Richard J. Franke is chairman emeritus and former CEO of the investment banking firm John Nuveen & Co. He founded the Chicago Humanities Festival and became a national spokesman for the humanities. He has served as a senior fellow of the Yale Corporation and is a life trustee of the University of Chicago.
"In this marvelous book, Franke weaves together the story of his own grandparents coming to America from Germany with almost no money and succeeding beyond their imaginations.... This story will appeal far beyond the Franke family and enlighten generations to come." - David Gergen"
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