Scott Gordon

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Rosenthal Collins Group, LLC

Governing Board member since 2000
Governing Board Chair, 2004-2008

Scott Gordon joined Rosenthal Collins Group (RCG) as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2004 and became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2007.  Prior to his arrival at RCG, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Futures, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd.

As Chairman of the Board of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) from 1998 to 2002, Scott Gordon guided the exchange through the development and execution of a strategic plan that transformed it from a mutual membership organization to a for-profit stock corporation, the first U.S. financial exchange to take this step.  He served as a Director of the exchange from 1982 to 2004.

Mr. Gordon’s career in the futures industry spans more than 37 years.  During that time, he has been a floor trader, broker, clearing firm executive and exchange official.  From 1974 through 1983, he held various trading and management positions with Rosenthal and Company, and from 1983 until 1988, he held similar positions at Dellsher Investment Company.  From 1989 to 2004, he served in senior executive roles with Tokyo-Mitsubishi Futures and its predecessor firms.

A former member of the CME, Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Board Options Exchange, Scott was a founding board member of OneChicago.  He is a trustee of the Institute for Financial Markets and served on the board and executive committee of the National Futures Association (NFA).

Mr. Gordon’s civic affiliations include current and recent positions on the boards of Econ Illinois, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and The Greater Chicago Food Depository. 

A cum laude graduate of Union College in Schenectady, New York, Scott received a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics. 

Econ Illinois is very grateful to Scott for his Board membership and past leadership as Chair, as well as his and RCG’s continuous support of our mission.