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Business clubs 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
Soho HousePrivate club Soho House Chicago clubhouse People working in the creative industries, described by the club as "a home for the world's creatives to come together"; the application asks for occupation and interests rather… Source ↗
ChiefNetworking organization Chief Clubhouse Chicago clubhouse Senior women executives with at least fifteen years of leadership experience, from C-suite officers to founders and independent operators. Source ↗
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Also available here: virtual and national organizations

These organizations state that participation can be virtual, or operate nationally without local chapters.

Networking organization

Commonwealth Club World Affairs

The general public in the San Francisco Bay Area and, through broadcast and podcast distribution, a national audience; membership is open to anyone
Invitation-only community

The Economic Club of New York

Senior executives, typically C-suite, in the New York metropolitan area across finance, technology, law, government, academia, media, healthcare and real estate
Private club

The Clubhouse

The company describes itself as "the smarter alternative to a London office for fast growing SMEs and global organisations" and says it was "created by business leaders for…
Networking organization

Chief

Senior women executives with at least fifteen years of leadership experience, from C-suite officers to founders and independent operators.
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