Donald Thompson

Donald Thompson is the founder of Cleveland Avenue LLC, founded in 2015, where the title held is Chief Executive Officer.
Current jobs include Executive Chairman at Footprint LLC; Chairman at Footprint International, Inc.; Chairman at Footprint International Holdco, Inc. since 2021; Chairman at Amistad Financial Group LLC starting 2025; Independent Director at Northern Trust Corp.
since 2015; Independent Director at Royal Caribbean Group since 2015; Director at The Northern Trust Co. since 2015; Director at Guggenheim Special Purpose Acquisition Corp.
I; Director at Northwestern Memorial HealthCare; Member at Executive Leadership Council, Inc.; Trustee at Northwestern Memorial Hospital since 2009; Member at World Business Chicago; Member at The Business Council; advisor at Winona Capital Management LLC; Member at Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago; Member at Arthur M Brazier Foundation; Trustee at Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education since 2009; and Member at The Commercial Club of Chicago.
Former jobs include President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at McDonald's Corp.
from 2012 to 2015; Chief Executive Officer at Cafe 222 LLC; Director at Commonwealth Edison Co.; Independent Director at Exelon Corp.
from 2011 to 2013; Director at The Economic Club of Chicago (Illinois); Director at Johnnetta B. Cole Global Diversity & Inclusion Institute; Independent Director at Beyond Meat, Inc. from 2015 to 2021; Director at Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of San Diego, Inc.; Member at The Cleveland Foundation; Trustee at Chicago Theatre Group, Inc.; President at McDonald's USA LLC from 2005 to 2010; Trustee at Purdue University from 2009 to 2022.
Education includes a doctorate from Excelsior College (New York) and an undergraduate degree from Purdue University.