Patrick Arbor
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| Patrick H. Arbor | |
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Chairman Chicago Board of Trade
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| In office 1992 – 1997 |
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| Born | 1936 Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Democrat |
Patrick H. Arbor served three consecutive two-year terms as chairman of the Chicago Board of Trade. Under Mr. Arbor’s watch, the CBOT enjoyed its most successful years ever, charting six years of record growth and charting the future of both electronic and floor-based trading.
Arbor presently serves as a Director of First Chicago Bank & Trust Co, a billion dollar bank holding company and Merriman Curhan Ford & Co, an American Exchange listed company. He is a Principal of the trading firm Shatkin Arbor.
Arbor has been a member of the CBOT since 1965, serving three years as Vice Chairman and another ten years as Director. He also sat for three years on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of both the Board of Trade Clearing Corporation and the National Futures Association.
President Bill Clinton appointed Mr. Arbor to the WNIS Enterprise Fund Board of Directors in October 1994.
Mr. Arbor’s numerous Board positions include Chicago’s Mercy Home for Boys and Girls; the Mission of Our Lady of Mercy; Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago; and the Illinois Facilities Fund. Previous Board appointments include the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees of Loyola University of Chicago; the United States Association for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; the First State Bank & Trust Company of Park Ridge, Illinois; London Investment Trust (LIT), PLC; the United Financial Holdings, Inc; and the United Community Bank.
Mr. Arbor received his bachelor’s degree in Finance from Loyola University, Chicago in 1958.
He started his career as a math teacher and later served as mayor of Harwood Heights, Illinois. He has authored numerous articles on Finance in leading professional and academic journals. A veteran mountain climber, who has scaled many of the world’s tallest peaks, including Aconcagua, Mont Blanc, Mt Eiger, and Mt Kilimanjaro. Mr. Arbor is a lifelong resident of Chicago.
