Thomas S. Ricketts | |
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_(1).jpg) Ricketts in 2010 | |
| Born | |
| Education | University of Chicago (BA, MBA) |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman of the Chicago Cubs Chairman, Incapital LLC. |
| Spouse | Cecelia Ricketts |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent | Joe Ricketts Marlene Volkmer |
| Relatives | Pete Ricketts (brother) Todd Ricketts (brother) Laura Ricketts (sister) |
| Awards | 2016 World Series champion |
Thomas Stuart Ricketts is the Chairman of the Chicago Cubs,[1] and the Chairman, co-founder and former CEO of Incapital LLC,[2] a firm that provides securities firms and individual investors more efficient access to corporate bonds.[3] Together with his sister Laura and brothers Pete and Todd, the Ricketts siblings are the board of directors for the Cubs.[1] He is the son of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation founder J. Joseph Ricketts.[4][5] Joe Ricketts has a net worth of US$2.3 billion as of 2018 according to Forbes.[6]
In January 2009, a Ricketts family bid led by Tom emerged as the winning bidder for the Chicago Cubs.[7] The bid was estimated to total around $900 million for the team and related assets.[8] In October 2009, the sale was approved unanimously by the owners of the other 29 Major League Baseball teams.[7] Ricketts was introduced as the chairman of the Cubs on October 31, 2009.[9] Tom Ricketts and his three siblings - Peter, Laura, and Todd share ownership of the team through their family trust.[7]
- ^ a b "Front Office". Chicago Cubs. Archived from the original on 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ^ "Incapital - Executive Team". www.incapital.com. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ^ "Incapital - About Incapital". www.incapital.com. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ^ "TD Ameritrade - Governance - Board of directors - Director bios". www.amtd.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ "Thomas S. Ricketts". Forbes Biographies. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ^ "J. Joe Ricketts". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ a b c "Owners approve sale of Cubs to Ricketts family". ESPN.com. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ "Ricketts family is winning Cubs bidder: $900M". tribunedigital-chicagobreakingnews. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ Haugh, David. "Ricketts must show he's engaged". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
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