non-Profit Organization | Movies/Entertainment | 50 |
| Public Company | Information Technology Services | 44 | |
| Subsidiary | Aerospace & Defense | 34 | |
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
 Northwestern Memorial Hospital Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Northwestern Memorial Hospital provides healthcare services. The firm offers acute and tertiary inpatient care, ambulatory care, wellness and prevention programs. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.
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| Subsidiary | Hospital/Nursing Management | 30 |
ACE Ltd.
 ACE Ltd. Multi-Line InsuranceFinance ACE Limited operates as an holding company, which provides commercial property and casualty insurance, and reinsurance products and services. It operates through the following segments: Insurance-North American P&C, Insurance-North American Agriculture, Insurance-Overseas General, Global Reinsurance and Life. The Insurance-North American P&C segment has five operating businesses: ACE USA, ACE Westchester, ACE Bermuda, ACE Private Risk Services and ACE Commercial Risk Services. The ACE USA business distributes coverage through retail brokers and provides a broad array of specialty property, casualty, and accident and health insurance products and risk management services to corporate clients across the U.S. and Canada. The ACE Westchester business is specialized in excess and surplus lines specialty products, including crop insurance and specialty agribusiness coverage distributed through independent agents, as well as property, inland marine, casualty, professional lines, and environmental liability products distributed through wholesale brokers. The ACE Bermuda business writes excess liability, property, political risk and directors and officers insurance worldwide. The ACE Private Risk Services business provides high net worth individuals and families with homeowners, automobile, valuables, umbrella and recreational marine insurance. The ACE Commercial Risk Services business offers specialty insurance products and solutions for small businesses through several distribution channels. The Insurance-North American Agriculture segment comprises the North American based businesses that provide a variety of coverages in the U.S. and Canada including crop insurance, primarily Multiple Peril Crop Insurance and crop-hail through Rain and Hail Insurance Services, Inc. as well as farm and ranch, and specialty P&C commercial insurance products and services through the ACE Agribusiness unit. The Insurance-Overseas General segment has the following businesses: ACE International and ACE Global Markets. The ACE International business engages in the retail broker-distributed business outside of North America. The ACE Global Markets business is a London-based excess and surplus lines business that includes a syndicate on the Lloyd's trading floor. These businesses write a variety of coverage, including property, casualty, professional lines, marine, energy, aviation, political risk, construction risk, accident and health and specialty consumer-oriented products. This business also includes the international operations of Combined Insurance, which provides specialty accident and supplemental health insurance products to middle-income consumers in Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. The Global Reinsurance segment provides solutions for customers ranging from small commercial insured to multinational ceding companies. It offers products, such as property and workers' compensation catastrophe, directors and officers, professional liability, specialty casualty and specialty property. The Life segment has business, including ACE Life, which provides traditional life insurance protection and savings products to meet the needs of individuals and groups in a growing number of countries throughout Asia, Latin America and the Middle East; Combined Insurance that distributes specialty individual accident and supplemental health and life insurance products targeted to middle income consumers in the U.S. and Canada; and ACE Tempest Life Re, which provides specialty life reinsurance products to life insurers. ACE was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.
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| Extinct | Multi-Line Insurance | 25 |
Ameritech Corp.
 Ameritech Corp. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Ameritech Corp. provided telecommunications services in the United States. Its Bell Group provided exchange telecommunications, local and long-distance exchange access services for business and residential customers in the Midwest was made up of Illinois Bell, Indiana Bell, Michigan Bell, Ohio Bell and Wisconsin Bell. The company was headquartered in Chicago, IL.
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| Extinct | Specialty Telecommunications | 11 |
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 10 |
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 5 |
CDW LLC
 CDW LLC Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade CDW LLC provides integrated information technology solutions. The firm’s services include eprocurement integration, leasing, managed, configuration, professional and warranty services. It also offers solutions like analytics, cloud, cybersecurity, data center and network infrastructure, digital signage, digital transformation, digital workspace, print solutions and software management. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Lincolnshire, IL.
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| Subsidiary | Catalog/Specialty Distribution | 3 |
UAL Corp.
 UAL Corp. AirlinesTransportation UAL Corp. provides air transportation services through it's subsidiary, United Airlines, Inc., in North America, the Pacific, the Atlantic and Latin America. It offers transportation of passengers and cargo. The company operates 3,400 flights and 200 United States domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.
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| Extinct | Airlines | 2 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to John A. Edwardson via their personal network
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|---|---|---|---|
The Commercial Club of Chicago
 The Commercial Club of Chicago Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Commercial Club of Chicago works to shape the future of the region to make it a better place for everyone to live, work, and do business. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The company's civic committee has announced violence reduction goals and commitments to help address public safety. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member President Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
Northwestern University
 Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses | College/University | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| University of Illinois | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
 The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is a non-profit organization provides insight and solutions to global issues. It offers independent research, surveys, and platform for the public. The company was founded on February 20, 1922 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Kellogg School of Management | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Rush University Medical Center
 Rush University Medical Center Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Rush University Medical Center engages in the provision of health care services. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Medical/Nursing Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
The Executives Club of Chicago
 The Executives Club of Chicago Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Executives Club of Chicago operates as a premier membership organization and business forum. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
The Museum of Science & Industry
 The Museum of Science & Industry Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry operates as a museum. It conduct exhibitions in the fields of science, technology, engineering and medicine. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Other Consumer Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
The Chicago Urban League
 The Chicago Urban League Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Chicago Urban League provides economic, educational and social progress for African Americans. The company was founded on December 11, 1916 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
United Way of Metro Chicago, Inc.
 United Way of Metro Chicago, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services United Way of Metro Chicago, Inc. operates as non-profit organization, which allocate funds for health, education, financial stability and safety. The firm provides health, education and financial services. It offers 211 hotline support, center for human trafficking and slavery, born learning, and sports activities. The company was founded by Frances Wisebart Jacobs, Myron W. Reed, William J.O’Ryan, Dean H. Martyn Hart and Rabbi William S. Friedman in 1887 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
The Chicago Network
 The Chicago Network Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Chicago Network provides a forum to support and counsel for member careers and to raise awareness of professional, political and social issues faced by women. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
The Field Museum of Natural History
 The Field Museum of Natural History Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Field Museum of Natural History houses biological and anthropological collections of specimens. It supports both informal and more structured public learning through exhibits and educational programs. Its curatorial and scientific staff conducts research on the fields of Anthropology, Biology, Geology, and Zoology. The Field Museum was founded in 1893 and is located in Chicago, Illinois. | Other Consumer Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. | Auto Parts: OEM | Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc.
 Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc. provides strategic insights & policy solutions to decision makers in government, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society. Its projects focus on areas such as AIDS, arms control, conflict resolution, NATO, the environment, immigration, intelligence, trade, health care, OPEC, space policy, and terrorism. The company was founded in 1962 by David M. Abshire and Admiral Arleigh Burke and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | General Government | Director/Board Member Chairman Chairman Director/Board Member | |
World Business Chicago
 World Business Chicago Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services World Business Chicago provides economic data and statistical assistance services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
CIBC Bank USA
 CIBC Bank USA Regional BanksFinance Part of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, CIBC Bank USA is a private bank dedicated to serving the financial needs of high net worth individuals, non-profit organizations, business owners, corporate executives, and professional service firms. The company is based in Chicago, IL. The private bank is built around teams of wealth management professionals who provide consultative relationships centered on the clients' unique goals and dreams. The company was founded by Ralph B. Mandell. Shawn Beber has been the CEO of the company since 2022. | Regional Banks | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
The Northern Trust Co.
 The Northern Trust Co. Regional BanksFinance The Northern Trust Co. provides investment management, asset, fund administration, fiduciary and banking solutions. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Regional Banks | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Lyric Opera of Chicago
 Lyric Opera of Chicago Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Lyric Opera of Chicago provides live theatrical presentations. The company was founded by Carol Fox, Nicola Rescigno and Lawrence V. Kelly in 1954 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Movies/Entertainment | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
The Big Shoulders Fund
 The Big Shoulders Fund Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Big Shoulders Fund provides financial services. The company was founded by James J. O'Connor, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin and Fred O'Connor in 1986 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION | Investment Managers | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
The Economic Club of Chicago
 The Economic Club of Chicago Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Economic Club of Chicago provides platform to discuss economic, business and social issues. The company was founded by Lucius Teter in 1927 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Junior Achievement of Chicago
 Junior Achievement of Chicago Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Junior Achievement of Chicago engages in the provision of educational services. Its programs are funded by businesses and individuals and are designed to be taught in the classroom by business, parent, and community volunteers. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Council on Foreign Relations, Inc.
 Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
Commonwealth Edison Co.
 Commonwealth Edison Co. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Commonwealth Edison Co. engages in the provision of electric utility services. It focuses on the purchase and regulated retail sale of electricity. It also involves in the transmission and distribution of electricity to retail customers. The company was founded in September 1907 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Electric Utilities | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer | |
Hyde Park Angels Inc.
 Hyde Park Angels Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Hyde Park Angels Inc. (HPA) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Jeffrey R. Carter. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Investment Managers | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics
 Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics operates as a research institution which engages in an international economic policy. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
UBS AG (Stamford Branch)
 UBS AG (Stamford Branch) Financial ConglomeratesFinance UBS draws on its 150-year heritage to serve private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as retail clients in Switzerland. They combine their wealth management, investment banking and asset management businesses with their Swiss operations to deliver superior financial solutions and manage CHF 2.2 trillion in invested assets. Headquartered in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, UBS has offices in more than 50 countries, including all major financial centers, and employs approximately 65,000 people. Under Swiss company law, UBS is organized as an Aktiengesellschaft, a corporation that has issued shares of common stock to investors. UBS AG is the parent company of the UBS Group (Group). The operational structure of the Group comprises the Corporate Center and four business divisions: Wealth Management & Swiss Bank, Wealth Management Americas, Global Asset Management and the Investment Bank. | Financial Conglomerates | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| UBS | Investment Managers | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
The Chicago Community Trust
 The Chicago Community Trust Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Chicago Community Trust provides charity services. It offers services to organizations such as social services agencies, schools, health centers, museums and theaters in the Chicago area. The firm provides charitable resources in the arts and culture, basic human needs, community development, education and health sectors. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
 Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America provides pharmaceutical research and biotechnology services. It represents the country’s biopharmaceutical research companies, which are devoted to discovering and developing medicines that enable patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered Washington, DC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chairman Chairman | |
| W.W. GRAINGER, INC. | Wholesale Distributors | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Chubb Group Ltd.
 Chubb Group Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Part of Carrier Global Corp., Chubb Group Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The company is based in Middlesex, UK. The company was founded in 1957. The CEO is Evan G. Greenberg. | Financial Conglomerates | Chief Executive Officer Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| IBM | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| UBS GROUP AG | Investment Managers | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. | Multi-Line Insurance | Director/Board Member President | |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Investment Managers | Director of Finance/CFO Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Lookingglass Theatre Co.
 Lookingglass Theatre Co. Media ConglomeratesConsumer Services Lookingglass Theatre Co. functions as a theatre company. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The company was founded by David Lawrence Schwimmer. | Media Conglomerates | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| John Marshall Law School (Georgia) | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| Loyola University of Chicago | College/University | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
TransUnion Intermediate Holdings, Inc.
 TransUnion Intermediate Holdings, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services TransUnion Intermediate Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of information and risk management solutions. It specializes in solutions in gathering, analyzing, and delivering critical credit reports. The firm's products and services include portfolio management, acquisition and retention, fraud and identity management, income and debt analysis, small business lending, and risk-based pricing solutions. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Information Technology Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| EXELON CORPORATION | Electric Utilities | Chief Administrative Officer Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago
 Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago is a non-profit organization that collaborates with business leaders, public officials, and other civic organizations to promote the social and economic well-being of the region. The Civic Committee was formed in response to a study that concluded that Chicago was experiencing a gradual erosion of its economic vitality. The organization is also working to make Chicago a tech leader where all people thrive. The private company is based in Chicago, IL. The company focuses on game-changing initiatives and have released a report on stabilizing state finances to promote long-term growth. The organization is committed to improving education and has recognized the importance of quality education for the vitality of the city and its people. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Chairman | |
Lincoln Park Zoo
 Lincoln Park Zoo Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Lincoln Park Zoo owns and operates a zoological park. It offers services for individual, schools and organization and other different kinds of commercial companies. The company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Other Consumer Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Hyatt Corp.
 Hyatt Corp. Hotels/Resorts/Cruise linesConsumer Services Hyatt Corp. owns and operates hotels and resorts. It operates Hyatt branded hotels and resorts, under the Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Grand Hyatt and Park Hyatt brands. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Hotels/Resorts/Cruise lines | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member |
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International
| United States | 47 |
| Switzerland | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
Sectoral
| Commercial Services | 16 |
| Consumer Services | 14 |
| Finance | 13 |
| Utilities | 3 |
| Technology Services | 3 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 662 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 184 |
| Chairman | 128 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 127 |
| Chief Executive Officer | 89 |
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| Michelle Collins | 53 |
| Jennifer Steans | 44 |
| Frances Townsend | 34 |
| Larry Richman | 33 |
| Arthur Martinez | 32 |
| Michael Polsky | 31 |
| Olivier Steimer | 30 |
| Leo Mullin | 30 |
| Evan Greenberg | 28 |
| William Daley | 28 |
| Sheila Burke | 28 |
| Linda Rice | 27 |
| Karen L. Katen | 26 |
| Frederick Waddell | 25 |
| Anne R. Pramaggiore | 25 |
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