CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
William M. Daley
Partner, Argentiere Capital & Former White House Chief of Staff to President Obama (2011 – 2012)
William Daley is a Managing Partner and Head of US Operations for Argentiere Capital. Prior to joining Argentiere in May 2014, Mr Daley served as President Obama's Chief of Staff from January 2011 until January 2012, and was involved in all aspects and issues faced by the President and the administration, both domestic and foreign. Mr. Daley was Vice Chairman of JPMorgan Chase, Inc and Chairman of the Midwest Region of the U.S. from 2004 until 2011, serving on the firm's Operating Committee and was Head of JPMorgan Chase's Office of Corporate Responsibility. From 2001 until 2004, Mr Daley was President of SBC Communications, and in 2000, he coordinated the effort for permanent Normal Trade Relations with China and chaired Vice President Al Gore's presidential campaign. From 1997 to 2000 Mr Daley served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Clinton. Prior to his career in public service, he was a partner at the law firm of Mayer, Brown & Platt; President and Chief Operating Officer of Amalgamated Bank of Chicago; and a lawyer at the firm of Daley and George. Mr Daley served on the corporate Boards of Directors of Abbott Laboratories, The Boeing Company, Boston Properties, Inc., EDS and Merck & Co. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Advance Illinois, the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Community Trust, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Innovation Foundation, Inc. and Third Way. He earned an LL.B. from John Marshall Law School and a B.A. from Loyola University in Chicago.
