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Ernest (Ernie) Mahaffey founded DI Group, an export sales and marketing company, and was its
owner and Managing Director from 1989 to 2002. DI Group distributed upscale American retail food products to premier retailers in developed countries around the world.
Prior to leading DI Group, Ernie was Vice President with Chase Manhattan Bank where, for 16 years, he financed Japanese and Korean Trading Companies; managed relationships with Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese banks; and led Chase's international trade finance and consulting businesses with Fortune 500 Companies in the Midwest.
Since 2002, Ernie has pursued leadership
and philanthropic activities with
the theme "engaging the world in urban
communities". Current projects include productively
engaging older adults in communities, and
stimulating innovation and economic growth
in cities, hence
"Community Initiatives".
Ernie is a member of the Chicago Council on
Global Affairs and is on the Executive Committee of the Global Chicago Center and
was a member of two task forces: A Shared Future: Economic Engagement of Chicago's Mexican Community, 2006
and The Global Edge: An Agenda for Chicago's Future, 2007. He is also a member of the American Society on Aging, Generations United and the International Consortium of Intergenerational Programmes.
He was a member of the European
Commission sponsored ENGIME project and is currently part of their SUSDIV project, studying
ethnic diversity and innovation and economic growth in urban settings.
Ernie lives in Geneva, Illinois, where he is a past member of the city’s Strategic Plan Advisory Committee and is currently leading an initiative to engage
similar communities overseas in
educational and cultural exchange
partnerships (The
International Cultural Exchange Committee). He has served on the boards of Chicago Shakespeare Theater (Founding Member) and Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley.
Ernie graduated from Florida State University
and Thunderbird Graduate School of International
Management with specialties in Asian History
and Languages, Business and International
Finance. He also attended Eckerd College
(1964-68),
where he is now a member of the Academy
of Senior Professionals ASPEC.
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