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Frank H. Beal is Executive Director of Chicago Metropolis 2020, is a business-backed civic organization created in 1999 by The Commercial Club of Chicago to promote healthy regional growth. Chicago Metropolis 2020's unifying vision is that the region's 272 municipalities (and some 1,200 units of local government) must make the kinds of informed choices that will make the region attractive and economically competitive 10, 50, and 100 years from now.

Beal previously served as president of Ryerson International Inc., an operating unit of the former Inland Steel Industries. Beal had worked at Inland Steel Industries since 1981 serving in many different capacities. Previously, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Ryerson/West, a metals distribution company owned by Inland Steel Industries. He also was General Manager of Corporate Planning and Development for Inland Steel Industries, General Manager of Purchasing for Inland Steel Company, and COO and General Manager of Raw Materials for Inland Steel Coal Company.

Prior to joining Inland Steel Industries, Beal was Director of the Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources. He also was a Special Assistant for Energy and Environmental Affairs for Governor James Thompson. Previously, under Governor Richard Ogilvie, Beal served as the state's first Deputy Director of the Institute for Environmental Quality, which conducts research on energy, natural resources, and environmental issues for the state.

As a member of the American Planning Association, he has edited and published several books, articles, and research reports on urban affairs and land use planning, as well as given numerous speeches nationally on those topics.

Beal graduated from the University of Illinois with a Master's Degree in Urban Planning in 1965. He also received a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from Antioch College.

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