Dennis H. Chookaszian has served as a member of the CME Group board of directors since 2004. Since January 2007, he has served as chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council.

From 1999 until 2001, he was chairman and CEO of mPower, Inc., a financial advice provider focused on the on-line management of 401(k) plans.

He served as chairman and CEO of CNA Insurance Companies from 1992 to 1999.

He serves as a director of Career Education Corporation, LoopNet, Inc. and Insweb Corp. He is a registered certified public accountant.

-- Bio source: SEC proxy statements

Jackie Clegg Dodd is the managing partner of Clegg International Consultants, LLC, where she focuses on strategic advice and crisis management, especially for businesses with an international interest.

Previously, she served as the vice chair of the board of directors and first VP and prior to that as the COO of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the official U.S. export credit agency that assists in financing the export of U.S. goods and services to international markets.

During her 20-year career in Washington, D.C., she has also worked in the U.S. Congress on national security issues, foreign affairs, and international finance and monetary policy.

-- Bio source: SEC proxy statements