Social Enterprise Chicago to Host Discussion on Creating Impact for the Future

Pat Quinn, who served as Governor of Illinois from 2009 to 2015, will be discussing his career of social and political innovation and reform with Marc J. Lane, attorney and president of Social Enterprise Chicago, as well as opportunities to invest in change in the future.

The fireside chat will include a broad range of topics, including Quinn’s campaign to create the Citizens Utility Board (CUB), despite the opposition of the big utilities; his time as governor, which saw ethics reform, managing Illinois government during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, and major investments in infrastructure; and his current efforts to allow Illinois residents to have the power to make policy by petition and referendum.

Quinn will be joined in conversation by Marc J. Lane, president of Social Enterprise Chicago, who has spent his career searching to find innovative solutions to the most vexing social problems by investing in positive change. Social Enterprise Chicago is a new, independent not-for-profit organization that builds on the extraordinary legacy of Social Enterprise Alliance’s Chicago chapter. A convener, a collaborator, and a catalyst, Social Enterprise Chicago leverages its thought leadership to empower Chicago area for-profit, nonprofit and hybrid ventures that rely on earned-revenue strategies to advance positive social change.

WHEN: November 10, 5pm to 8pm

WHERE: Union League Club
65 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604

NOTE: In-person or virtual tickets can be purchased here. Media enter free of charge.