Two related business groups involved in urban affairs, the Civic Committee and the Commercial Club of Chicago, said Monday that Derek R.B. Douglas will become president of both organizations. Douglas, 51, will be the first African American in those roles.
Douglas is vice president for civic engagement and external affairs at the University of Chicago, where he has worked for 10 years in several jobs. He previously worked in President Barack Obama’s White House on the Domestic Policy Council and as director of its Urban Policy Office.
