Incapital's Management

Tom Ricketts is the Chairman and CEO of Chicago-based Incapital LLC, which he co-founded in 2000. Incapital is a global investment bank that underwrites and distributes fixed income securities issued by major corporations, banks and federal agencies.

Since its launch Incapital and its acquired entities has underwritten over $175 billion of corporate bonds for such issuers as Bank of America, GE Capital Corporation, HSBC Finance, Freddie Mac, Boeing Capital, Caterpillar Financial, Dow Chemical, and American Express. In addition, Incapital is leading underwriter, distributor, and liquidity provider in the agency, certificates of deposit, trust preferred, structured product, mortgage, and municipal bond markets.

In 2009, Tom became Chairman of the Chicago Cubs after leading the Ricketts Family acquisition of the team.

Tom was named to Institutional Investor Magazine’s “Online Finance 40” representing the nation’s most influential people in E-finance in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008.

Tom was on the Board of Directors of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation from 2002 through 2007. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and has a B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. Tom is the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business Distinguished Young Alumnus for 2005.

From 1996 to 1999, Tom was a Vice President and an investment banker for The Chicago Corporation and the brokerage division of ABN Amro Inc. From 1988 to 1994, he was a market maker on the Chicago Board Options Exchange.

Tom lives with his wife and five children in Wilmette.

John Radtke is President of Incapital LLC. John oversees sales, trading, IT, and marketing for Incapital's offices in Chicago and Boca Raton, Florida. John is also responsible for Incapital's London*-based European and Asian operations.

Prior to joining Incapital in 2005, John held positions with First Tennessee Securities, Countrywide Securities, Banker's Trust and LaSalle Broker-Dealer Services Division of LaSalle Bank.

John holds a B.S. from Michigan State University.

Phil Johnson joined Incapital in July 2000.  Phil currently oversees Treasury, operations, and risk management for Incapital's offices in Chicago, Boca Raton and London*.

Prior to joining Incapital, Phil worked in ABN AMRO’s fixed income middle office, performing risk management and sensitivity analysis. Prior to this position, Phil oversaw fixed income trading operations and as Deputy Controller worked extensively with regulators and external auditors.

Phil is a CPA, has a B.S. in Accounting from Viterbo University, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Steve Hartman joined Incapital in 2001 as Director of Business Development. In this capacity, Steve provided strategic analysis, new business opportunity planning, and operations support and guidance. Since 2006, Steve has been Incapital's CIO, heading up technology departments in Chicago, Boca Raton and London*.

Prior to joining Incapital, Steve spent six years as a management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group and Booz-Allen and Hamilton. Steve has experience with large-scale corporate change initiatives, post-merger integration, business strategy, new business development, business-to-business exchanges, internet development, operations improvement, information technology, and supply chain. Prior to consulting, Steve was an engineer for nine years where he designed guided missile systems and biology lab equipment.

Steve has a BA in Physics from Kalamazoo College, a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a MBA from the University of Chicago.

Brad Busscher is currently General Counsel of Incapital LLC. Brad is a member of the Incapital Executive and Management Committees.

Prior to joining Incapital, Brad held positions with Mesirow Financial, Van Kampen Investments - a unit of Morgan Stanley, Kemper Securities / Everen Securities, Inc. / First Union Corporation (n/k/a Wells Fargo Advisors). Brad also worked as a Branch Chief in the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Brad holds a BA from Cornell University, a JD from the University of Miami and an MBA in finance from the University of Chicago.

He serves as Director of the National Society of Compliance Professionals and is a frequent speaker on regulatory and compliance issues.