Corporate Partners

The Initiative on Global Markets was launched with a founding grant from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group Foundation. The CME Group Foundation funds academic research on various aspects of financial markets.

The Initiative on Global Markets Corporate Partners Program is designed to build a deeper relationship between the private sector and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business faculty. Our corporate partners support the research efforts of the world’s best faculty in accounting, economics, and finance on topics of great importance to financial and economic decision-making around the globe, and they foster access between company executives and faculty.

Sponsors

	AQR Capital is an investment management firm that specializes in using a “disciplined multi-asset, global research process” to achieve long-term success in both investment and risk management. They apply research-driven models as well as good common sense to a broad spectrum of products.
	Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services, with an extensive international presence in Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs over 155,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for over 48 million customers and clients worldwide.
	Deere and Company is a 170 year old, Illinois-based company that produces cutting-edge equipment across three key areas: agriculture, commercial and consumer products and construction and forestry. The company also includes a finance division that operates in over 110 countries. Deere and Company’s goal is to boost productivity and the quality of life for people throughout the world.
	Northern Trust is a global leader in delivering innovative investment management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and banking solutions to corporations, institutions and affluent individuals. For nearly 120 years, we have evolved with the changing needs of our clients and our world.