After joining CME in 1981 as a runner, Terry Duffy rises through the ranks as an agricultural trader, pit chairman and member of the CME Board of Directors. Elected board chairman in 2002 and executive chairman in 2006, he helps chart a bold course for the next century of the futures industry

Winning over Washington

The futures exchanges and key market participants recognize the vital role they play in the economy and work diligently to make sure their voices are heard by legislators and regulators in Washington, D.C.

With the addition of the Washington D.C. office in 1977, CME Group establishes the company’s political action committee program. The mission of the program is to provide shareholders and employees a focused mechanism to participate in the political process in an organized and directed fashion