Sam Zell

Board Memberships

Equity Commonwealth Real estate firm controlled by Sam Zell

• Chairman

Equity Group Investments Sam Zell's flagship investment firm

• Founder

Equity Residential Real estate investment trust of multifamily properties. Revenues are $3 billion.

• Director ('93→?)

Equity LifeStyle Properties major manufactured housing / mobile home company

• Chairman of the Board ('95→?)

Anixter International Distributor of communications and security products. Revenues are $8 billion

• Director ('84→?)

Tribune Media Company Television and Entertainment, and Digital and Data

• Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Dec '07→Dec 31 '12)

Joy Foundation

• Director

William Zell Family Foundation Inc

• Director

Equity Residential Foundation

• Director

American Friends of IDC Herzliya

• Director

Donations

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Turnaround Illinois Bruce Rauner-allied super PAC

• Donation · 4,000,000 USD (Apr 17 '15) [+1]

• Donation · 4,000,000 USD (Apr 17 '15)

The Chicago Public Education Fund

• Donation · 2,000,000 USD

Chicago for Rahm Emanuel Rahm Emanuel's main election fund

• Donation · 150,000 USD (Mar 11 '15)

Committee for Legislative Reform and Term Limits

• Donation · 100,000 USD (Aug 16 '13) [+2]

• Donation · 100,000 USD (Aug 16 '13)

• Donation · 50,000 USD (Mar 28 '14)

Support Independent Maps

• Donation · 100,000 USD (Jul 23 '15)

Richard M Daley Campaign Committee

• Donation · 100,000 USD (Nov 21 '06) [+2]

• Donation · 10,000 USD (Feb 21 '03)

• Donation · 5,000 USD (Jun 11 '02)

Stand For Children Illinois PAC

• Donation · 100,000 USD [+2]

• Donation · 100,000 USD (Dec 20 '10)

• Donation · 100,000 USD (Dec 10 '10)

Lori Lightfoot Mayor of Chicago

• 1 contribution · 75,000 USD (Jun 26 '19)

Yes for Independent Maps

• Donation · 50,000 USD (Mar 6 '14) [+1]

• Donation · 25,000 USD (May 16 '14)

Chicago Forward The mayor's new PAC

• Donation · 50,000 USD (Sep 29 '14) [+1]

• Donation · 50,000 USD (Sep 29 '14)

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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Senate Leadership Fund (Super PAC) SuperPAC aiming to build Republican majority in the US Senate

• 1 contribution · 250,000 USD (Aug 31 '16)

Republican National Committee U.S. political committee that leads the Republican Party of the U.S., a/k/a The Grand Ol' Party/GOP

• 11 contributions · 207,400 USD ('94→May 27 '16)

Restore Our Future PAC Super PAC tied to Mitt Romney

• 7 contributions · 205,000 USD ('11→'12) [+1]

• 6 contributions · 175,000 USD (Dec 5 '11→Nov 1 '12)

American Crossroads Super PAC that raises funds from donors to advocate for certain candidates of the Republican Party.

• 2 contributions · 200,000 USD ('11→Aug 27 '14)

New Prosperity Foundation; the

• 4 contributions · 150,000 USD ('10→Oct 3 '14)

National Republican Congressional Committee

• 7 contributions · 136,800 USD ('10→Dec 31 '15)

Kevin McCarthy Former House Speaker, US Representative from California (2007-present)

• 2 contributions · 110,000 USD (Jun 30 '19→May 13 '21)

McCarthy Victory Fund 2014

• 2 contributions · 110,000 USD (Jun 30 '19→May 13 '21)

Rick Scott Senator from Florida; former Governor of Florida; richest member of Congress

• 1 contribution · 100,000 USD (Apr 27 '21)

John Bolton Super PAC

• 2 contributions · 100,000 USD (Oct 17 '14→Jun 30 '15)

Holdings

Anixter International Distributor of communications and security products. Revenues are $8 billion

• major shareholder

Samuel Zell Revocable Trust

• Owner

Jacor Communications A Covington, KY radio company

• Investor ('93→?)*

Memberships

Chicago 2016 Committee Committee backing Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics

• Member

Family

Helen Zell Widow of Chicago billionaire Sam Zell; Executive Director of Zell Family Foundation

• wife (?→May 18 '23)*

Scott R Peppet Professor of Law, University of Colorado Law School; President, Chai Trust Company, LLC Family office for hedge fund investor Sam Zell

• son in law

Kellie Zell Boulder, Colorado - adopted daughter of Chicago billionaire Sam Zell

• daughter

Joanne Zell Gillis daughter of Sam Zell, now a doctor in CO

• daughter

Matthew Zell Managing Director, EGI

• son

Services & Transactions

Argo Tea private company, the Starbucks/Apple of tea

• investment ('10→?)*

Schools

University of Michigan A public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Bachelor of Arts / Science

Social

Paul Reichmann Once the head of the largest real estate development company in the world

• business partner*

Stephen R Quazzo Co-Founder and CEO at Pearlmark Real Estate Partners

• colleague

Jay Arthur Pritzker

• friend (past)