[2][3] Finnegan was born and raised in Massachusetts and attended Phillips Academy in Andover, graduating in 1971.
He has served as co-CEO since 2007, when fellow co-founder and then-CEO John Canning Jr. was looking to buy the Chicago Cubs.
[6][7] Finnegan is also a director at AIA Corporation, CDW, Government Sourcing Solutions LLC, and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
[10] Through the Finnegan Family Foundation, he has donated to causes in the areas of education, youth, health, and local Chicago community.
[14] Finnegan serves of the board of Teach For America and a variety of Chicago metropolitan area non-profits.