T. Tolbert Chisum

Tolbert Chisum is the Managing Director of Business Development for Wintrust Financial Corporation and Senior Vice President of Wayne Hummer Trust Company. Mr. Chisum serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation.

Mr. Chisum attended Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas and earned his Bachelor of Business Administration Degree after being honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corp.

Mr. Chisum has been recognized as volunteer of the year by both the Junior League of Evanston and North Shore Magazine. He received the Wall Street Journal Award and Hall of Honor Award from the College of Business Administration and Distinguished Alumni Award from Sam Houston State University.

Mr. Chisum is immediate past chairman of the Metropolitan Club, immediate past president of the Village of Kenilworth, Township Committeeman of the New Trier Republican Organization, Member of the State Central Committee, Secretary of the Illinois Republican Party, Selection Committee for the Naval Academy, immediate past chairman of the Chicago Sunday Evening Club and vice chairman of Athletes Against Drugs.

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