Pritzker’s pick for UI trustee brings broad business background | University-illinois
CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has chosen a retired investment banker and former member of the Council of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum as the next member of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees.
Pending approval from the Illinois Senate, Joseph Gutman, whose career included stints at Goldman Sachs, GCM Grosvenor and BDT & Company, will fill out the 13-person board, the governor’s office said Friday.
Gutman earned a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from the UI and an MBA from Northwestern University.
He began his career at Goldman Sachs, eventually becoming a partner for the investment firm in 1996 and co-leading its Chicago office from 1996 to 2002. He worked there for 22 years.
Gutman was managing director and head of the business development team at GCM Grosvenor, a Chicago…
