Todd M Ricketts was born on September 23,1969 and is an American businessman and politician who is a co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, a member of the TD Ameritrade board of directors, and a former Republican National Committee Finance Chairman.
21 Facts About Todd Ricketts
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Todd Ricketts is the son of Marlene Margaret and TD Ameritrade founder and billionaire Joe Ricketts.
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Forbes' estimate of the Ricketts' family wealth, consolidated under J Joseph Ricketts name, placed them at No 371 on the Forbes 400 list.
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Todd Ricketts earned a bachelor of arts in economics at Loyola University Chicago in 1994 and later attended the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.
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Todd Ricketts left Booth before finishing his MBA requirements to work as a trader at a New York-based startup, Knight Securities.
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Todd Ricketts worked for securities and investment banking firm Incapital and for the financial services firm Knight Securities.
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Todd Ricketts worked for TD Ameritrade in business development, and he is on the board of directors of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation.
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Todd Ricketts is on the board of directors of the Chicago Cubs.
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Todd Ricketts has a World Series title to his credit, as the Cubs won the championship in 2016 defeating the Cleveland Indians four games to three.
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Todd Ricketts is an investor in Napolita in Wilmette, Illinois, and was a co-owner of Higher Gear bike shops in Wilmette, Illinois and Highland Park, Illinois.
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Todd Ricketts is a member of the board of directors of World Bicycle Relief.
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Since 2013, Todd Ricketts has been a member of the board of directors and CEO of a non-profit small government advocacy group called Ending Spending Inc Ending Spending was founded by Joe Todd Ricketts in 2010 to advocate against congressional earmarks.
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Todd Ricketts was an influential fundraiser and donor during the 2016 US presidential election, supporting Wisconsin governor Scott Walker during the Republican Party primaries.
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Todd Ricketts was named co-chair of Walker's fundraising drive in May 2015.
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Todd Ricketts manages the conservative political operations for the Republican wing of the Todd Ricketts family.
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Once Trump became the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, Todd Ricketts reversed his stance, throwing his support to Trump.
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In May 2016, Todd Ricketts was chosen as an at-large member of the Illinois delegation to the Republican National Convention.
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Todd Ricketts is vice chairman of The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, and is on the board of Opportunity Education Foundation.
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On November 7,2010, Todd Ricketts appeared on the reality television series Undercover Boss, going incognito as an entry-level employee at Wrigley Field.
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Todd Ricketts was fired from his maintenance job during the episode.
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Todd Ricketts's siblings are former Nebraska Governor and current Nebraska Junior US Senator Pete Ricketts, Lambda Legal board member Laura Ricketts, and Incapital CEO Thomas S Ricketts.