Thomas McDonald has a legendary career in the financial services industry – even before he founded McDonald Partners in April of 2005. He served as President and CEO of Wayne Hummer Investments in Chicago from 2003-2005. Here, Tom had total responsibility for the financial success of the company and was charged with growing the organization through the addition of high-quality financial advisors to service high net-worth clients of the parent company’s banks. At the same time, Tom developed products and services that allowed Wayne Hummer to change from a transaction-based firm to one focused on planning-based wealth management. This focus allowed for the growth of assets under management