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Business 100 Profiles  John
Donahoe
eBay Marketplaces
John Donahoe is the president of eBay Marketplaces, and is responsible
for all elements of eBay’s global ecommerce activities, including
sites in 25 countries, Stubhub, Rent.com and eBay’s global portfolio
of classified businesses.
Donahoe was Worldwide Managing Director of Bain & Company, a global
consulting firm, for 23 years prior to joining eBay. Before that he worked
for the Rolm Corporation and Salomon Brothers, now a part of Citigroup
Inc.
John received a B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A
from Stanford Business School.
He is an active alumnus of both schools, serving on the Board of Trustees
of Dartmouth and the Advisory Board at Stanford Business School.
A fifth-generation Irish-American, John is very interested in his Irish
ancestry. His family hails from Tipperary. Timothy Donahoe, his great-great-grandfather
on his father’s side, came to the U.S in the mid-1800s.
John was born in Evanston, Illinois.
He is married to Eileen Chamberlain and they have four children.
 Craig
S. Donohue
CME Group
Craig S. Donohue has served as Chief Executive Officer and a Director
of the Board of CME Group since July 2007.
Prior to his current position, Craig served as CEO of CME Holdings and
CME since January, 2004.
Since his appointment as CEO in 2004, Craig has set CME’s vision
and developed growth strategies to expand the company’s core business
lines and global distribution. He was a key player in the merger, this
past July, of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
After receiving a BA from Drake University in 1983, Craig earned a Juris
Doctor from John Marshall Law School in 1987, a Master of Laws degree
in Financial Services Regulation from IIT Chicago-Kent College in 1989,
and a Master of Management degree from Northwestern University in 1995.
Craig, who is Chairman of the Board of the National Council on Economic
Education (NCEE), a nonprofit organization, is a third-generation Irish-American
with roots in County Cork. He lives in Northbrook, Illinois with his wife
and their three children.
 Joseph
F. Dooley
Procter and Gamble (Duracell)
Joseph Dooley is president of the Procter and Gamble (Duracell) Company
in Bethel, Connecticut as well as Chairman of Nanfu Battery Company in
Nanping, China. He began his career with Duracell in 1976 in Scottsdale,
Arizona as Territory Manager of Sales.
Joseph is a third-generation Irish-American with roots on his father’s
side in Offaly and Cork on his mother’s. A member of The Ireland
Fund of Canada, Joseph held the title of Honorary Irishman for a day in
March, 1997. His company, Procter and Gamble, has a subsidiary in Ireland.
Of his Irish heritage Joseph says, “My Irish-Catholic heritage
has always been a source of immense pride and motivation. Striving for
the best through hard work, commitment and caring for others are
values that have guided me throughout my personal and professional career.”
Joseph is an alumnus of Husson College in Maine where he graduated with
a B.S. in Business Administration. He lives in Southbury, Connecticut
with his wife Rebecca and their daughter Elizabeth.
 Michael
J. Dowling
North Shore-LIJ Health System
Michael Dowling came to New York City from Limerick, Ireland looking
for a job at age 17, and now almost 40 years later he is president and
CEO of North Shore-LIJ Health Systems.
He joined the organization in 1995 as senior vice president of hospital
services. In 1997 he became executive vice president and chief operating
officer, and oversaw development, operations, and planning while North
Shore and LIJ merged.
Before joining North Shore, Dowling served in New York government for
12 years, including seven as chief advisor to Governor Mario Cuomo. He
was commissioner of New York State Department of Social Services from
1993-1994. He also was a professor of social policy and an assistant dean
of the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services.
Michael maintains close ties to Ireland and visits every year. He serves
on the board of the Smurfit School of Business at University College Dublin,
and on numerous medical and charitable boards. He is married with two
children.
 Patrick
Henry Dowling
CIT Aerospace and Defense
Since October 2005, Patrick Henry Dowling has been the Managing Director
and General Manager of CIT Aerospace and Defense Finance. In his time
at CIT, a leading provider of commercial and consumer financing solutions,
Dowling has been responsible for expanding the global reach of CIT Aerospace
& Defense Finance.
Patrick, who received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Fordham
University and a Juris Doctorate from Pace University School of Law, began
his career at Price Waterhouse and The Continental Group. In 1984, he
began working at GE Commercial Finance and later served as Managing Director
and Industry Leader-Aerospace and Defense for GE Commercial and Industrial
Finance.
An active member of the American Institute of CPA’s and the Connecticut
Society of CPA’s, as well as the National Chamber Foundation of
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Institute for Defense & Business,
Patrick is a second-generation Irish-American, whose mother’s family
hails from County Cork. He is married to Kate and has three sons: Patrick
(Paddy), Connor, and Mackenzie (Mack).
 Francis
A. Doyle III
Connell Limited Partnership
Francis Doyle is President and CEO of Connell Limited Partnership, and
oversees the company’s 22 plants, 3,000 employees, and over $1 billion
of consolidated sales. Prior to 2001, he was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP, where he was Global Technology Leader and a member of the firm’s
fourteen person Global Leadership Team.
Francis received his Bachelor of Science as well as his Master’s
degree from Boston College. In 2000, he was honored by his alma mater
with the “Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award” through
the Carroll School of Management, Graduate Program. He is a trustee of
the Joslin Diabetes Center, Dana Farber’s Hematologic Oncology Visiting
Committee, and several economic committees in Boston.
A fourth-generation Irish-American with roots in Mallow, County Cork,
Francis’ heritage has had a profound effect on his work ethic. When
asked about his Irish background, he said that it means, “An ever
present commitment to do my best in thanks for my ancestors who took risks
and sacrificed so much so that each subsequent generation could have a
better life.”
 John
G. Duffy
KBW Inc.
John Duffy has been with Keefe, Bruyette & Woods for more than 25
years and became chairman and CEO in September 2001. Previously, from
July 1999, he was president and co-CEO. For nine years prior to that,
John was executive vice president in charge of KBW’s Investment
Banking Department. Before joining KBW, he was a vice president at Standard
& Poor’s Corporation.
John received his B.A. in economics from the City College of New York
and attended the M.B.A. program at Bernard Baruch College.
A member of the board of trustees of the Michael Smurfit Graduate School
of Business, University College, Dublin, he also serves, since 2004, on
the board of The American Ireland Fund, and is chairman of the Investment
Committee of the Cardinal Hayes High School, Bronx, New York.
The Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the United States recently honored
John, who is a first-generation Irish-American. His mother hails from
Newtongore, County Leitrim and his father is from Culleens, County Sligo.
 Terrence
A. Duffy
CME Group
Terrence A. Daffy has served as Executive Chairman of the Board of CME
Group since July 2007. Before that, he served as Chairman of the Board
of CME and CME Holdings and Executive Chairman.
A member of the Exchange since 1981 and a board member since 1995, Terrence
was a key player in the merger, this past July, of The Chicago Board of
Trade and The Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
In 2002, he was appointed by President Bush to serve on a national summit
on retirement savings, and in 2003, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate,
as a member of the federal retirement thrift investment board. He serves
on the Board of World Business Chicago, the Board of Regents for Mercy
Home for Boys and Girls, the Board of Trustees of Saint Xavier University
and the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation.
A third-generation Irish-American, Terrence lives in Lemont, Illinois
with his wife and twin sons. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater,
and in 2007, received a Doctor of Humane Letters from DePaul University.
 Anthony
F. Earley, Jr.
DTE Energy
Anthony F. Earley has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DTE
Energy for the past nine years. He joined DTE Energy after working at
its subsidiary company, Detroit Edison, where he served as president and
chief operating officer starting in 1994. While at Detroit Edison, he
focused on developing workforce skills and culture needed for Detroit
Edison to be successful in a changing utility environment.
Anthony earned a bachelor of science degree in physics, a masters of
science in engineering, a law degree, and in 2006, an honorary Ph.D. from
the University of Notre Dame. After college, he served as an officer in
the U.S. Navy.
On the board of directors of numerous educational and civic organizations,
including the Nuclear Energy Institute, Edison Electric Institute, The
Detroit Zoological Society, United Way for Southeastern Michigan and Cornerstone
Schools, Anthony is fourth- generation Irish-American, and a member of
the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. He is married and has
four children.
 James
Farley
Ford Motor Company
James Farley is Group Vice President of Marketing and Communications
for the Ford Motor Company and is the company’s most senior marketing
leader. Before joining Ford, James was Group Vice President and General
Manager of Lexus, responsible for all sales, marketing and customer satisfaction
activities for Toyota’s luxury brand.
Farley joined Toyota in 1990 and had a distinguished career there, a
highlight being his responsibility for the successful launch and rollout
of Toyota’s new Scion brand. James was later promoted to vice president
of Scion and was responsible for all Scion activities.
A cousin of comedian Chris Farley, James earned a bachelor’s degree
in economics and computer science from Georgetown University and has an
M.B.A. from UCLA.
His grandfather, Emmet Tracy, was a longtime Ford worker who evntually
ran a Lincoln-Merury dealership near Detroit. James has many relatives
who still live in the Detroit area where he plans to move with his wife
Lia, and their two children.
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