Magazine archive: What I Was Thinking

Q&A with Richard Sandor, CEO of Environmental Financial Products

Q&A with Richard Sandor, CEO of Environmental Financial Products

WHAT I WAS THINKING: The "father of financial futures" on the ill-fated carbon trading system and creating a market for water

Walgreens’s CEO Talks Business

Walgreens’s CEO Talks Business

WHAT I WAS THINKING: Greg Wasson on his company’s hits (fresh food), misses (four or five kinds of hammers) and transforming into a retail health destination

The Civic Federation's Laurence Msall Discusses Illinois' Dire Finances, Reform

The Civic Federation’s Laurence Msall Discusses Illinois’ Dire Finances, Reform

Ventas CEO Debra Cafaro on Senior Living Facilities, Medicare, and Female Execs

Ventas CEO Debra Cafaro on Senior Living Facilities, Medicare, and Female Execs

WHAT I WAS THINKING: The largest owner of senior living facilities in the U.S. discusses baby boomers, sexism, and more.

Q&A with Top-Notch Headhunter Peter Crist

Q&A with Top-Notch Headhunter Peter Crist

WHAT I WAS THINKING: The recruiting firm exec reveals what he looks for on behalf of his clients—and what job applicants can do to improve their odds

5 Questions for Michael Mullen of Centerpoint Properties

5 Questions for Michael Mullen of Centerpoint Properties

Chicago's biggest industrial landlord talks rail

GTCR’s Bruce Rauner Talks Investments

GTCR’s Bruce Rauner Talks Investments

WHAT I WAS THINKING: The private equity firm chair on his biggest winner, biggest dry hole, and more

Urban Partnership Bank Chairman David Vitale on ShoreBank, Federal Aid for Banks, and Detroit’s Troubles

Urban Partnership Bank Chairman David Vitale on ShoreBank, Federal Aid for Banks, and Detroit’s Troubles

WHAT I WAS THINKING: Q & A with the longtime banking executive

CME Group CEO Craig Donohue on the Financial Crisis, Chicago’s Inferiority Complex, and More

CME Group CEO Craig Donohue on the Financial Crisis, Chicago’s Inferiority Complex, and More