On September 21, 2005, Mutual of America dedicated a room in Bill Flynn’s. Rev Joe O’Hare, an old friend, marked the occasion with the following remarks. ℘℘℘ I have always admired Bill from the first days we served on the Board of the College of New Rochelle, and I appreciated his counsel when he served as a Trustee of Fordham University. I admired his pioneering work in … [Read more...] about A Man for All Seasons
Best and Brightest
A Man of Ideals
Dr. Robert Ivany, President of the University of St. Thomas, Houston, writes about Bill Flynn’s dedication to serving others. The university has initiated a campaign to name and strengthen its existing Center for Irish Studies as the William Flynn Center for Irish Studies. ℘℘℘ For the past several years, I have had the good fortune to observe a great, selfless leader in action. … [Read more...] about A Man of Ideals
An Interview with Charles Carey
By Abdon M. Pallasch
August / September 2007
August / September 2007
For a second- or third-generation leader of the Chicago Board of Trade, Charles Carey sure talks like a guy from the neighborhood. His voice is Ditka’s. So is his physique. “I guess that comes from spending too much time in the pits,” Charles Carey laughed, motioning to the cavernous room down the hall from his office where traders still stand in “open outcry” pits shouting … [Read more...] about An Interview with Charles Carey
Miracle: An Interview with Jack O’Callahan
By Abdon M. Pallasch
August / September 2007
August / September 2007
The kid who helped propel the U.S. team to its miraculous 4-3 victory over the Soviets, giving the country a morale boost at the height of the Cold War in 1980, is now a star in the trading business. “The kid’s made the team. He’s busted his ass for me for seven months and now I gotta send him home? Is that the deal?” U.S. Olympic Hockey Coach Herb Brooks asks his superiors … [Read more...] about Miracle: An Interview with Jack O’Callahan
Dennis Purcell
Dennis Purcell never had a mind to go into the life science industry, but the businessman, who has a BS in accounting and economics from the University of Delaware and an MBA from Harvard, was inspired to head in that direction more by accident than design. ℘℘℘ "About 15 years ago, I was in general investment banking and I had a tumor in my arm. I started to see the health care … [Read more...] about Dennis Purcell