John A. Edwardson

Director/Board Member at

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association

76 year

70 connections

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John A. Edwardson is currently serving as a Director at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, The University of Chicago, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, and Ravinia Festival Association.
Previously, he held positions as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Burns International Services Corp.
and CDW Technologies LLC.
He also served as Chairman of CDW Corp.
and CDW LLC.
Additionally, he was an Independent Director at ACE Ltd., Rockwell Collins, Inc., and Chubb Ltd. He held the position of President, Chief Operating Officer & Director at UAL Corp.
and served as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Ameritech Corp.
He was also a Director at Household International, Inc. and FedEx Corp.
Furthermore, he served as President of United Airlines, Inc.Mr. Edwardson obtained his undergraduate degree from Purdue University in 1971 and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 1972.

John A. Edwardson active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Operates music bands and orchestra	Director/Board Member	-
Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of Chicago Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Director/Board Member	-
Ravinia Festival Association Ravinia Festival Association Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Provides professional music shows	Director/Board Member	-
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Northwestern Memorial Hospital Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Operates hospitals	Director/Board Member	-
The University of Chicago The University of Chicago Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Director/Board Member	-
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of John A. Edwardson

Companies	Position	End
CHUBB LIMITED	Director/Board Member	2021-05-19
ROCKWELL COLLINS	Director/Board Member	2018-11-25
ACE Ltd. ACE Ltd. Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Operates as a holding company which provides commercial property & casualty insurance, and reinsurance products and services	Director/Board Member	2016-01-13
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Private companies	20
ACE Ltd. ACE Ltd. Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Operates as a holding company which provides commercial property & casualty insurance, and reinsurance products and services	Finance
Ameritech Corp. Ameritech Corp. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides telecommunications services	Communications
Household International, Inc. Household International, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Provides mortgage and consumer lending services	Finance
UAL Corp. UAL Corp. AirlinesTransportation Provides air transportation services	Transportation
CDW Corp. CDW Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides information technology services	Technology Services
FedEx Corp. FedEx Corp. Air Freight/CouriersTransportation Provides express couriers, freight transportation and related business services	Transportation
Burns International Services Corp. Burns International Services Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides physical security and related services	Commercial Services
Rockwell Collins, Inc. Rockwell Collins, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Manufactures communication and aviation electronics products	Electronic Technology
CDW LLC CDW LLC Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Distributes technology products and services	Retail Trade
CDW Technologies LLC CDW Technologies LLC Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Catalog And Mail-order Houses	Retail Trade
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Northwestern Memorial Hospital Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Operates hospitals	Health Services
The University of Chicago The University of Chicago Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Purdue University Purdue University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of Chicago Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Operates music bands and orchestra	Consumer Services
Ravinia Festival Association Ravinia Festival Association Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Provides professional music shows	Consumer Services
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business The University of Chicago Booth School of Business Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
United Airlines, Inc. United Airlines, Inc. AirlinesTransportation Operates as a passenger and cargo airline company	Transportation
Chubb Ltd. Chubb Ltd. Property/Casualty InsuranceFinance Operates as a holding company for a family of property and casualty insurance companies	Finance