Andrew McKenna, Jr. President Schwarz Paper Company

Professional

Andrew McKenna, Jr.. is President and Director of Schwarz Paper Co. and has been a business, civic and political leader in Illinois for more than 20 years. Under Mr. McKenna’s leadership Schwarz developed a set of services for retail chain stores that enabled it to manage their procurement and distribution of MRO supplies. Today, these services provide the company growth not only in the U.S., but in Canada, Europe and Asia. Mr. McKenna began his business career in the strategic planning department at Kraft Foods while Kraft was completing its merger with Dart industries. At that point, June of 1980, it was the largest merger that had ever occurred in U.S. history.

Education

Mr. McKenna earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame in 1979 and a graduate degree in business at JL Kellogg School of Management in 1980.

Memberships & Affiliations

• Board Member, The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
• Board Member, The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center
• Chairman, Chicago Workforce Board
• Board Member, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
• Board Member, College of Arts and Letter, Notre Dame University
• Board Member, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
• Board Member, The Field Museum
• Chairman, Illinois Republican Party
• Member, The Economic Club of Chicago
• Member, Young Presidents’ Organization
• Member, Commercial Club of Chicago
• Member, Visiting Committee, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, the University of Chicago

Personal

Mr. McKenna married his wife, Mary in 1980. They have four children, Madeleine, Shawn, Drew, and Mary.