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Derek R B Douglas

President · The Commercial Club of Chicago

President at The Commercial Club of Chicago. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$883K

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as President of The Commercial Club of Chicago, based in Chicago, IL.
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Received $883K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Director/President of Civic Committee Action, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Derek R. B.

Douglas is President of both the Civic Committee and the Commercial Club of Chicago (since August 2022), making him the first person of color to lead these organizations representing the Chicago region's major foundations. He previously served as Vice President for Civic Engagement and External Affairs at the University of Chicago and as Special Assistant to President Barack Obama on the White House Domestic Policy Council (2009-2012).

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.

Tenure here
2022-present
Education
  • University of Michigan (BA Economics)
  • Yale Law School (JD)

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

The Commercial Club of Chicago President · $8.7M revenue · Chicago, ILSEE SCHEDULE OTHE PURPOSE OF THE COMMERCIAL CLUB OF CHICAGO IS TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF CHICAGO.pay $517K → $883KFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$883Kreported comp
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Civic Committee Action Director/President · $9K revenue · Chicago, ILFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

C
Executive Vice President · FY2024
$392K
E
EVP for Strategy and Planning · FY2024
$357K
K
President (thru 07/22) · FY2022
$327K
T
Senior VP, Transport/Infra · FY2024
$311K
R
Sr VP for Economic Opportunity · FY2024
$298K
R
Sr VP for Public Safety · FY2024
$232K
S
VP, Finance & Admin · FY2024
$166K
N
Chief of Staff · FY2024
$162K
M
Policy Manager · FY2023
$123K
S
Accounting Manager · FY2021
$120K
A
Policy Manager · FY2021
$117K
J
Director/Chairman · FY2024

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org