Frank M. Clark, is the Chairman and CEO (retired) of Commonwealth Edison, from 2005 to 2012. Commonwealth Edison was the largest electric utility in Illinois and a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation. During his 46-year career (1966 to 2012) at Commonwealth Edison, Mr. Clark held key leadership positions at a number of business-critical functions across the company, including: customer service operations, marketing and sales, regulatory, governmental and community affairs, information technology, communications, human resources, labour relations and distribution services.
Personal Attributes and Interests
- Mr. Clark and his wife, Vera, have two sons, Frank III and Steve.
Work Experience
- President, Chicago Board of Education
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Edison
- President, Commonwealth Edison,
- Executive Vice President and chief of staff of Exelon
Board and Advisor Roles
- Board of Directors, for Waste Management, Inc.
- Board of Directors, Harris Financial Corporation
- Board of Directors, Aetna Inc.
- Former Chairman of the Board of Directors for BMO Financial Corporation
Accolades
- Clark received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Governors State University in 2005
- Honorary doctorate of law from DePaul University in 2004
- National Conference for Community and Justice, National Humanitarian Award
- Rich Township Business Association, Man of the Year Award
- from the and
- St. Joseph’s Seminary of Loyola University, Rerum Novarum Award
- In 2002, he was a recipient of the prestigious HistoryMakers Award
- U.S. Black Engineer & Information Technology Magazine, 2008, 100 Most Important Blacks in Technology
- Fortune magazine, 2002, 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in America
Philanthropy, Community Service and Memberships
- Member of the RAND Advisory Board.
- Co-chairman of the DuSable Capital Campaign, a $24 million initiative to expand the DuSable Museum, the nation’s first museum devoted to African-American arts and culture.
- Board of Trustees, Museum of Science and Industry
- Life Trustee and past Board Chair of the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum
- Board Member, DePaul University
- Board Member, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Board Member, University of Chicago Medical Center
- Past Chairman of the Board of Metropolitan Family Services
- Past Chairman of the Board of Jane Addams Hull House
- Board of Directors, Illinois Manufacturers Association
- Board Member, Big Shoulders Fund
- Board Member, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
- Board Member, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation
- Member Executive Committee of The Chicago Community Trust
- Member of the governing board of the Illinois Council on Economic Education
- Member, the Chicago Bar Association,
- Member, the Economic Club of Chicago,
- Member, The Commercial Club of Chicago,
- Member, the Executives Club of Chicago.
Education
Mr. Clark earned his Bachelor's and Law degrees from DePaul University.
