John F. Sandner

National Futures Association is a self-regulatory organization for the derivatives industry. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The company's focus is on providing innovative and effective regulatory programs. The company was founded by Leonid Adolfovich Melamed.

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.

The Shedd Aquarium Society is a leader in animal care, conservation education, and research. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and is supported by the people of the state and the park district. The company is home to 32,000 aquatic animals from around the world, representing 1,500 species of fishes, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, birds, and mammals. The company is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institute. The John G. Shedd Aquarium sparks compassion, curiosity, and conservation for the aquatic animal world.

Merrick Ventures LLC (Merrick Ventures ) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Michael W. Ferro. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Click Commerce, Inc. provides business application software and related services. The company was founded by Gary Whitney and Jim Heising in 1996 and is headquartered in Beaverton, OR.

Ryan Specialty Group LLC engages in the provision of brokerage, underwriting and insurance services. Its products and services include allied healthcare, alternative energy, commercial property, cargo, distribution and claim management, oil and gas exploration, tax insurance and wind and earthquake buybacks. The firm offers property, casualty, transportation and professional liability risks. The company was founded by Patrick G. Ryan, Sr. in 2010 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

BOX Options Exchange LLC operates as an all-electronic equity options market. It offers a transparent marketplace for security trading and order execution. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Virtu Financial LLC operates as an electronic market making firm which provides offers to buy and sell a security or other financial product. The firm is a market maker across all financial centers including equities, fixed income, currencies, futures, energy products and other commodities. The company was founded by Vincent Viola and Douglas A. Cifu in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.