Board of Governors

A Board of Governors, comprised of leaders in the Chicago-area philanthropic, business and golf communities, governs First Tee — Greater Chicago.

Honorary Chairman

Luke Donald, Professional Golfer

Officers

President: Thad Malik
Vice President: Kevin Callahan, Fairway Capital Management
Secretary: Charlie Waddell, Faircourt Partners
Treasurer: Todd Simpson, Goldman Sachs

 Members

• Mike Affeldt, ACP CreativIT
• Lesley Baker, Outlyr
• Vicki Bednar
• Andy Bosman, RSM, LLP
• Mike Brennan, Waterstreet Healthcare Partners
• Kevin Callahan, Fairway Capital Management
• John Cashman, Major, Lindsey & Africa
• Robert Clary, KPMG
• Angela Cobb, FirstGen Partners, LLC
• Patrick Goss, PGA – Northwestern University
• Lou Gutzwiller, Ernst & Young
• Katherine Jemsek, Jemsek Golf
• Josh Lesnik, KemperSports
• Thad Malik
• Brittany Matthews, Bain & Company
• Christopher Merrill, Harrison Street
• Bill O’Neil, Winston & Strawn
• John Podjasek, JFP Capital, LLC
• Jason Pritzker, The Pritzker Organization
• Ron Pullie, Allstate
• Jackie Shropshire, Jones Lang Lasalle
• Todd Simpson, Goldman Sachs
• Jim Stadler, Old National Bank
• Matt Stark, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Charlie Waddell, Faircourt Partners

Emeritus Board Members

• Rick Kaye
• Howard Ecker

Past President

Bruce Patterson, PGA