He is the son of former ambassador
John J. Louis Jr. and his wife,
Josephine Louis. Louis was named to the''
Crain's Chicago Business'' "40 under 40" list in 2001 when his start-up, Parsons Group LLC, rose to the position of Inc. Magazine's list of 500 fastest-growing companies. He was vice chairman of Frye-Louis Capital Management Inc, and a director of S.C. Johnson & Son, The Johnson Financial Group, The City Bakery LLC, Schirf Brewing Company and Eximous Inc. ==References==