Thomas S. Ricketts

Chairman of the Chicago Cubs and Former CEO of Incapital

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Thomas S. Ricketts Biography

Tom Ricketts co-founded Incapital in 1999 and served as its CEO until 2009.

As CEO, Mr. Ricketts created Incapital’s flagship InterNotes Platform and then led the firm's diversification initiatives in underwriting and distributing certificates of deposit, agencies, mortgage-backed securities, structured notes, preferred stock offerings and annuities. In 2009, Mr. Ricketts became Executive Chairman of the Chicago Cubs after leading the Ricketts Family acquisition of the team.

A Chartered Financial Analyst, Mr. Ricketts earned a BA and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He was the University of Chicago’s Booth Graduate School of Business Distinguished Young Alumnus for 2005. From 2002 until 2007, Mr. Ricketts served on the Board of Directors of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation. Prior to co-founding Incapital, he was a Vice President and Investment Banker for The Chicago Corporation and the brokerage division of ABN AMRO Inc. Before that, he was a market maker on the Chicago Board Options Exchange.

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