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Industry groups in Chicago

Chicago's executive organizations are older and more institutional than the coasts': the Economic Club of Chicago, the Executives' Club and the Union League Club date from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and still sit at the centre of the city's business life. The national peer groups are all present — YPO's Chicago chapters, EO Chicago, TIGER 21, R360 (with more than one chapter in the area), WPO — and the angel community is anchored by Hyde Park Angels, which has grown from an angel group into an investment firm. Manufacturing and family-owned businesses remain a larger share of the membership here than in technology-led cities, which shows in the popularity of owner-focused and family-business organizations.

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With a verified local chapter or presence

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OrganizationLocal chapterWho it is forSource
CREDA (formerly NAIOP)Professional association Chicago chapter Commercial real estate developers, owners, investors and asset managers, plus the professional and service firms that work with them Source ↗
PavilionPeer advisory Chicago In-seat go-to-market leaders in sales, marketing, customer success, partnerships and revenue operations who manage teams and carry a revenue number, plus a separate tier for B2B… Source ↗
Urban Land InstituteProfessional association ULI Chicago district council Professionals across the land use and real estate industry — developers, investors, lenders, architects, planners, public officials and academics Source ↗
CCIM InstituteProfessional association Illinois chapter Commercial real estate practitioners — brokers, investors, asset managers, lenders, appraisers and developers — pursuing or holding the CCIM designation Source ↗
Chief Executive NetworkPeer advisory CEN Chicago local board group CEOs, presidents and owners of privately held and mid-market US companies, grouped with non-competing peers in the same industry and revenue band Source ↗
Society for Information ManagementProfessional association SIM Chicago Senior IT and technology executives - CIOs and their direct reports - plus academics in information systems, consulting partners and non-IT leaders whose roles affect technology… Source ↗
Financial Executives InternationalProfessional association FEI Chicago Senior corporate finance executives - CFOs, chief accounting officers, controllers, treasurers, tax executives and audit committee members Source ↗
TMAProfessional association TMA Chicago/Midwest Professionals working in corporate restructuring, turnaround and distressed business — turnaround practitioners, restructuring lawyers, lenders, investors, accountants, appraisers… Source ↗
The PEER 150Networking organization The PEER 150 Chicago Chief human resources officers, chief people officers and other senior HR leaders at large US employers Source ↗
CFO Leadership CouncilProfessional association CFO Leadership Council Chicago Senior finance executives - CFOs, VPs and directors of finance, controllers and chief accounting officers - at companies across the United States and Canada Source ↗
CREW NetworkProfessional association CREW Chicago Professionals working full time in commercial real estate - transaction, design, development, construction, management and investment disciplines - who want to advance women in… Source ↗
ACGProfessional association ACG Chicago Middle-market mergers and acquisitions professionals — private equity investors, corporate development officers, lenders, investment bankers, lawyers, accountants and advisers… Source ↗
Gartner C-level CommunitiesLeadership network Gartner C-level Communities - Chicago community Enterprise C-level executives - CIOs, CISOs, CHROs, CDAOs, CFOs and CSCOs - at large organisations, plus business-unit and regional C-level leaders at companies above $500 million… Source ↗
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Peer advisory

Pavilion

In-seat go-to-market leaders in sales, marketing, customer success, partnerships and revenue operations who manage teams and carry a revenue number, plus a separate tier for B2B…
Professional association

AM&AA

Middle-market M&A advisers — investment bankers, CPAs, attorneys, valuation specialists, corporate financial investors and business advisers
Networking organization

The PEER 150

Chief human resources officers, chief people officers and other senior HR leaders at large US employers
Professional association

CREW Network

Professionals working full time in commercial real estate - transaction, design, development, construction, management and investment disciplines - who want to advance women in…
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