Distant Friend of Association Now a Trump Appointee

Todd Rickett, a Nebraska native and co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, will serve as deputy commerce secretary in the Trump administration.

Ricketts is the brother of Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, who spoke at our annual spring meeting in Omaha in 2013. Pete Ricketts had not yet been elected governor when we met him.

Trump described Todd Ricketts as “an immensely successful businessman with unparalleled knowledge of the finance industry.” He said Ricketts will help his administration “cut waste and streamline government so that it works for the people of America.”

In addition to owning the Cubs with his family and serving on its board, Todd Ricketts is director and CEO of Ending Spending Inc., an organization with a stated goal of helping to solve the government debt crisis at the federal and state levels.

Sources: Omaha World-Herald, Washington Post