John A Canning

Bio

Prior to co-founding MDP, Mr. Canning spent 24 years with First Chicago Corporation, most recently as Executive Vice President of The First National Bank of Chicago and President of First Chicago Venture Capital. Mr. Canning has more than 29 years of experience in private equity investing and currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Corning Incorporated, Exelon Corporation, Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, TransUnion Corp. and Children's Inner City Educational Fund; on the Boards of Trustees of the Big Shoulders Fund, Museum of Science and Industry, and Northwestern University. Mr. Canning is also a Commissioner of the Irish Pension Reserve Fund, a Trustee and former Chairman of The Chicago Community Trust, a Trustee and Chairman of The Field Museum, Chairman of the Chicago News Cooperative, and former Director and Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. A.B., Denison University; J.D., Duke University.