Todd Ricketts is one of the most popular and richest Businessperson who was born on September 23, 1969 in Wilmette, United States. In 2013, the Ricketts is a director on the Board of Directors and the CEO of a small government non-profit advocacy group known as Ending Spending Inc. Ending Spending was created in 2010 by Joe Ricketts in 2010 to fight against congressionally-approved earmarks.
On November 24, 2016, reports surfaced that President-elect Donald Trump would appoint Ricketts as Deputy Secretary of Commerce. On November 30, 2016, Trump officially announced the nomination of Ricketts as Deputy Secretary of Commerce.
Ricketts was an influential fundraiser and donor during the 2016 US presidential election, supporting Wisconsin governor Scott Walker during the Republican Party primaries. He was named co-chair of Walker’s fundraising drive in May 2015.
On the 7th of November, 2010 Ricketts was a guest on the reality show Undercover Boss, going incognito as an entry-level worker working at Wrigley Field. Tom, his twin brother Tom could also be considered for this role however the Cubs picked Todd for the role because Tom was deemed too well-known. Ricketts’s beard grew and wore glasses that were fake as he assumed his aliasroofing contractor who was unemployed “Mark Dawson”. From August 30 until September 8, during the nine-game Cubs homestand, Ricketts performed a variety of positions in the ballpark, including selling hot dogs and operating the scoreboard, cleaning up trash or cleaning bathrooms. He was dismissed from his job as a maintenance worker during the time of the incident.
Ricketts serves on the Board of Directors for the Chicago Cubs. In April of 2007, Sam Zell announced his intention to purchase the Chicago-based Tribune Company. After purchasing the Tribune, Zell announced that he was going to sell the Cubs and associated entities, including Wrigley Field and a 25 percent stake in SportsNet Chicago. The Ricketts family’s offer was chosen as the winner on the 22nd of January the 22nd of January, 2009. The family bid comprised the of the four children (Peter, Tom, Laura and Todd) as well as both parents. Forbes reported that the stake in ownership of the Chicago Cubs represents $642 million out of the $900 million offered. Ricketts holds earned a World Series title to his to his name, since the Cubs took the title in 2016, beating their opponents, the Cleveland Indians four games to three.
Ricketts manages the conservative political operations for the Republican wing of the Ricketts family. After Walker bowed out of the race in September 2015, the Ricketts family donated $5.5 million to Our Principles PAC, a super PAC opposing the candidacy of Donald Trump. Once Trump became the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, Ricketts reversed his stance, throwing his support to Trump. In May 2016, Ricketts was chosen as an at-large member of the Illinois delegation to the Republican National Convention. During the tail end of the general election, Ricketts participated in fundraisers in Chicago for Trump’s candidacy and helped to raise money for the pro-Trump super PACs 45 Committee and Future 45, raising over $66 million.
