Chicago Regional Dinner

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Chicago, IL
September 29, 2015

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The Chicago members of the PEER 150 are honored to host an evening of networking and content in support of the PEER 150 National event in Silicon Valley in November.  Attendance is open to senior Legal executives approved by our PEER 150 team.  You are invited to join us for an evening of engaging content and idea sharing, along with great food and plenty of networking time with your peers.

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, September 29th!

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Gloria Santona
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
McDonald’s Corporation

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Gloria Santona is the chief legal officer of McDonald’s Corporation, the world’s leading global foodservice retailer with more than 35,000 restaurants in 120 countries.  In this role, she leads McDonald’s worldwide legal, compliance, regulatory and corporate governance functions.  As part of McDonald’s senior leadership team, Ms. Santona is also actively involved in the company’s strategic direction and growth.

Ms. Santona received a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School.  She joined McDonald’s as an attorney shortly after her graduation from law school and subsequently held a number of management positions in the legal department.  She became the company’s corporate secretary in 1996 and its U.S. general counsel in 1999, and has served as corporate general counsel since 2001.

She is a member of the Board of Directors of Aon PLC, serving on its Audit and Governance Committees and is Chairman of its Compliance Committee.  In addition, Ms. Santona serves on the Boards of the Constitutional Rights Foundation of Chicago and The Chicago Network.  She is a trustee of Rush University Medical Center and is Vice Chairman of its Audit Committee.  Ms. Santona is also a member of the Advisory Board of Corporate Pro Bono.  In the recent past, Ms. Santona served on Legal Services Corporation’s Pro Bono Task Force and was a member of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession.  She is currently a member of the Association of General Counsel, the Association of Corporate Counsel and the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity.

Ms. Santona has received numerous awards, including the Women with Vision Award from the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, the Excellence in Corporate Practice Award from the Association of Corporate Counsel, the Women of Achievement Award from the Anti-Defamation League, the National Hispanic Woman of the Year Award from the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, the Award for Outstanding Career Achievement from the Corporate Counsel Women of Color, the Founders’ Award from the Chicago Bar Association Alliance for Women, the Midwest Light of Human Rights Award from the National Immigrant Justice Center, the Mary V. Orozco Abriendo Caminos Award from the Latina Lawyers Bar Association, the Lucero Award from Latino Justice PRLDEF, the Sandra Day O’Connor Excellence Award from Direct Women and in 2014 was named an “Outstanding General Counsel” by the National Law Journal. In addition, Ms. Santona has been recognized as one of America’s Top General Counsel by Corporate Board Member magazine.
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